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Chapter 3 Arrange Window 131
Limiting direction
You can limit the movement or copying of Regions in the Arrange window to either the
horizontal or vertical axis—just as in the Score and Matrix editors. To do so, activate the
Preferences > Global > Editing > Limit dragging to one direction in Arrange option.
Note: You can toggle the direction limitation on and off, by pressing Shift while
moving Regions.
Tying Regions by Length Change
The Region > Tie Regions by Length Change option lengthens the selected Region(s),
making them end exactly at the startpoint of the next Region on the track.
Removing Gaps between Regions
The Region > Tie Regions by Position Change option removes empty space between
selected Regions. When you do this, the first Region remains unchanged, and all
subsequent Regions are moved to the left. This is particularly handy for seamless
joining of Audio Regions.
Note: This feature can be used to accelerate spoken word recordings that have been
processed with strip silence (by closing the gaps between words).
Tie Regions within Locators
Region > Tie Regions within Locators makes all selected Regions within the Locators
longer, closing the gaps between them. The last Region on each track (within the
locator boundaries) won’t be affected.
Moving Regions to the Current Song Position
The Pickup Clock Position key command allows you to move the selected Region (or the
first of several selected Regions) to the current song position.
Editing the Start Position Numerically
You can edit the start point of a MIDI Region (and its length) numerically. This can be
done from an Event List set to view objects at the same level (see “… on Arrange Level”
on page 446) as the Arrange window or in a floating event window (see “Event Float
Window” on page 453).