User Manual

AUDIO EDITING IN THE SEQUENCER
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Comp Editor window handling
Resizing, zooming and scrolling
D The Magnifying Glass tool can be used for zooming in and out (see “Magnifying Glass Tool”).
D The Hand tool can be used for scrolling the view in any direction (see “Hand Tool”).
D Use the Song Navigator to scroll and zoom horizontally (see “Areas, windows and basic navigation”).
D Click on a Song Navigator Handle and drag horizontally to zoom in and out horizontally (see “Areas, windows
and basic navigation”).
D Shift-click on a Song Navigator Handle and drag horizontally to zoom in and out horizontally, symmetrically
(see “Areas, windows and basic navigation”).
D Right-click (Win) or Ctrl-click (Mac) inside the Song Navigator frame and drag up or down to zoom in and out
and scroll at the same time (see “Areas, windows and basic navigation”).
D Use the Track Navigator to scroll vertically in the Track List (see “Areas, windows and basic navigation”).
D Click the Zoom buttons below the Track Navigator to zoom in and out vertically (see “Areas, windows and ba-
sic navigation”).
• For extensive editing, you may want to maximize the Sequencer and/or detach the Main Mixer and Rack so
that the sequencer covers the entire computer screen. Refer to “Areas, windows and basic navigation”.
Comp Editor audio editing tools
When editing audio in the Comp Editor, some of the Toolbar tools have different functionality as when editing note
and automation clips. There are also some additional tools that are unique to audio editing.
Razor (Cut) Tool
When editing audio in the Comp Editor, the Razor Tool on the sequencer Toolbar is used for creating Cuts. When you
place the Razor Tool over the Comp Rows, Silence Row or Cut Row, it changes into a “Cut Tool”.
q With the Selection Tool selected, hold down [Alt](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) to temporarily switch to the Cut Tool.
D Click with the Razor Tool on a Comp Row to assign the recording to the right of the cursor to a new Segment.
Assigning the recording on the “Take4” Comp Row to a new segment.
See “Adding Cuts” for more details on how to use the Cut Tool.
The Razor Tool can also be used for assigning a complete Segment, with a start and end Cut, by clicking and drag-
ging (swiping) the Razor Tool horizontally on the desired Comp Row. See “Adding Segments” for more details on how
to swipe with the Cut Tool.
Speaker Tool
It’s possible to audition individual recordings on Comp Rows, without needing to start playback of the sequencer. This
is very useful when you’re going to select what Comp Rows to use in the clip: