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The Project window
4. Release the mouse button.
The part is “stretched” or “compressed” to fit the new length.
• For MIDI parts, this means that the note events are
stretched (moved and resized).
Controller data will be moved.
• For audio parts, this means that the events are moved,
and that the referenced audio files are time stretched to fit
the new length.
A dialog shows the progress of the time stretch operation.
Ö You can adjust which algorithm should be used for the
time stretch algorithm in the Preferences (Editing–Audio
page).
For more information about time stretch, see “Time Stretch” on page 212.
Sliding the contents of an event or part
You can move the contents of an event or part without
changing its position in the Project window. By default,
this is done by pressing [Alt]/[Option]-[Shift], clicking in
the event or part and dragging to the left or right.
Grouping Events
Sometimes it is useful to treat several events as one unit.
This can be done by grouping them: Select the events (on
the same or different Tracks) and select “Group” from the
Edit menu.
Grouped events are indicated by a group icon in the right corner.
If you edit one of the grouped events in the Project window,
all other events in the same group are affected too (if appli-
cable).
Group editing operations include:
• Selecting events.
• Moving and duplicating events.
• Resizing events.
• Adjusting fade-in and fade-out (audio events only, see “Creat-
ing fades” on page 89).
• Splitting events (splitting one event will automatically split any
other grouped events that are intersected by the split position).
• Locking events.
• Muting events (see below).
• Deleting events.
Locking events
If you want to make sure you don’t edit or move an event
by accident, you can lock it. Locking can affect one (or any
combination) of the following properties:
• To specify which of these properties should be affected
by the Lock function, use the “Lock Event Attributes” pop-
up menu in the Preferences (Editing page).
• To lock events, select them and select “Lock…” from
the Edit menu.
The events will be locked according to the options specified in the Prefe-
rences.
• You can adjust the lock options for a locked event by se-
lecting it and selecting “Lock…” from the Edit menu again.
This opens a dialog in which you can activate or deactivate the desired
lock options.
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When sliding the contents of an audio event, you
cannot slide past the start or end of the actual audio
clip. If the event plays the whole clip, you cannot
slide the audio at all.
Lock Options Description
Position If this is locked, the event cannot be moved.
Size If this is locked, the event cannot be resized.
Other If this is locked, all other editing of the event is disabled.
This includes adjusting the fades and event volume, pro-
cessing, etc.
The padlock symbol indicates that
one or more of the lock options are
activated for the event.