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Working with projects
Editing parts and events
• When you hold down [Alt]/[Option] while clicking on an event with the Glue tool,
this event will be glued together with all following events on this track.
You can change the default key command for this in the Preferences dialog
(Editing–Tool Modifiers page).
Resizing events
Resizing events means to move their start or end positions individually. In Cubase,
there are three modes for resizing:
To select one of the resizing modes, select the Object Selection tool and then click
again on the Object Selection tool icon on the toolbar. This opens a pop-up menu
from which you can select one of the options.
The toolbar icon indicates the resizing mode
The actual resizing is done by clicking and dragging the lower left or right corner of
the event. If Snap is activated, the Snap value determines the resulting length (see
“The Snap function” on page 52).
Normal sizing
Sizing moves
contents
• If several events are selected, all will be resized in the same way.
• It is also possible to resize events by using the Trim buttons (located in the Nudge
palette) on the toolbar.
This will move the start or end position of the selected event(s) by the amount set
on the Grid Type pop-up menu. The sizing type currently selected applies to this
method too, with the exception of “Sizing Applies Time Stretch” which is not
possible with this method. You can also use key commands for this (by default,
press [Ctrl]/[Command] and use the left and right arrow key).
Resizing mode Description
Normal Sizing The contents of the event stay fixed, and the start or end point of
the event is moved to “reveal” more or less of the contents.
Sizing Moves
Contents
The contents follow the moved start or end of the event (see the
figure below).
Sizing Applies Time
Stretch
The contents will be time stretched to fit the new event length (see
the separate section
“Resizing events using time stretch” on page
77).