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Groove: Select or edit groove templates. Groove templates are discussed in Section Five of the chap-
ter.
Select clips: This button displays a pop-up menu that provides handy shortcuts for selecting groups of
clips.
Auto tempo: Use this to set the tempo of the edit to
match the clip. Clicking this button will display a pop-up
menu (Fig. 4.3.12) with two options:
• Set the edit tempo based on this clip’s length:
Select this option to calculate the tempo from the
length of the clip. When this option is chosen, a
further menu is shown from which you can select how many beats this clip contains.
•
Set the edit tempo based on the marked region: Select this option to calculate the tempo from
the distance between the loop-markers. When this option is chosen, a further menu is show from
which you can select how many beats the loop region contains.
Split clips: This option splits the selected clip(s) into two parts. Clicking this button will display a pop-
up menu (Fig. 4.3.13) with three options:
•
Split clips at cursor position: Any selected clip(s) that straddle the current play-head cursor
position will be split into two parts.
Keyboard shortcut: /.
•
Split clips at mark-in point: Any selected clip(s) that straddle the in marker will be split into two
parts.
•
Split clips at mark-out point: Any selected clip(s) that straddle the out marker will be split into
two parts.
Copy marked section: This option takes the section of the clip between the in and out markers, and
copies it to the clipboard.
Move clip: This option provides tools for moving the clip(s). Clicking this button will display a pop-up
menu (Fig. 4.3.14) with four options:
•
Move the selected clips earlier to meet the end of the previous clip: The selected clip is
pushed up against the end of the preceding clip in its track.
•
Move the selected clips later to meet the start of the next clip: The selected clip is pushed
up against the start of the next clip in its track.
Figure 4.3.12
Figure 4.3.13
Figure 4.3.14