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PASTE REPEAT
The Paste Repeat command fills the current time
range selection with the contents of the clipboard,
repeating the clipboard data to fill up the selection.
For example, if you would like to fill a section of a
track with material on the clipboard, repeating it as
many times as necessary to fill the section, just
make a time range selection over the section and
choose Paste Repeat. In cases like this, Paste Repeat
is more convenient than the Repeat command
because you don’t have to figure out how many
times to repeat the data. Paste Repeat fills the
selection for you, automatically repeating the data
as many times as necessary.
PASTE REPEAT MULTIPLE
This variation of the Paste Repeat command can be
accessed by holding down the Option/Alt key
while accessing the Edit menu. Paste Repeat
Multiple allows you to paste data from a single
track into multiple tracks in a single operation. For
example, if you copied data from track A, and you
wish to paste repeat the data into tracks X, Y and Z,
select tracks X, Y and Z, hold down the Option/Alt
key, and choose Paste Repeat Multiple from the Edit
menu.
OTHER PASTE COMMANDS
Several additional variations on the Paste
command can be found in the Commands window
(Figure 9-1 on page 95). If you search the
Commands list for the word Paste, you can find
them and assign your own custom keystrokes to
them. Included are Paste At Wiper, Paste At Wiper
Multiple, Paste At Original Time, and Paste At
Original Time Multiple.
ERASE
The Erase command works like the Cut command
except that no data is put on the Clipboard: all data
in the selected region is removed and the region is
left blank. The types of data erased are determined
by the View Filter setting. The Erase command is
undoable.
REPEAT
The Repeat command makes an internal copy
(which does not go on the Clipboard) of the data in
the selected region, then pastes, splices or merges
this data repetitively, immediately following the
selected region. For example, repeating measures
1-3 three times places a copy of measures 1-3 in
measures 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. Regardless of the
events in the region, the entire selected region is
repeated. In the above example, the start and end
locations in the Selection bar would be set to
1|1|000 and 4|1|000, respectively. The entire three
measure region is repeated, with each repetition
starting on the down beat of the following measure.
In most cases, it is best to select entire measures or
groups of measures to repeat; this ensures that the
repetitions will line up correctly with measure
boundaries.
Figure 47-12: The Repeat command.
The Repeat command requires a time range
selection instead of an event selection. For a further
explanation, see “Edit operations that require time
range selection” on page 525.
1 2 3 4 5
Track-1
Clipboard
Before measure 3 is erased:
1 2 4 5
Track-1
Clipboard
After measure 3 is erased:
(The clipboard remains empty.)
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