User Manual

Example of recording a simple macro to move a clip from one track to the track below:
1 Prepare the Editor for recording the first macro. In this case, press the Edit mode key
and latch the A1 track selection key to select that track. Move the playhead over the
first clip in the track.
2 Momentary press the Macros key with the left hand. Do not release the
Macros mode key.
3 In the Macros toolset, press the Record key and the Macro 1 key, to initiate recording
of the Macros 1 key. Release both keys. The Macros keys disappear from view in the
Macros toolset.
4 Release the momentary press on the Macros key to return to the Edit mode. The next
keypress will be the first recorded to the Macro 1.
5 Press the Cut Clip key to cut the clip on the selected track beneath the playhead.
6 Press the Down key to the left of the jog wheel to move the track selection, and the
shadow of the clip that was cut, down one track.
7 Press the Enter key to paste the clip.
8 Press the Up key next to the jog wheel to move the selection back up to the A1 track.
9 Press the Control modifier to change the Menu key to a Recording Stop key. Press the
Recording Stop key.
From this point forward, pressing the Macro 1 key in the Macros Mode toolset, or the Macros 1
quick key at the top of the Editor will perform the macro of cutting a clip on one selected track
and moving it to the track below then returning to the original track. With this macro, you could
easily use jump keys to move down the Timeline a clip at a time, and move any clips that need
to go to the A2 track with the press of the Macro 1 key.
NOTE: You could also use this same macro to move a clip from any selected track to
the track below because it contains the Up and Down arrow keys instead of specified
track selection keys. Additionally, you could take this macro idea to a whole new level
and include jump keys and fades at the edges of the clips as you edit.
Renaming a Macro key
1 Enter the Macros mode toolset.
2 Long-press the Rename key and press the Macro key that you want to rename.
3 In this case Macro 1. Release both keys.
4 The picture keyboard changes to QWERTY keys and the User Macros dialog opens on
the computer screen.
5 Type a new name for the Macro and press Return.
6 The Macro is named in the Macro mode keys.
User Macros dialog on Computer screen
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