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The Sample Edit Window
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Protecting the Anchor point: If you move the start or end
points of a region past the anchor point, the anchor point
will also move. This is quite often not what you want to
happen.
Holding down ctrl while you move the start or end mark-
ers of a piece of audio prevents the anchor from moving.
Editing commands
Like the other windows, the Sample Edit window features
the usual edit commands Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear and
Undo under its Edit menu (or via the keyboard).
Please note: in the Sample Edit window all these com-
mands (except Copy) change the data on the audio files it-
self; in other words, they behave destructively. Conse-
quently, they cannot be reversed using the “Undo”
command.
Cut: cuts a selected passage out of an audio file and copies
it to the Clipboard. All the following sections of audio
move forward to fill the gap.
Copy: copies a selected passage to the Clipboard, leaving
the selected area in its original location.
Paste: Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the cursor
position, or start point of the selection. If there is no selec-
tion available, the cursor acts as the paste point (it is
shown as a thin dotted line). If audio data is present be-
hind the paste point, it is moved back to make room for
the Clipboard contents. If anything is selected at the time
of the paste, it is deleted and replaced by the Clipboard
contents.
Clear: Erases the selection without placing it in the clip-
board. All data beyond the deleted passage is pulled for-
ward to fill the gap.
Undo: Cancels the last edit command used, and reverses
its effect. This also works with the destructive editing com-
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