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desired central pitch, just grab the appropriate
end of the first or last central pitch Note and
drag it over all of the other Notes. You’ll end
up with a single Note on the desired frequency
whose vibrato you can tame with a single
adjustment of the Note’s Retune Speed.
While all of the above may seem a bit mind-
boggling on first reading, in practice it’s quite
intuitive. Spend a minute or two playing with
the Arrow Tool and all will become clear.
NOTE: If, while the Arrow Tool is
selected, you move the cursor onto
the Envelope Graph Display, it will
temporarily change to the Magnifying Glass
Tool, yadda, yadda, yadda…
Scissors Tool
Moving the Scissors Tool over an
existing Curve, Line, or Note object
and clicking will break the object
in two at the point clicked. Both of the new
objects will be unselected.
For Curves and Lines, although it will look like
there is only one anchor point created at the
break point, there are actually two (one for
each of the two newly created line or curve
segments). Simply use the Arrow Tool to move
the top anchor point to reveal the other one.
NOTE: Scissors Tool, Envelope Graph
Display, temporarily Magnifying Glass
Tool. Yup.
Magnifying Glass
In the Pitch Graph, use the
Magnifying Glass to click and drag
a box around an area of interest.
Dragging off the Pitch Graph automatically
scrolls the graph. When you release the
mouse button, the scale and position of the
Pitch Graph will be changed to display the area
enclosed by the box.
When the Magnifying Glass cursor is displaying
the default “+”, clicking the Magnifying Glass
anywhere in the pitch display will increase the
display’s horizontal and vertical zoom factors
one step (if possible).
Pressing Option(Mac)/Alt(PC) will cause the
cursor to change to “-”. In this state, clicking
anywhere in the pitch display will decrease the
display’s horizontal and vertical zoom factors
one step (if possible).
Dragging the Magnifying Glass in the Envelope
Display will cause the selected time range
to appear in the Pitch Display (most useful
for navigating when the Envelope Display is
in “All” mode). The pitch range of the Pitch
Display will be automatically scaled such that all
of pitch information in that time range is visible
on the screen.
I-Beam Tool
Drag the I-Beam Tool in either the
Pitch or Envelope Display to select
an area to apply Make Curve,
Import Auto, Make Notes, or Number of Note
Objects. The selection area will be reflected in
both displays.
Double-clicking with the I-Beam tool in either
the Pitch or Envelope Display will highlight the
range of all currently tracked audio.
If the Envelope Display is set to All, using the
I-Beam Tool to make a selection anywhere in
the Envelope Display will cause the selected
audio to appear in the Pitch Display. This is
handy for quickly moving around your track to
make various edits.
NOTE: This I-Beam Tool is applicable
to pitch editing only. Selections for
the purpose of time shifting are made
by the dedicated time control tools described
later in this chapter.
Hand Tool
Drag the Hand Tool in any direction
in the Pitch Display to move the
area displayed.
If you move any selected cursor into the left-
hand “key” area, it will temporarily change to
the Hand tool, allowing you to quickly scroll the
Pitch Display up or down as desired.
POP QUIZ!: If, while the Hand Tool
is selected, you move the cursor
onto the Envelope Graph Display,
what happens? (Send your answer to info@
antarestech.com with the words “Pop Quiz” in
the subject line.)