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Working with projects
Range editing
Creating new files from events
An audio event plays a section of an audio clip, which in turn refers to one or more
audio files on the hard disk. However, in some situations you may want to create a
new file that consists only of the section played by the event. This is done with the
function “Bounce Selection” on the Audio menu:
1. Select one or several audio events.
2. Set up fade in, fade out and event volume (on the info line or using the volume
handle) as desired.
These settings will be applied to the new file. For details on fades and event
volume, see
“Creating fades” on page 143.
3. Select “Bounce Selection” from the Audio menu.
You are asked whether you want to replace the selected event or not.
• If you click “Replace”, a new file is created, containing only the audio in the original
event. A clip for the new file is added to the Pool, and the original event is replaced
by a new event playing the new clip.
• If you click “No”, a new file is created and a clip for the new file is added to the
Pool.
The original event is not replaced.
You can also apply the Bounce Selection function to an audio part. In that case, the
audio from all events in the part will be combined into a single audio file. If you choose
“Replace” when asked, the part will be replaced with a single audio event playing a
clip of the new file.
Range editing
Editing in the Project window is not necessarily restricted to handling whole events
and parts. You can also work with selection ranges, which are independent from the
event/part and track boundaries.
The Range Selection tool can also be used for comping. Furthermore you can define
Edit groups with the range selection tool. These allow you to quickly group events and
parts across multiple tracks without having to select all the events or parts (see
“About Group Editing (Cubase only)” on page 99).
Creating a selection range
To make a selection range, drag with the Range Selection tool.
When the Range Selection tool is selected, the Select submenu on the Edit menu has
the following items for making selection ranges:
Option Description
All Makes a selection that covers all tracks, from the start of the project
to the end (as defined by the Length setting in the Project Setup
dialog).
None Removes the current selection range.
Invert Only used for event selection (see “Selecting events” on page 70).
In Loop Makes a selection between the left and right locator, on all tracks.
From Start to Cursor Makes a selection on all tracks, from the start of the project to the
project cursor.