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The Audio Window
Regions
Creating a Region: Select the desired audio file and
choose Audio File > Add Region. The new region will ap-
pear in the list, after the existing regions.
Copying a Region: If you select an existing region and then
carry out the Add Region function, another region is cre-
ated whose definition (start, end, Anchor) is exactly the
same as the selected region.
Deleting a Region: You can use the Eraser tool to delete
one or more regions. If any of these regions exist in the Ar-
range window, they will be removed from there, as well.
You should therefore be careful when using this tool.
However, the Undo function is always available, if you in-
advertently remove a needed region.
You can also delete any selected regions with delete.
Altering the Limits of a Region: You can directly alter
the limits of a region in the graphic display using the re-
gion edit (finger) tool.
You can also use the normal mouse pointer. Just make
sure you grab the region by the lower third when carrying
out the following actions:
Moving the Start Point: To adjust the start point of a re-
gion, grab the left border. You can now adjust the start
point.
Moving the End point of a Region: To adjust the end point
of a region grab, the right border. You can now adjust the
end point.
Moving the whole Region: You can also move an entire re-
gion within an audio file, by grabbing it in the middle. The
tool turns into two arrows pointing left and right. If the re-
gion is very small, use the zoom function to enlarge the
section. Make sure you can see the two arrows before mak-
ing any alterations.
If you want to adjust the limits of the region without mov-
ing the Anchor, hold down ctrl during the operation. This
applies to moving the start or end points, as well as mov-
ing the whole region.
Moving the Anchor: To move the Anchor, grab the
small Anchor triangle below the region. The tool turns
into the region edit tool. A guide line appears above the
Anchor triangle.
With audio sequences in the Arrange window, the Anchor
is marked by a vertical, dashed line.
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