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A note, word, or phrase that both begins
and ends at the correct times, but whose
internal articulation you would like to edit.
Using the Move Point Tool is a two step
process:
1. Select the audio range you wish to operate
on.
2. Select the point within that range that
you want to shift and move it forward or
backward as desired.
The Move Point Tool operates as a
combination I-beam selection tool and time
shifting tool as follows:
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Whenever the cursor is over an area that is
not located in an existing range selection
(either because there is no current range
selection or because it is outside the area of
an existing range), it appears as an I-beam
and clicking and dragging the mouse will
select a new range.
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Whenever the cursor is over an area that
IS located in an existing range selection,
it changes to the Move Point cursor and
clicking on a point and dragging performs
a time shift, moving the selected point
and compressing and expanding the audio
within the selected range.
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Whenever the cursor is over an area where
audio has not been tracked by the Track
Pitch + Time function, the cursor changes to
the universal “No” icon to indicate that time
shifting is not possible at that point.
NOTE: When in selection mode (i.e.,
when the cursor icon is the I-Beam),
the resulting selection is applicable
to time shifting only. Selections for the purpose
of pitch correction are made by the dedicated
I-Beam tool described earlier in this chapter.
ANOTHER NOTE: You will find that
the envelope display in the Pitch Edit
Graph provides a useful reference
for selecting the initial range and exactly the
right point to move.
YET ANOTHER NOTE: When selecting
and moving a point, the vertical
position of the cursor has no eect.
Only the horizontal position counts.
Examples of Using the Move Point Tool
The quickest way to become familiar with the
time edit tools is to run through the tutorials in
Chapter 4. But if you’re not currently near your
computer, the following examples should give
you a good idea of how you’ll typically use the
Move Point Tool in your projects.
For a note, word, or phrase that begins at the
correct time, but ends either early or late:
1. Use the Move Point Tool to select a range
that extends from the exact beginning of
the note, word, or phrase past its end.
NOTE: How far past the end you
select depends a lot on what follows
the note, word, or phrase to be
edited. If there is silence, select as much of
the silence as you need to be able to move the
endpoint to its desired location. If there is more
audio, keep in mind that in order to move your
endpoint, you will also end up stretching or
compressing some of the following audio. The
exact selection amount will vary depending on
the nature of your audio. Undo is your friend.
2. Within the range selected in Step 1, place
the cursor exactly on the end of the note,
word, or phrase and move it to the desired
location.
For a note, word, or phrase that begins early or
late, but ends at the correct time, simply use
Steps 1 and 2 as described above, but select a
range that extends from the end of the note,
word, or phrase to before its beginning. Then
select the exact beginning and move it to the
desired location
For a note, word, or phrase that both begins
and ends at the correct times, but whose
internal articulation you would like to edit:
1. Use the Move Point Tool to select a range
that extends exactly from the beginning
of the note, word, or phrase to its end.
2. Select the point within the range that
you would like to edit and move it to the
desired location.