Specifications

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• In Slip mode, the regions are placed freely
anywhere in the destination track.
Defining Region Sync Points
The placement of regions in Grid and Spot
mode can be based on the definition of a region
sync point. Sync points are used when a point
within a region must be aligned to the Grid or to
a particular SMPTE or bar/beat location. This ca-
pability is important in placing music and
sound effects for film and video work.
For example, suppose you had an audio region
for a door slam that included the creak of the
door closing, the actual slam, and the reverb of
the slam. You may want to align the “slam” to
other locations within the session.
To define a region sync point:
1 Set the Edit mode to Slip by clicking its button
in the upper left of the Edit window.
2 Click with the Selector at the point in the re-
gion, usually the peak of the waveform, where
you want to define the sync point.
3 Choose Edit > Identify Sync Point. A small
down arrow appears at the bottom of the region,
indicating the location of the sync point.
To remove a sync point:
■ Select the entire region and choose Edit > Re-
move Sync Point.
To change the location of a sync point:
■ Click with the Selector at a point in a region
and choose Edit > Identify Sync Point. The new
location is identified as the sync point for the re-
gion.
Placing Regions at the Edit
Insertion Point
You can place and align a region’s start, end, or
sync point to the Edit insertion point. This tech-
nique is useful in post production applications
since it allows you to set a reference point and
quickly place sound effects while ensuring that
their start point remains consistent.
You can drag a region from the same track, from
another track, or from the Audio or MIDI Re-
gions List.
To place the start of a region at the Edit insertion
point:
1 Click with the Selector in the track at the time
location where you want to place the start of the
region.
Use the Replace Region function to replace
all occurrences of a region (in all tracks)
with a different region from the Regions
List. See “Replacing Audio Regions” on
page 291.
Sync point defined
For TDM systems, when Continuous Scroll
with Playhead is selected, regions snap to
the playhead, instead of the Edit insertion
point.