Reference Guide

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Working with Groove Clip audio
Working with loops and Groove Clips
To transpose a Groove Clip to match your project’s pitch
Follow this procedure to force the Groove clip to follow the project’s default pitch.
1. Double-click the clip you want to transpose to the project’s pitch.
The clip appears in the Loop Construction view.
2. Click the Pitch button.
To transpose a Groove Clip by semitones
Follow this procedure to transpose a Groove clip by any number of semitones.
1. Double-click the clip you want to transpose to the project’s pitch.
The clip appears in the Loop Construction view.
2. If the Pitch button is enabled, click it to disable it.
3. In the Coarse Pitch field, enter the number of semitones you want to transpose the clip by. A
negative number in the Coarse Pitch field transposes a clip down. A positive number in the
Coarse Pitch field transposes the clip up.
To “fine tune” a Groove Clip
Follow this procedure to make slight pitch changes to a clip.
1. Double-click the clip you want to transpose to the project’s pitch.
The clip appears in the Loop Construction view.
2. If the Pitch button is enabled, click it to disable it.
3. In the Pitch (fine) field, enter the number of cents you want to adjust the pitch. You can enter a
number from -50 (transpose the pitch down by a quarter tone) to 50 (transpose the pitch up by a
quarter tone).
To edit the slicing markers in a Groove Clip
The following table describes how to create and edit the slicing markers in the Loop Construction
view.
For more information about slicing markers, see “Slicing markers” on page 655.
To do this Do this
Add a slicing marker Move the mouse cursor to the Markers bar, at the
beginning of a transient and double-click.
Delete a slicing marker
Select the Erase tool and click on a marker.
Move a slicing marker Click and drag a marker
Reset slicing markers to original positions Click the Slice menu and select Reset Markers.
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