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The Project window
Range editing
Editing in the Project window isn’t necessarily restricted
to handling whole events and parts. You can also work
with selection ranges, which are independent from the
event/part and track boundaries.
Creating a selection range
To make a selection range, drag with the Range Selection
tool.
When the Range Selection tool is selected, the Select
submenu on the Edit menu has the following items for
making selection ranges:
• Double-clicking on an event with the Range Selection
tool creates a selection range encompassing the event.
If you hold down [Shift] you can double-click several events in a row, and
the selection range will expand to encompass them all. Double-clicking a
second time on an event opens it for editing in the Sample Editor.
Adjusting the size of the selection range
You can adjust the size of a selection range in the follow-
ing ways:
• By dragging its edges.
The pointer takes the shape of a double arrow when you move it over an
edge of the selection range.
• By holding down [Shift] and clicking.
The closest selection range edge will be moved to the position at which
you clicked.
• By adjusting the selection range start or end position on
the info line.
• By using the Trim buttons on the toolbar.
The left Trim buttons will move the start of the selection range and the
right buttons will move the end. The edges will be moved by the amount
specified on the Grid pop-up.
Clicking this Trim button…
…will move the start of the selection range to the right by 1beat.
• By using the Nudge buttons on the toolbar.
These will move the whole selection range to the left or the right. The
amount of movement depends on the selected display format (see “The
Project Setup dialog” on page 34) and the value specified on the Grid
pop-up menu.
Ö The Trim buttons and the Nudge buttons are located
in the Nudge palette, which is not visible in the toolbar by
default.
See “The setup context menus” on page 471 for instructions on how to
show and hide items in the toolbar.
Option Description
All Makes a selection that covers all tracks, from the start of
the project to the end (as defined by the Length setting in
the Project Setup dialog).
None Removes the current selection range.
Invert Only used for event selection (see “Selecting events” on
page 43).
In Loop Makes a selection between the left and right locator, on
all tracks.
From Start to
Cursor
Makes a selection on all tracks, from the start of the
project to the project cursor.
From Cursor to
End
Makes a selection on all tracks, from the project cursor to
the end of the project.
All on Selected
Tracks
Only used for event selection (see “Selecting events” on
page 43).
Select Event This is available in the Sample Editor (see “Using the Se-
lect menu” on page 227).
Left Selection
Side to Cursor
Moves the left side of the current selection range to the
project cursor position.
Right Selec-
tion Side to
Cursor
Moves the right side of the current selection range to the
project cursor position.
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Note that the contents of the selection are not moved
– using the Nudge buttons is the same as adjusting
the start and end of the selection range at the same
time, by the same amount.