User Manual

AUDIO EDITING IN THE SEQUENCER
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Deleting Slice Markers
To delete Slice Markers, proceed as follows:
1. Select the desired Slice Marker(s) as described in “Selecting Slices and Slice Markers”.
2. Press [Delete] or [Backspace] to delete the marked Slice Makers.
This deletes the Slice Markers but not the audio that’s in the clip.
! If you delete Slice Markers that were previously moved, the stretched audio will revert to the original timing.
! You cannot delete the first Slice Marker or the end Slice Marker in the clip.
Repositioning Slice Markers
To reposition a Slice Marker without stretching the audio, proceed as follows:
! You might want to turn off Snap to be able to position the Slice Marker more precisely (see “Snap”).
1. Place the Selection Tool (Arrow) on a Slice Marker or Slice Marker Handle.
The arrow switches to a double-arrow symbol.
2. Hold down [Ctrl](Win] or [Option](Mac) and click and move the Slice Marker sideways.
! You cannot move Slice Markers past their closest adjacent Slice Markers.
Moving/stretching Slices
Stretching can be used for adjusting the timing of the transients in the audio clip. You can also use stretching to cre-
ate special effects such as increasing or decreasing the lengths of the Slices. Stretching can be applied on single
Slices as well as on a selection of Slices.
! To get the best sound quality when you are stretching audio it’s important that you have selected the correct
Stretch and Transpose Type for the audio track, see “Opening audio clips for editing”.
! You might want to turn off Snap to be able to position the Slice Marker more precisely (see “Snap”).
! You cannot move Slice Markers past their closest adjacent Slice Markers.
Preview vs. High Quality Stretching
Reason features very sophisticated audio stretch and transpose algorithms for pristine results. Reason always per-
forms audio stretching in two parallel steps:
• A real-time “preview” stretch so that you can instantly hear the result of your changes.
• A high quality stretch “in the background” to further improve the sonic results.
As soon as high quality stretch is in progress, the “Calc” indicator on the Transport Panel shows a progress meter:
The CALC progress meter appears when Reason performs high quality stretching of audio.
Since the high quality stretch is performed in the background, you can still continue to work with your song without
any interruption. When the high quality stretch data has been calculated, the Calc indicator goes out and the high
quality audio data will be heard on playback.