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Chapter 13 Creating Your Arrangement 327
 Nudge Region/Event Position Left by Division
 Nudge Region/Event Position Right by Beat
 Nudge Region/Event Position Left by Beat
 Nudge Region/Event Position Right by Bar
 Nudge Region/Event Position Left by Bar
 Nudge Region/Event Position Right by Nudge Value
 Nudge Region/Event Position Left by Nudge Value
The selected regions are shifted one step right (+1) or left (–1), by whatever unit is
referred to in the particular command name.
Shifting the Playback Position of Regions
The Delay parameter in the Region Parameter box of the Inspector allows you to shift
the playback position of regions on a track. Positive values correspond to a delay (laid-
back playing style or dragging), and negative values cause a pre-delay (driving or
rushing the music).
The Delay amount is shown in milliseconds or note values, dependent on the View >
Delay menu setting. You can also use the “Delay in ms” key command to switch the
display.
To delay or advance all selected regions on a track:
m Set the Region Parameter box Delay parameter to the desired value.
The Delay parameter in the Inspector is mainly used for creative musical purposes, such
as rhythmically offsetting musical parts (regions). It can also be used to fix timing
problems that may occur for a variety of reasons. Some examples of these are:
 The attack phase of the sound is too slow. A good musician will automatically
compensate for this by playing the notes slightly early. With very slow sounds, you
may need a pre-delay of over 100 ms to even them out.
 The sound generator is reacting too slowly to the incoming note-on messages. Older
multitimbral sound generators often take tens of milliseconds before outputting a
voice.
 The delay in output is not constant, as it is dependent on the order of notes arriving
at the external MIDI sound generator. You should therefore try pre-delaying
rhythmically important tracks by as little as one tick—it can work wonders on timing!