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CHAPTER 6. ARRANGEMENT VIEW 81
 and shift the loop brace left/right in steps the size of its length.
 The
Ctrl
(PC) / (Mac) modier used with the arrow left and right keys shortens
or lengthens the loop by the current grid setting.
 The
Ctrl
(PC) / (Mac) modier with the arrow up and down keys doubles or
halves the loop length.
You can also drag the Arrangement's loop brace: Dragging the left and right ends sets the
loop start and end points; dragging between the ends moves the loop without changing its
length.
The loop's (PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac) context menu's Set Song Start Time Here command
can be used to overrule the default play starts at selection rule: when this command is
checked, play starts at the loop start.
6.6 Moving and Resizing Clips
A piece of audio or MIDI is represented in the Arrangement View by a clip sitting at some
song position in one of Live's tracks.
Moving a Clip.
Dragging a clip moves it to another song position or track.
Changing a Clip's
Length.
Dragging a clip's left or right edge changes the clip's length.
Clips snap to the editing grid, as well as various objects in the Arrangement including the
edges of other clips, locators and time signature changes.