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Punching-in and crossfading events
You can insert events into the middle of (on top of) existing events without altering the timing of the project. When the inserted
event ends, the original event continues playing as if it had never stopped.
You can choose the duration of crossfades for punched-in audio events.
1. From the Options menu, choose Preferences. The Preferences dialog is displayed.
2. Click the Editing tab.
3. Select Quick fade length of audio events. Specify a duration for each transition.
Events that have previously been inserted or punched-in are not affected by this change. The concept of punching in and out only
applies when you are inserting an event that is shorter than the event that it is being inserted into. In the following illustration,
every frame is numbered so that you can see how the original event continues after the inserted event ends, as if it continued to
play underneath the original.
Duplicating events
Duplicating is a combination of copying and pasting in one action. The process is like moving the event to a new position while
leaving a copy behind.
1. Press Ctrl.
2. Drag the event you want to duplicate to the place where you want the new event to be positioned.
Inserting empty events and time
You can insert events into the timeline that do not have any contents and are not references to any media files. Empty events are
useful as placeholders in the timeline that can be filled with media or recorded into at a later time. In either case, the new media is
added to the empty event as a take. To add an empty event to a track, choose Empty Event from the Insert menu.
You can also make space in a project by inserting a length of time across all tracks. To insert a period of time into the timeline,
choose Time from the Insert menu.
Punched-in event