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Time Control Functions
The Time Control section provides time edit
control functions that are independent of the
pitch edit controls described earlier.
The Enable Button
The Enable function is an easy way to quickly
compare the eect of all of your current time
edits to your original audio.
When this button is blue, time shifting is
active. You will hear all of your current edits
and are free to make new edits. When it is
gray, time shifting is inactive. You will hear
only your original audio and no time editing is
possible. Click the button to toggle its state.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Using this button
to disable time control does not
delete any of your previous edits, it
simply disables them. If you subsequently re-
enable time control, all of your edits will once
again become active.
The Undo Button
The Undo button becomes active whenever
you make any time edit. Clicking the Undo
button once will undo the most recent edit.
If you have made multiple edits, you can
continue to click Undo to undo additional
edits up to the limit that you set in the Options
dialog.
The Redo Button
The Redo button becomes active whenever
you have executed at least one time edit Undo.
Clicking the Redo button once will redo the
most recent undone edit. If you have executed
multiple undos, you can continue to click Redo
to redo additional edits up to the limit that you
set in the Options dialog.
The Clear All Button
Clicking the Clear All button clears all time
edits from the track, essentially restoring the
timing of the original audio.
NOTE: Unlike the Clear All function
described in the Pitch Editing Tools
section, the Time Control Clear All
function does not delete any tracked data, only
time edits.
ANOTHER NOTE: Also unlike the Clear
All function described in the Pitch
Editing Tools section, the Time Control
Clear All function is undoable, so there’s no
dire warning message when you click it. If you
inadvertently clear all your edits, don’t panic.
Just click the Time Control Undo button and all
will be well again.
Time Edit Tools
Auto-Tune 8’s time manipulation functions
provide an enormous amount of power over the
timing of your audio. But, along with power and
flexibility, one of our key design objectives was
to make the time shifting process extremely
easy to use.
To that end, we’ve designed all of that power
into two context-sensitive editing tools that
simply do what you need them to do when
you need them to do it. As a result, Auto-Tune
8’s time manipulation process is smooth and
intuitive, never breaking your creative flow with
the need to switch tools or remember some
command key to temporarily change function.
Here are the details:
The Move Point Tool
The Move Point Tool allows you to
select a range of audio and then move
a point within that range forward or
backward in time, compressing and
expanding the audio around it.
The Move Point Tool is context sensitive. That is,
it changes function (from selection to moving)
depending on what lies beneath it on the
screen. As you move the tool around the screen,
its cursor icon will change to indicate its current
function.
The Move Point Tool is typically used to edit
a note, word, or phrase in which you want to
correct the timing of one point while leaving
other key points unchanged. Examples might
include:
•
A note, word, or phrase that begins at the
correct time, but ends either early or late.
•
Conversely, a note, word, or phrase that
begins early or late, but ends at the correct
time.