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Chapter 5 Working in the Timeline 41
 Orange—Regions from imported audio files
 Green—Software Instrument regions from both recordings and loops
Regions are the building blocks of a project. You define the feeling, build the structure,
and create change and interest in a project by arranging regions in the timeline.
Selecting Regions
In order to make changes to a region, you must first select it in the timeline.
To select a region, do one of the following:
 Select a single region by clicking it.
 Select multiple regions by Shift-clicking.
 Drag from a point before the first region to a point after the last one to select the
regions in between.
Note: To select regions and perform other actions such as looping and resizing, you
may need to zoom in on the region so that it is large enough to select.
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Regions
You can cut, copy, and paste regions using the standard Mac OS menu commands and
keyboard shortcuts.
To cut a region:
m Select the region, then choose Edit > Cut.
To copy a region, do one of the following:
 Select the region, then choose Edit > Copy.
 Option-drag the region.
To paste a region:
m Move the playhead to the point in the timeline where you want the region to start,
then choose Edit > Paste.
When you paste a region, the playhead moves to the end of the pasted region. You can
paste additional copies of the region, and each one starts at the point in the timeline
where the previous one ends.