User Manual

44 Chapter 5 Working in the Timeline
Splitting Regions
You can split a region in the timeline. Splitting a region lets you start playing the region
from a point other than the beginning, or use parts of a region in different places in the
timeline.
1 Select the region you want to split.
2 Move the playhead over the point in the region where you want to split it.
3 Choose Edit > Split.
The selected region is split into two regions at the playhead. Only the selected region is
split, even if regions in other tracks are under the playhead as well. If multiple regions
are selected and are under the playhead, they will all be split.
When you split a Software Instrument region, any notes at the split point are shortened
to that point.
Joining Regions
You can join multiple regions into a single region. To be joined, the regions must be
adjacent to each other on the same track, with no space between them.
Real Instrument regions from loops (blue) can't be joined. Recorded Real Instrument
regions (purple) can only be joined to other Real Instrument regions, and Software
Instrument regions (green) can only be joined to other Software Instrument regions.
1 Make sure the regions are the same type, on the same track, and adjacent to each
other.
2 Select the regions.
3 Choose Edit > Join.
When you join Real Instrument regions, a dialog appears asking if you want to create a
new audio file. Click Create to join the regions in a new Real Instrument region.
Fixing the Timing of Software Instrument Regions
You can fix the timing of Software Instrument regions you record. When you fix the
timing of a region, the notes in the region move to the nearest grid position, as set in
the timeline grid menu in the upper-right corner of the editor.
To fix the timing of a recorded region:
m Select the region, then click the Fix Timing button (with the words “Align to” followed
by the current note value).