User Guide

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WORKING IN THE TRACK VIEW CHP. 5
Working with regions
Regions are useful tools that allow you to subdivide your project into time sections by designating in and out
points along the timeline. Regions can function as permanent time selections for playback and editing
purposes. Like markers, regions can serve as reference points and may be moved, named, and provide snap
points for the cursor and events.
When you place regions, ACID automatically numbers them in the order that you place them.
Placing and moving regions
Regions are placed at the start and end points of a loop region (time selection). You may place a region in
one of the following ways:
• From the
Insert menu, choose Region.
• Right-click the marker bar, choose
Markers/Regions from the shortcut menu, and choose Insert Region
from the submenu.
• Press .
After you place a region, you may change its position by dragging the region tag to the desired position.
Tip: You can move a region without changing its size by
holding while dragging either region tag.
Naming regions
ACID allows you to name the placed regions in your project. You may want to name regions based on parts
of the project or to define the amount of time that the regions encompass. For example, you may want to
identify introductions, solos, or special time-related features in your project as reference points.
1. Right-click the region’s start tag and choose Rename from the shortcut menu. A box appears next to the
tag.
2. Type a region name and press to save the name.
R
Region start
Loop region
Region end
Alt
Enter