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To erase the last point entered, press <delete>
on the keyboard (you can press <delete>
repeatedly to erase back to the first anchor
point).
When done, double-click the last point or press
<esc> on the keyboard. A green output curve
will appear reflecting the current default Line
Retune Speed.
3. Set the Retune Speed to  and observe the
green output curve. Play back the sound to
hear the eect.
4. Select the Curve tool and create a curve
similar to the one shown below. Click and
hold the mouse button and drag to draw
the curve. When done, release the mouse
button.
5. Play back the sound to hear the eect.
6. Vary the Retune Speed between 0 and
400 and note the eect on both the green
output curve and the audio.
Now that we have some correction objects on
the Pitch Graph Display, this would be a good
time to become familiar with the functions of
the Arrow and Scissors Tools. (Refer back to
Chapter 3 for detailed descriptions of the Arrow
and Scissors Tools’ behaviors.)
As you experiment in the following steps, play
back the file to hear the eect of each action.
7. Select the Arrow Tool.
8. Drag the Arrow Tool across the Pitch Graph
to select objects.
9. Move the cursor over curves and anchor
points. Practice selecting entire curves and
individual anchor points.
10. Use the Arrow Tool to drag selected curves
and individual anchor points.
11. Use the Arrow Tool to double-click
anywhere on one of the existing line (not
curve) segments to create a new anchor
point. Use the Arrow Tool to drag the new
point to a new position.
12. Still using the Arrow Tool, double-click on
the new anchor point you created in Step 11
to delete it and return the line to its initial
state.
13. Select the Scissors Tool and click on an
existing line or curve to break it in two at
that point. A stacked pair of anchor points
will be created at the point you click. Select
the Arrow Tool again and use it to drag
each of the new end points in turn to new
positions.
14. Select one or more objects and play with
the Edit Buttons (Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste,
Select All).
This would also be a good time to see if the Edit
Button keyboard equivalents work in your host
application:
Command/Control-Z Undo
Command-Shift-Z/Control-Y Redo
Command/Control-X Cut
Command/Control-C Copy
Command/Control-V Paste
Command/Control-A Select All