User Manual

INFORMATION WINDOWS
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Nudge
The Nudge amount (Figure 37-1 on page 339) lets
you to choose the unit of time by which you can
nudge any selected data with the arrow keys. Many
different time formats are supported, including
SMPTE frames, SMPTE sub-frames, samples, and
milliseconds. Choose the desired time format from
the menu and then enter the amount of time. You
can change the nudge amount at any time.
Figure 37-5: Setting the Nudge Amount.
When you choose a mensural time format (one
that involves measures, beats and/or ticks), data is
nudged in the same manner as using the Shift
command (Edit menu) with the Preserve Real-time
Performance option unchecked. This means that
the data being nudged maintains its metrical
relationship to the sequence, changing the way it
plays back, if necessary, to respect any tempo
changes that may be programmed in the conductor
track in the area in which the data is being nudged.
When you choose any other time format (real time,
SMPTE frames, sub-frames, milliseconds, or
samples), the real time performance of the data is
preserved, regardless of any tempo changes.
When you choose the Use Edit Grid menu item, the
nudge amount is determined by the edit grid
setting above. If the edit grid is currently disabled,
then nudging occurs in the same manner as in the
window itself (by one screen pixel). In the Tracks
window, the column duration determines the
nudge amount.
CURSOR INFORMATION
The Cursor Information window displays the
current location of the mouse cursor with respect
to the horizontal and vertical axis in the edit
windows. Values in this box are continually
updated as the mouse cursor moves around the
edit window, giving you immediate, numerical
accuracy when inserting and manipulating data
with the mouse.
Figure 37-6: The Cursor Information window
Time
The pointer’s horizontal coordinate, Time, displays
the time of the current cursor location. It is
displayed in the time formats chosen in the Time
Formats window – see “Customizing the cursor
coordinates display” below.
Value
The cursor’s vertical coordinate, Value, depends on
its location, and in the Sequence Editor, the active
layer. It will display MIDI note values when the
cursor is over a MIDI note grid, controller values
when over a continuous data grid, audio volume
when over audio track volume automation,
soundbite names when over soundbites, and so on.