User Guide

CHP. 6 USING THE CHOPPER

Inserting markers and regions in the Chopper

When working with events in the Chopper, you can drop markers and create regions just like in the track

view. For more information, see Using project markers and regions on page 71.

These markers and regions are saved with the project when it is saved. They can also be saved back to the

original media file by clicking the

Save File button ( ) in the Track Properties window. For more

information, see Saving file properties on page 109.

Creating selections in the Chopper

After you place a file in the Chopper, you can use the toolbar, transport bar, and mouse (or their keyboard

equivalents) to create and preview selections within the file. When have made the selection you want, you

can insert the selection into the track view.

Placing files in the Chopper

To place a file in the Chopper, do any of the following:

• Select a track in the track list.

• Select an event.

• Right-click an event and choose

Select in Chopper from the shortcut menu.

Note:

If you choose Select in Chopper on an event that

contains only a portion of a file, ACID places the entire

contents of the file in the Chopper. The part of the waveform

selected, however, matches the contents of the selected event.

This allows you to see the event in the context of the entire

media file.

Creating selections

To create a selection, drag the mouse, or hold while pressing the arrow keys. A shaded region appears

in the Chopper to indicate the current selection, and its start point, end point, and length display at the

bottom-right corner of the window in measures.beats.ticks format. You can preview the selection at any time

by clicking the

Play button ( ) on the Chopper’s transport bar or pressing .

Shift

Space

Increment

Start End

Length