Reference Guide

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Take lanes and comping takes
Arranging and editing
Take lanes and Automation lanes can be displayed simultaneously. Take lanes are always displayed
immediately below the parent track, and Automation lanes are displayed below the Take lanes.
The Expand/collapse Take Lanes button has three states:
• Collapsed, with no existing lanes. The button is not highlighted .
• Collapsed, with at least one existing lane. The button has a soft blue glow .
• Expanded. The button is solid blue .
To insert a new Take lane
1. Click a track’s Expand/collapse Take Lanes button.
2. Click the Insert new lane button in an existing Take lane.
A new lane is created below the clicked lane. New Take lanes are automatically named T1, T2,
T3, etc.
To remove a lane
Click the lane’s Remove lane button . The lane is removed, and any existing clips are deleted.
To reorder lanes
Click any empty space in a lane and drag the lane up or down to the desired location.
To resize lanes
Move the mouse pointer over the gap below a lane until the cursor looks like this , then drag up or
down to resize the lane to your liking.
When you resize a lane, all other Take lanes and Automation lanes in the same track automatically
inherit the same height.
Figure 90. Drag the splitter bar up/down to resize lanes.