User Manual

Chapter 5 Working in the Timeline 43
Moving Regions
You can move a region by dragging it to a new point in the timeline. You can also
move a region to another track of the same type as the region (Real Instrument regions
can only be moved to Real Instrument tracks, and Software Instrument regions can
only be moved to Software Instrument tracks).
To move a region:
 Drag the region left or right to a new point in the timeline.
 Drag the region up or down to another track of the same type.
Two regions cannot overlap in the same track. If you drag a region over part of another
region, the region being covered is shortened to the edge of the overlapping region. If
one region completely covers another region, the region being covered is deleted from
the track.
Try adding a new drum or bass loop to the timeline. Move it so it starts at the end of
the one you added earlier, then loop it to create a new rhythmic groove.
Transposing Regions
When you add a region to the timeline, the region is matched, or transposed, to
the key of the project. In most situations, you’ll want regions to be in the same key as
the project. You can transpose a region to a different key when you want the project to
temporarily move to a new key, or to create tension between the region and the rest
of the project (called dissonance).
To transpose a region:
1 Select the region in the timeline, then click the Editor button to open the editor. You
can also double-click the region to open the editor.
2 Drag the Region Pitch slider to transpose the region up or down. You can also type the
number of semitones you want to transpose the region in the field next to the slider. A
semitone is the smallest distance between two musical notes.
Try adding a new bass loop after the one that you already dragged to the timeline,
then transposing it. The most common transpositions are five and seven semitones up
or down, but feel free to try whatever sounds good.
Drag the Region Pitch
slider, or type the number
of semitones in the field.