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Using Audio in the Arrange Window
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Delay: Just as with MIDI sequences, you can advance or
delay the playback of regions, the smallest available units
being ticks.
The Region Anchor
The Anchor is a region’s temporal reference point. When
you move a region, it’s not the start point that is displayed
in the Info column, as with MIDI sequences—it’s the An-
chor point.
To guarantee perfect sync between (for example) a one-bar
drum loop and your sequencer, the Anchor must be as-
signed to a well-defined musical point. If the loop begins
with a significant level peak (say a kick drum beat), set the
Anchor to the point where the volume of that beat is at its
precise peak.
The following procedure can be useful in determining
whether the Anchor is set to its optimum position or not:
play a drum sequence in via MIDI that duplicates the
main rhythmic stresses of the drum loop. You should then
be able to correct the Anchor position by ear.
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