Operation Manual

CHAPTER 6. ARRANGEMENT VIEW 75
To name a locator, select it by clicking its triangular marker, and choose the Rename Edit
menu command (or use the
Ctrl
R
(PC) /
R
(Mac) shortcut). You can also enter
your own info text for a locator via the Edit Info Text command in the Edit menu or in
the locator's (PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac) context menu. Locators can be removed with your
computer's or
Delete
key, the Insert menu, or the Delete Locator button.
Note that the locator (PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac) context menu offers a quick way of looping
playback between two locators with its Loop To Next Locator command.
The locator (PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac) context menu's Set Song Start Time Here command
can be used to overrule the default play starts at selection rule: when this command is
checked, play starts at the locator.
6.4 Time Signature Changes
Time Signature
Changes.
Live's time signature can be changed at any point in the Arrangement by using time signature
markers. These can be added at the locator position via the Insert menu, or anywhere in
the scrub area using the (PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac) context menu. Time signature markers
appear just below the beat time ruler, but this marker area is hidden if a set contains no
meter changes, freeing up additional space at the top of the scrub area.
In many ways, time signature markers look and function like locators; they can be moved with
the mouse or with your computer keyboard's arrow keys, and their value can be changed
using the Edit menu's Edit Value command (or with the
Ctrl
R
(PC) /
R
(Mac)
shortcut). They can be also be deleted using the or
Delete
key, or via delete
commands in the Edit and Insert menus.
The time signature marker (PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac) context menu offers a number of
features, including a Delete All Time Signature Changes command and options to loop or