User`s guide

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◆ For a fade-in or fade-out, position the
cursor near an audio region’s start or end
point, near the top. Drag into the region to
set the fade length. The fade is created au-
tomatically with the settings last used in
the Fades dialog.
◆ For a crossfade, position the cursor be-
tween two adjacent audio regions, near the
bottom. Drag left or right to set the cross-
fade length. The fade is created automati-
cally with the settings last used in the Fades
dialog.
✽ To temporarily switch the Smart Tool to the
Scrubber, press Control (Macintosh) or the
Start key (Windows).
The Smart Tool in Notes View
The following capabilities are available
with the Smart Tool when working with
MIDI tracks in Notes view:
◆ For the Selector, position the cursor so it
doesn’t cover any notes.
To get the Selector while positioning the
cursor over notes, press Command (Mac-
intosh) or Control (Windows).
◆ For the Grabber, position the cursor over
the note, near its middle.
To get the Marquee so you can select a
group of notes, press Command (Mac-
intosh) or Control (Windows).
◆ For the Trimmer, position the cursor near
the note’s start or end point.
✽ To temporarily switch the Smart Tool to the
Pencil, press Control (Macintosh) or the Start
key (Windows), for the Eraser, press Con-
trol+Option (Macintosh) or Start+Alt (Win-
dows).
The Smart Tool in Automation and
Controller Views
The following capabilities are available
with the Smart Tool when working in auto-
mation and controller views:
◆ For the Selector, move the cursor so it is
positioned anywhere in the bottom 75% of
the playlist.
◆ For the Grabber, press Command (Mac-
intosh) or Control (Windows) to insert or
edit breakpoints. Continue pressing Com-
mand (Macintosh) or Control (Windows)
after you begin editing for fine control,
otherwise release for coarse control.
Press Command+Shift (Macintosh) or Con-
trol+Shift (Windows) to vertically con-
strain movement.
◆ For the Trimmer, position the cursor in
the top 25% of the playlist to trim break-
points. Press Command (Macintosh) or
Control (Windows) after you begin trim-
ming for fine control.
Smart tool in Notes view
Selector
Grabber
Trim
Start
Trim
End