User Manual

SEQUENCE EDITOR
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Strip. Auxiliary rulers that display other time
formats can also be displayed above the main ruler.
For further information, see “Customizing the
time format display” on page 91.
Figure 38-5: The Time Ruler gives you a visual indication of where
data is. It can display time in any of Digital Performer’s various time
formats.
THE MARKER STRIP
The Marker Strip appears just below the Time
Ruler (Figure 38-6). It displays markers, meter
changes, and key changes. It is always visible and is
not affected by vertical scrolling.
Figure 38-6: The Marker strip shows markers, loops, and Conductor
track items like meter changes.
The Marker Strip shares the Time Ruler with the
audio, MIDI and movie tracks below it. Therefore,
the location of items in the Marker Strip will always
correspond with data displayed below.
Markers, meter changes, and key changes often
occur very close together or at the same location. If,
for example, a marker and meter change occur
exactly at the same tick, they are displayed with a
single icon, shown below in Figure 38-7. Press the
icon to view a menu of the events at that location.
Figure 38-7: When items in the Marker Strip occur very close to one
another (or even on the same exact tick), the Median Strip displays a
single icon as shown here. Click the icon to see a menu of the events;
you can select them by choosing them from the menu.
Markers
In the Marker Strip, a marker appears as a marker
icon, followed by the marker’s name. The marker
icon indicates the marker’s exact location. If the
marker is locked, a lock icon will appear between
the pointer and the marker name.
Figure 38-8: A locked marker.
Showing marker grid lines
The Show marker grid lines Edit Window
preference (see “Edit Window guides” on page 82)
toggles the appearance of a yellow line that extends
downwards from each marker through the note
grid, median strip and continuous data grid. This
line is can be used to align notes to the marker
location.
Snap to Markers
To make items snap to marker locations (regardless
of whether marker grid lines are currently
displayed), enable the Snap to Marker option in the
Snap Information window or Information Bar. For
more details, see “Snap Information” on page 339.
Making a time-range selection with markers
Click the marker to make a time range selection
that extends to the next marker.
Editing markers
To move, delete or otherwise edit the marker, use
the Conductor track or the Markers window. See
chapter 64, “Markers” (page 747) for more
information about editing markers.
Markers in the Conductor Track Graphic Editor
In the Conductor track, markers are displayed in
the Median Strip. See “Editing in the Conductor
Track” on page 414 for more information.