User guide

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To loop a region with the mouse:
1 Move the cursor to the end of the region that you want to loop.
The cursor will change into a circular arrow (the loop length editing tool) when
positioned in the upper area of the region.
2 Click-hold and drag the end of the region to the right, as desired, to set the length of
the looped region.
The loop repeats are shown as segments (of the same length as the original region)
within the overall looped region. The Loop parameter of the Region Parameter box is
automatically enabled.
Note: Deactivation of the Loop parameter resets the manually created loop length. The
next time the Loop parameter is used, the region is repeated until it encounters
another region on the same track or the end of the project (or folder) is reached.
The cursor will only turn into the circular arrow (and offer the loop length editing
functions), when the track is of sufficient height. Use any of the zooming options to
resize.
If you want to select the looped region (to move it, for example), click in the lower half
of the looped area, or Shift-click in the upper loop area.
Note: Most of the other tools can also be used to set the loop length (they take on the
circular arrow shape when held over the top right of regions). You should use the
Pointer tool, however, as clicking the wrong spot on a region with the Eraser tool
selected will delete the region, rather than set the loop you intended to create.
Loop repetitions are merely pointers to the original region. They can not be transposed
and don’t have any playback parameters in the Region Parameter box, shown in the
Inspector. Only a real region (or a copy) offers playback parameters and may be
transposed. If you’d like to use different playback settings for each of the loop
repetitions, you need to turn them into real copies.