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Chapter 9 Audio Window 257
Edit Commands
All standard edit commands are available in the Audio window. As usual, they only
apply to the currently selected items (audio files or Regions).
The Cut, Copy, and Paste commands only apply to the exchange of items between two
different songs. An audio file can only appear once in a song’s list of audio files, and
therefore, cannot be copied within a song.
Cut
The selected audio files or Regions are cut, and moved to the Clipboard. They are
removed from the Audio window. (key command: Command-X).
Copy
The selected audio files (and their associated Regions) are copied to the Clipboard.
They remain in the Audio window. (key command: Command-C).
Paste
The contents of the Clipboard are added (provided it contains audio files and
associated Regions from another song). (key command: Command-V).
Clear
Any selected audio files or Regions are deleted. You can achieve the same effect by
pressing Backspace.
Note: The Cut or Clear functions do not delete audio files from the hard disk, they
simply remove them from the Audio window of the current song. If (whole, or portions
of) audio files are being used as Audio Regions in the Arrange, they will be deleted
from the Arrange window as well.
If you actually want to delete the selected audio files from the hard disk, select Audio
File > Delete File(s).
Undo
Reverses the previous command (key command: Command-Z).
Not all actions can be reversed with Undo. Any function that cannot be undone will
warn you of this before executing the function.
Regions
Creating a Region
Select the desired audio file, and choose Audio File > Add Region. The new Region will
appear after the existing Regions in the list.
Copying a Region
If you select an existing Region, and use the Add Region function, a cloned Region is
created.