User Manual

SELECTING
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■ Holding the Control/Win key down allows you
to make a range selection even when clicking on a
selected soundbite or note. (To perform a throw
operation you must hold the Control/Win key
down after you click.)
■ Holding down the Control/Win and Option/Alt
keys performs a lasso style selection.
‘All Selections’ mode
In this cursor selection mode, the Pointer tool is
dynamic and will change depending on where it is
positioned in the window. This mode gives you the
most immediate flexibility for selection operations.
Clicking on individual soundbites, MIDI notes or
other events selects them. Moving the cursor over
empty space turns the cursor into a cross hair and
initiates a time range selection. Holding down the
Control/Win key forces a time range selection,
even if you click on a soundbite, unless the
soundbite is already selected, in which case you
throw the soundbite. Option/Alt-Control/Win-
clicking performs a lasso-style (event) selection.
SELECTING EVENTS
The following sections explain how to select events.
For time range selection techniques, see “Selecting
a time range” on page 529. Also see “Edit
operations that require time range selection” on
page 525 to learn about a few commands in Digital
Performer that can’t be applied to event selections.
Event selections are not affected by the Smart
Selections feature in the Edit menu, even when it is
turned on. For more information, see “Smart
Selections” on page 534.
Using the Pointer tool for event selection
The Pointer tool in the Tools palette (Studio menu)
is used for event selections. Hold down the “a” key
as a temporary shortcut for enabling the Pointer
tool. Or double-tap the “a” key to permanently
switch to the Pointer tool. With certain windows
active, such as the Event List and the QuickScribe
Editor, the Pointer tool is the only available tool.
Figure 45-1: Use the Pointer tool to make event selections.[
Making an event selection in the Event List
To make an event selection in the Event List:
1 Open the Event List for the track.
2 Select the events you wish to change with the
Pointer tool.
Below is a summary of how to select events in the
Event List.
The specific events you select with the above
techniques will become highlighted to show that
they are selected. You can then apply any command
from the Edit menu (except for Snip, Repeat, and
Retrograde. For details about these commands, see
“Edit operations that require time range selection”
on page 525).
To select this Do this
A single event Click on it.
Several adjacent events Drag over the desired events. All
events dragged over will high-
light.
Several non-adjacent events Hold down the Command/Ctrl
key and click on the events you
wish to select. They will high-
light.
Deselect events Hold down the Command/Ctrl
key and click on the events you
wish to deselect. They will
unhighlight.
Extend the currently selected
region
Shift-click or Shift-drag at the
desired end location.