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42 Chapter 5 Working in the Timeline
Looping Regions
You can loop a region so that it repeats. When you loop a region, it plays for as much
time as you extend it in the timeline.
To loop a region:
1 Move the pointer over the upper half of the right edge of the region. The pointer
changes to a loop pointer, with a circular arrow.
2 Drag the edge of the region to the point where you want it to stop playing. The region
will loop repeatedly to that point.
When you loop a region, the notches at the top and bottom of the region show the
beginning and end of each repetition. You can drag to the end of a repetition, or have
it end in the middle of a repetition.
Try looping the drum and bass regions you added to the timeline. Rhythm patterns in
most popular music last for some multiple of four measures. For example, the verse and
chorus of a popular project often last for 16 or 32 measures each.
Resizing Regions
You can resize regions by either shortening or lengthening them.
 When you shorten a region, only the visible part of the loop plays.
 When you lengthen a region, you add silence (blank space) to its beginning or end.
To resize a region:
1 Move the pointer over the lower half of either edge of the region. The pointer changes
to a resize pointer, with an arrow pointing away from the region.
2 Drag the edge of the region to shorten it or lengthen it.
Resizing a region by lengthening adds silence to the region. This can be useful if you
want to make copies of the region, each lasting for a certain number of beats.
Note: You can’t lengthen a Real Instrument region beyond its original length.
Loop pointer
Resize pointer