Specifications

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To make a selection with the Scrubber:
1 Choose Setups > Preferences. In the Operation
page of the Preferences dialog, select the option
for “Edit Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle,” then
click Done.
2 Scrub with the Scrubber to find an appropriate
start point for the selection, then release.
3 While pressing Shift, scrub to an appropriate
end point for the selection, then release. The
range between the initial and final scrub be-
comes selected.
To move a selection to an adjacent region on the
same track:
1 Select a region with the Grabber.
2 Press Start+Tab (Windows) or Control+Tab
(Macintosh) to move the selection to the next
region.
– or –
Press Start+Control+Tab (Windows) or Con-
trol+Option+Tab (Macintosh) to move the selec-
tion to the previous region.
In either instance, the original region becomes
deselected.
To slide an Edit selection in the Ruler:
1 With the Selector or Grabber, make a track se-
lection.
2 While pressing Alt (Windows) or Option
(Macintosh), move the cursor over either of the
Playback Markers in the Ruler (the Grabber ap-
pears).
3 Drag left or right to move the Edit selection
back or forward in time, while preserving its
length.
If the Edit and Timeline selections are unlinked,
Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Macintosh)
the Edit Markers instead.
Tabbing to Transients
With the Tab to Transients button, you can au-
tomatically navigate to transients in audio
waveforms, placing the cursor just before the de-
tected transient peak. This allows you to easily
define selections and play ranges, as well as start
and end points for new regions, without having
to zoom in on the waveform.
When Tab to Transients is enabled, the Tabbing
function also locates the cursor to region start
and end points, but not to sync points.
To set the start and end points of a selection with
Tab to Transients:
1 In the upper left of the Edit window, click the
Tab to Transients button so it becomes selected.
2 If you will be setting the play range with this
selection, selection Operations > Link Edit and
Timeline Selection.
3 Click in the audio track just before the begin-
ning of the material you want to select.
4 Press Tab repeatedly until the cursor locates to
the transient at the start of the selection.
If necessary, you can move to the previous tran-
sient by pressing Control+Tab (Windows) or
Option+Tab (Macintosh).
Sliding an Edit selection in the Ruler
Tab to Transients button enabled