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The Sample Editor
General functions
Editing regions
The region selected in the list is displayed in gray in the waveform display and the
overview line.
There are two ways to edit the start and end positions of a region:
• Click and drag the region start and end handles in the waveform display (with any
tool).
When you move the pointer over the handles, it automatically changes to indicate
that you can drag the handles.
• Edit the Start and End positions in the corresponding fields in the regions list.
The positions are shown in the display format selected for the ruler and info line,
but are relative to the start of the audio clip rather than the project timeline.
Auditioning regions
You can listen to a region by selecting it in the list and clicking the Play Region button
above the list. The region will play back once or repeatedly, depending on whether the
Loop icon on the toolbar is activated or not.
You can also listen to a region by selecting it in the list and clicking the Audition icon
on the toolbar. This way you can preview separate regions by clicking on them in the
list or by selecting them with the up/down arrow keys on your computer keyboard.
Making selections from regions
If you select a region in the list and click the Select Region button above, the
corresponding section of the audio clip is selected (as if you had selected it with the
Range Selection tool) and zoomed. This is useful if you want to apply processing to
the region only.
Ö You can also double-click a region in the Pool to have its audio clip opened in the
Sample Editor with the area of the region automatically selected.
Creating audio events from regions
To create new audio events from regions using drag & drop, proceed as follows:
1. In the list, click on the region and keep the mouse button pressed.
2. Drag the region to the desired position in the project and release the mouse
button.
A new event is created.
• You can also use the “Events from Regions” function from the Advanced submenu
of the Audio menu (see
“Region operations” on page 83).
Exporting regions as audio files
If you create a region in the Sample Editor, the region can be exported to disk as a
new audio file. This is done from the Pool, see
“Exporting regions as audio files” on
page 388.