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b If you want to move the cut or copied clip to another track, use the Control-Option-
Up or Down Arrow key shortcuts to change the selected track; the ghost clip will
move along with change in track selection.
Positioning the cut or copied clip before you paste it
This way, you can use the playhead to align the ghost waveform with other audio clips
surrounding it in preparation for pasting it.
6 When the clip is positioned where you want it, press Command-V to paste the clip at
the position you’ve chosen (you can also right-click a track and choose Paste from the
contextual menu). The clip becomes solid, and you’re finished.
The pasted clip
Using this method of cutting and pasting makes it quick to cut or copy clips using only
keyboard commands, with the clip’s ghost overlay making it easy to precisely align the
clip you’re pasting to fit exactly where you need it to, perfectly in sync.
Using the Cut/Copy Head and Tail Commands
Four additional commands make it easy to cut or copy portions of one or more clips that
intersect the playhead, either from the In point to the current position of the playhead (the
Head), or from the current position of the playhead to the Out point (the Tail).
To cut or copy the head or tail of a clip, and paste the result:
1 Using these commands, there’s no need to make a partial selection, so you can use
either the Selection (press A) or Range Selection (press T) modes.
2 Select the track that contains the clip you want to copy or cut. If one or more tracks are
already selected, you can use the Control-Option-Up or Down Arrow key shortcuts
to move the track selection state up or down to the tracks with the clip you want to
cut orcopy.
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