User guide

298 Chapter 12 Getting to Know Regions
To open the Audio Bin:
m Choose Window > Audio Bin (or use the corresponding key command,
default: Command-9).
To view a region associated with an audio file:
m Click the disclosure triangle beside the audio file name.
All regions are listed below the parent audio file name.
 Regions that are used in the Arrange area are indicated by a colored bar to the right
of the region name. The bar color is derived from the Arrange region color. The
length of the region (colored section) is shown proportionately against the audio file
bar.
 Regions that are not used in the Arrange area are gray.
To see all regions in the Audio Bin, do one of the following:
m Choose View > Show All Regions (or use the Show All Regions key command).
m Option-click the disclosure triangle beside any audio file.
This instantly displays all regions—of all audio files in the Audio Bin.
Choosing View > Hide all Regions (using the corresponding key command), or a
second Option-click (on any audio file disclosure triangle) will hide all regions.
To sort an audio file’s regions:
m Select the desired audio file, then choose View > Sort Regions By:
 Start Point: The regions are sorted according to their time position in the audio file.
 Length: The regions are sorted according to their respective lengths.
 Name: The regions are sorted alphabetically. This is the default setting.
To change the length display of regions in the Audio Bin window:
m Choose one of the following settings in the View > Show Length As menu:
 None: The length is not displayed.
 Min : Sec : Ms: Displays the absolute time of the region in hours, minutes, seconds,
and milliseconds.
 Samples: Displays the number of sample words in the region.
 SMPTE Time: Displays the SMPTE length, which unlike absolute time, uses frames and
bits in place of milliseconds.
 Bars/Beat: The region is displayed in musical units: bars : beats : divisions : ticks. If
the project tempo, time signature, or division settings are altered, the display is
automatically recalculated.
To check the number of times a region is used in your arrangement:
m Activate the View > Show Region Use Count setting.