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The Chopper™ feature in ACID® allows you to quickly create slice-and-dice effects. For creative ways to use the Chopper, see 

Selecting an event loads its clip in the Chopper. 

Toolbar 

Beat ruler 

Transport bar 

Time ruler 

To display the Chopper, choose Chopper from the View menu or press Alt+2.

The Chopper’s grid uses the same increments available on the track view. To change the grid display, right-click the 
waveform area of the Chopper, choose Grid Spacing from the shortcut menu, and choose the desired display from the 
submenu. 

The snapping behavior of the track view and Chopper are linked. To enable snapping in both components, choose 
Snapping from the Options menu and choose Enable from the submenu, or press F8. 

When snapping is turned on, you can choose between snapping only to the grid or snapping to all elements. For more 
information, see 

There are three ways of adjusting the magnification of the Chopper. 

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Click  the

 Zoom In Time 

and 

 buttons located in the lower-right corner of the window. 

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Click within the Chopper and use the mouse wheel. 

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Quickly magnify a selection by right-clicking and choosing Zoom to Loop Region from the shortcut menu. 

The Chopper contains a dedicated transport bar that can be used to preview selections prior to inserting them into the 
project. 

USING THE CHOPPER 

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