User Guide

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USING THE CHOPPER CHP. 6
Magnifying the Chopper
There are three ways of adjusting the magnification of the Chopper.
• Click the
Zoom In Time () and Zoom Out Time ( ) buttons located in the lower-right corner of the
window.
• Click within the Chopper and use the mouse wheel.
• Quickly magnify a selection by right-clicking and choosing
Zoom to Loop Region from the shortcut menu.
Previewing in the Chopper
The Chopper contains a dedicated transport bar that can be used to preview selections prior to inserting
them into the project.
Using Chopper toolbar and keyboard commands
In addition to the transport bar, the Chopper contains a toolbar that is designed to make creating selections
quick and easy. The following table briefly describes the toolbar buttons and the associated keyboard
commands.
Button Keyboard Function
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Inserts the Chopper selection in the track view at the current cursor
position.
(comma)
Shifts the track view’s cursor position to the left by the length of the
increment arrow.
(period)
Shifts the track view’s cursor position to the right by the length of the
increment arrow.
Links the length of the increment arrow with the length of the selection.
When toggled on, the length of the increment remains equal to the
length of the selection. When toggled off, you can configure the
increment independently of the Chopper selection.
(semicolon)
Halves the length of the Chopper selection.
(apostrophe)
Doubles the length of the Chopper selection.
or (comma)
Shifts the Chopper selection to the left by the length of the selection.
or (period)
Shifts the Chopper selection to the right by the length of the selection.
(comma)
Shifts the selection left by the increment length.
(period)
Shifts the selection right by the increment length.
(semicolon)
Doubles the length of the increment arrow.
(apostrophe)
Halves the length of the increment arrow.
Inserts a region.
Inserts a marker.
Marks the start point of a loop region.
Marks the end point of a loop region. Once the endpoint is established,
the loop region becomes highlighted.
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