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The Sample Editor
Insert Silence
Selecting “Insert Silence” (on the Edit menu, on the Pro-
cess tab of the Sample Editor Inspector, or on the Range
submenu of the main Edit menu) inserts a silent section
with the same length as the current selection, at the selec
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tion start.
• The selection is not replaced, but moved to the right to
make room.
If you want to replace the selection, use the “Silence” function instead
(see
“Silence” on page 252).
Processing
The Processing features (on the Select Process menu, on
the Process tab of the Sample Editor Inspector, or on the
Process submenu of the Audio menu) can be applied to
selections in the Sample Editor, as well as the effects (on
the Select Plug-in menu on the Process tab of the Sample
Editor Inspector or on the Plug-ins submenu of the Audio
menu). For more information, see the chapter
“Audio pro-
cessing and functions” on page 244.
Creating a new event from the selection using
drag & drop
To create a new event that plays only the selected range,
proceed as follows:
1. Make a selection range.
2. Drag the selection range to an audio track in the Proj-
ect window.
Creating a new clip or audio file from the selection
To extract a selection from an event and either create a
new clip or a new audio file, proceed as follows:
1. Make a selection range.
2. Open the context menu and select “Bounce Selec-
tion” from the Audio submenu.
A new clip is created and added to the Pool, and another
Sample Editor window opens with the new clip. This clip
refers to the same audio file as the original clip, but con
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tains the audio corresponding to the selection range only.
Working with regions
Regions are sections within a clip. One of the main uses
for regions is Cycle recording, in which the different
“takes” are stored as regions (see “Recording audio” on
page 97). You can also use this feature for marking impor-
tant sections in the audio clip. Regions can be dragged
into the Project window from the Sample Editor or the
Pool to create new audio events.
Regions are best created, edited, and managed in the
Sample Editor.
Creating and removing regions
1. Select the range that you want to convert into a region.
2. Click the “Set up Window Layout” button and activate
the Regions option.
The regions list is displayed on the right.
3. Click the Add Region button above the regions list (or
select “Event or Range as Region” from the Advanced
submenu of the Audio menu).
A region is created, corresponding to the selected range.
4. To name the region, double-click on it in the list and
enter a new name.
Using this procedure, regions can be renamed at any time.
• When you click on a region in the regions list, it is in-
stantly displayed in the Sample Editor.
• To remove a region from a clip, select it in the list and
click the Remove Region button above the list.
Creating regions from hitpoints
If your audio event contains calculated hitpoints, you can
choose to automatically create regions from hitpoints. This
can be useful to isolate recorded sounds. For further infor
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mation on hitpoints, see “Working with hitpoints and
slices” on page 276.