User Manual

SEQUENCE EDITOR
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Surround waveforms
In surround tracks, grouped surround audio files
appear in the Sequence Editor as a surround
soundbite, which consists of multiple channels
connected together as one unit, as shown below in
Figure 38-25. In the Sequence Editor, all channels
of a surround soundbite are always edited simulta-
neously, with sample-accurate phase lock between
the channels. You can edit surround channels
separately in the Waveform Editor.
Figure 38-25: A 5.1 surround soundbite.
Soundbites are clones
An important thing to realize about soundbites in
the Sequence Editor is that they are “clones” of their
original soundbite in the Soundbites window as
shown in Figure 34-7 on page 320. For further
explanation, see “Soundbites in a track are ‘clones’
of the original” on page 320.
Graphic editing is nondestructive
All of the editing procedures described in this
chapter are non-destructive. For an explanation of
non-destructive editing, see “Non-destructive,
destructive and constructive audio editing” on
page 321.
Soundbites that cannot play
Soundbites that cannot be played (because they
don’t match the project’s global sample rate, for
example) are displayed in the Sequence Editor with
a red outline and a grayed waveform, in addition to
a red ‘X’ in their icon in the Soundbite list, to alert
you to the fact that they cannot currently play back.
Viewing Sequence Editor soundbites in the
Soundbites window
If you are looking at a soundbite in the Sequence
Editor, and you would like to find it in the
Soundbite list, use the Command in the
Commands window called Select this soundbite in
the Soundbite list. Use the search feature in the
Commands window to find the command and
then assign it to any desired keyboard shortcut.
There is a similar command called Display this
soundbite in Waveform Editor. See “Searching for
commands” on page 95.
Reveal In Finder/Show in Explorer command
The Reveal In Finder/Show in Explorer command
shows you the location on your computer desktop
of the parent audio file for the currently selected
soundbite or clippings. By default, the keyboard
shortcut for this command is Option/Alt-R.
INSERTING SOUNDBITES
The following sections explain several different
ways to insert soundbites into the Sequence Editor.
The soundbite must be present in the Soundbites
window list before doing so. If it isn’t, you must
import it beforehand. See “Importing and
exporting audio” on page 39.
Dragging and dropping audio into the
Sequence Editor
You can also place audio in the Sequence Editor by
dragging soundbites from the Soundbites window,
a Clipping window or the computer desktop. In the
Soundbites window, just grab the move handle of
the soundbite and drop it on top of the open
Sequence Editor. The soundbite is placed at the
exact location displayed in the cursor information
box at the moment you drop it. Control/Win-drag
the soundbite to make it “snap” to the end of the
previous one (or the beginning of the track if it is
empty). In the Mac OS Finder or Windows
Explorer, just drag the audio file icon from the
desktop or any window into the Sequence Editor.