User guide

Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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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. 4.6.3) with two
options:
•
Set the edit tempo based on this clip’s length: Select this option to calculate a tempo for the
edit 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 in and out 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. Click-
ing this button will display a pop-up
menu (Fig. 4.6.4) with three options:
•
Split clips at cursor posi-
tion: 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 loop-begin marker will be split
into two parts.
•
Split clips at mark-out point: Any selected clip(s) that straddle the loop-end marker will be split
into two parts.
Copy marked section: This option takes the section of the clip between the loop 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. 4.6.5) 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.
•
Move the start of the selected clips to the cursor position: The selected clip will be moved to
the current play-head cursor position.
Keyboard shortcut: J.
•
Move the end of the selected clips to the cursor position: The clip to be located before the
current play-head cursor position, with its end located at the cursor position.
Keyboard shortcut: K.
Figure 4.6.5
Figure 4.6.3
Figure 4.6.4