User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Overview of CD Technology
- Introduction
- Learning the CD Architect Workspace
- Getting Started
- Basic Editing Techniques
- Advanced Editing Techniques
- Working with Events
- Working with Tracks
- Adding Effects
- Burning Audio CDs
- Customizing CD Architect Software
- Index
Working with regions
Regions identify ranges of time and provide a way to subdivide your project. A region is defined as the area between two region markers
that share the same number. Regions can function as semi-permanent time selections. Region information can be displayed in the
Explorer by clicking the arrow next to the View button and selecting Region View.
Inserting regions
1.
Make a time selection. For more information, see Selecting a time range on page 46.
2.
From the Insert menu, choose Region, or press R.
3.
Type a name for the region and press Enter. If you do not want to name the region, simply press Enter.
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Moving regions
Drag a region marker to reposition it. To move both region markers (start and end markers) at once, hold Alt while dragging a region
marker.
Naming regions
1.
Place the mouse pointer on the left region marker you want to name or rename. The pointer changes to a hand icon
2.
Right-click to display a shortcut menu.
3.
From the shortcut menu, choose Rename. A text box appears next to the region marker.
4.
Type the region’s name.
5.
Press Enter or click anywhere in the timeline to set the name.
Selecting regions
You may select the events, across all tracks, within the region for editing or playing back.
1.
Right-click one of the region markers to display a shortcut menu.
2.
From the shortcut menu, choose Select Region.
Note:
You can also select a region by pressing a number on your keyboard (not the numeric keypad) or by double-clicking a region
marker.
Navigating to regions
You can move the cursor to the start or end of a region by clicking either region marker. You may press Ctrl+ or to move the cursor
to the next or previous region markers.
Right-click a region marker to display a shortcut menu that allows you to navigate to the beginning (Go to Start) or the end (Go to End)
of a region.
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