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The Arranger track
Managing Arranger chains
You can create several Arranger chains. This way, you can
create alternative versions for playback. In the Arranger
Editor, the toolbar buttons on the right are used for this:
• In the Inspector, these functions are accessed from the
Arranger pop-up menu (opened by clicking on the Ar-
ranger name field).
The Arranger chains you create will be listed on the Name
pop-up menu, found in the Arranger Editor to the left of
the buttons, at the top of the Arranger track Inspector, and
in the Track list. Please note that to be able to select an-
other Arranger chain from the pop-up menu, Arranger
mode must be activated.
Flattening the Arranger chain
When you have found an Arranger chain that suits your pur-
poses, you can “flatten” it, i.e. convert the list into a linear
project. Proceed as follows:
1. Click the Flatten button (or select Flatten Chain from
the pop-up menu in the Inspector for the Arranger track).
The events and parts in the project are reordered, repeated, resized,
moved and/or deleted (if these are not within the boundaries of any used
Arranger event), so that they correspond exactly to the Arranger chain.
The Flatten button
2. Activate Playback.
The project will now play back exactly as in Arranger mode, but you can
view it and work with it as usual.
Flattening options
Sometimes it might be useful to keep the original Arranger
events even after flattening the Arranger track. By using flat-
tening options you can define which chain should be flat-
tened (Source section), where it should be stored and how
it should be named (Destination section) together with
other options (Options section).
1. Click the Flattening options button.
2. In the window that appears, select the desired options.
In the Source section you can specify, which Arranger
chain should be flattened. The available options are:
Button Description
Click this to rename the current Arranger chain.
Creates a new, empty Arranger chain.
Creates a duplicate of the current Arranger chain, containing
the same events.
Removes the currently selected Arranger chain. Only avail-
able if you have created more than one Arranger chain.
!
Flattening the Arranger chain may remove events
and parts from the project. Only use the Flatten func-
tion when you know you don’t want to edit the Ar-
ranger track/chain any more. If in doubt, save a copy
of the project before flattening the Arranger chain.
Option Description
Current Chain If you activate this option, only the current chain will be
flattened.
Checked Chains… If you activate this option, you can select the arranger
chains you want to flatten in the list to the left.
All Chains If you activate this option, all arranger chains of the
current project will be flattened.