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The Move Region Tool
The Move Region tool is designed
for moving notes, words, or phrases
in their entirety while preserving
the timing of the moved element.
NOTE: For clarity, in the following
descriptions, a “range” is defined as
the overall range of audio that you
will be working with, while a “region” refers to
the audio within that range that you wish to
move.
As with the Move Point Tool, you first select
a range of audio. Then, instead of moving a
single point, you select the region within your
initial selection that you want to move. You
then move that region, again compressing and
expanding the audio around it.
The Move Region Tool is also context
sensitive. It changes function (from initial
range selection to region 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.
Using the Move Point Tool is a three step
process:
1. Select the audio range you wish to operate
on.
2. Select the region within that range that
you wish to move.
3. Click anywhere within that region and
move it forward or backward as desired.
The Move Region Tool operates as a
combination I-beam selection tool and time
shifting tool as follows:
•
Whenever the cursor is over an area that
is not located within 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 a
standard (single) I-beam and clicking and
dragging the mouse will select a new range.
•
Whenever the cursor is over an area that IS
located within an existing range selection,
but NOT located within a previously defined
region, the cursor appears as a double
I-beam and clicking and dragging the mouse
will create a new region within the existing
range.
•
Whenever the cursor is over an area that
is located in a previously defined region,
it changes to the Move Region cursor and
clicking and dragging anywhere within the
region will move the region in the desired
direction, while compressing and expanding
the areas between the ends of the region
and the boundaries of the enclosing range.
•
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 selecting and moving
a region, the vertical position of
the cursor has no eect. Only the
horizontal position counts.
An Example of Using the Move Region
Tool
As mentioned above, your best bet is the
tutorial in Chapter 4, but here’s a quick
example of using the Move Region Tool:
1. Use the Move Region Tool to select a
range that extends far enough beyond
either end of the note, word, or phrase
(i.e., the region) you want to edit to allow
you to move it to its desired location.
NOTE: How far past the ends of the
region you select depends a lot on
what comes before and after it. If
there is silence, select as much of the silence
as you need to be able to move the region to
its desired location. If there is more audio at
either end, keep in mind that in order to move
your region, you will also end up stretching or
compressing some of the adjacent audio. The
exact selection amount will vary depending on
the nature of your audio. Once again, Undo is
your friend.