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Chapter 13 Creating Your Arrangement 325
Changing the Playback Position of Regions Numerically
You can edit the playback position of a region (and its length) numerically. This can be
done in the Event List, configured to view regions at the Arrange level (see “Changing
the Event List View Level” on page 460).
To move regions by adjusting positions in the Event List:
1 Open the Event List by doing one of the following:
 Choose Window > Event List.
 Click the Lists button in the Arrange Toolbar, and click the Event List tab.
 Choose Options > Open Event Float (or use the Open Event Float key command).
This opens a new single line Event List window, set to the Arrange level view.
2 Click on the Hierarchy button in the top left corner of the Event List (not applicable to
the Event Float window—a miniature Event List) to move up one level in the hierarchy.
3 Edit the desired region’s Position value. As you select regions in the Arrange area, the
Event List (or Event Float) window will update to reflect this selection.
∏ Tip: You can instantly move a region start point to the beginning of a bar by typing in
a value, and pressing Return. As an example, typing in 9 will move the selected region
to the beginning of bar 9. Typing in 112 will move the region to bar 112. Typing in 1
space 1 space 2 will move the region to bar 1, beat 1, sub-beat 2.
You can display the start position of regions as SMPTE values in the Event List and
Event Float windows. This is especially handy if you work with video or film.
To display region positions in SMPTE values, either:
m Click the note icon button to the left of the first (or only, in the case of the Event Float
window) region event.
The icon will change to a clock, and the SMPTE position and length of the event will be
shown.
m Turn on the View > Event Position and Length in SMPTE Units setting in the Event List
(or use the corresponding key command).
This enables you to set the required SMPTE positions when synchronizing music to
picture.
You can also display, and adjust, the end points of regions as a SMPTE time value. To do
this, choose View > Length as Absolute Position in the Event List.