User Guide

EDITING EVENTS CHP. 4

Splitting events within a time selection

When selecting events within a time selection, only the selected events in the time range split at the in and

out points.

Joining events

You may join events on ACID tracks that have been segmented along the timeline. Joining events is an

efficient way to redraw an event and remove any splits or silent regions between events.

You would want to join events if you decided that the event should play uninterrupted over the specified

time range.

Select the events or range of events that you want to join. For more information, see Selecting multiple events

on page 42.

From the Edit menu, choose Join or press . The selected events are joined.

Ripple editing

ACID includes a ripple editing feature. This feature is a timeline-based procedure that allows you to cut,

delete, and paste events or portions of events within a time selection and simultaneously adjust the position

of all later events on a selected track. The existing events’ timeline position adjusts by the total amount of

the time selection that is being cut, deleted or pasted from the clipboard.

You may turn on ripple editing mode by choosing

Ripple Edits from the Options menu or pressing .

Note:

Ripple editing is only available when a time selection is

present.

Events before splitting Events after splitting

In point Out point

Selection bar

Event to be

split at the time

selection’s in and

out points

Split point Split point

Selection bar

Only the selected

event splits at

the in and out

points

Select all the events that you want to join.

You can also select the first and last events

you want to join, creating an event selection range.

After you join the events, a single event appears.

Joining events is similar to dragging the

edge of an existing event

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