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Working with projects
Selecting events
Selecting events is done using any of the following
methods:
• Use the Arrow tool.
The standard selection techniques apply.
• Use the Select submenu on the Edit menu.
The options are:
• Select all events on a track by right-clicking on it in the
track list and selecting “Select All Events” from the con
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text menu.
• It is also possible to select ranges, regardless of the
event and track boundaries.
This is done using the Range Selection tool (see “Range editing” on
page 55).
• Use the arrow keys on the computer keyboard to select
the closest event to the left, right, above, or below.
If you press [Shift] and use the arrow keys, the current selection will be
kept, allowing you to select several events.
By default, tracks are selected with the up/down arrow keys
on the computer keyboard. Therefore using these to select
events, too, can be confusing. If you want to use the naviga
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tion controls for track selection only (a most vital operation
in both editing and mixing), you can activate the “Use Up/
Down Navigation Commands for selecting Tracks only” op
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tion in the Preferences dialog (Editing page). The following
applies:
• When this option is deactivated and no event/part is selected
in the Project window, the up/down arrow keys on the com
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puter keyboard are used to step through the tracks in the track
list.
• When this option is deactivated and an event/part is selected
in the Project window, the up/down arrow keys still step
through the tracks in the track list – but on the currently se-
lected track, the first event/part will automatically be selected
as well.
• When this option is activated, the up/down arrow keys are
only used to change the track selection – the current event/
part selection in the Project window will not be altered.
• If the “Auto Select Events under Cursor” option is acti-
vated in the Preferences dialog (Editing page), all events
on the selected track(s) that are “touched” by the project
cursor are automatically selected.
This can be helpful when rearranging your project, because it allows you
to select whole sections (on all tracks) by selecting all tracks and moving
the project cursor.
Using the cross hair cursor
Also in the Preferences dialog (Editing–Tools page), you
can find the Cross Hair Cursor section. When enabled, a
cross hair cursor is displayed when working in the Project
window and in the editors, facilitating navigation and edit
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ing, especially when arranging large projects. You can set
up the colors for the line and the mask of the cross hair
cursor, and define its width. The cross hair cursor works
as follows:
• When the Selection tool (or one of its subtools) is se-
lected, the cross hair cursor appears when you start mov-
ing/copying a part/event, or when using the event trim
handles.
Option Description
All Selects all events in the Project window.
None Deselects all events.
Invert Inverts the selection – all selected events are dese-
lected and all events that were not selected are se-
lected instead.
In Loop Selects all events that are partly or wholly between
the left and right locator.
From Start to
Cursor
Selects all events that begin to the left of the project
cursor.
From Cursor to
End
Selects all events that end to the right of the project
cursor.
Equal Pitch These are available in the MIDI Editors (see “Select-
ing notes” on page 261) and the Sample Editor (see
“Using the Select menu” on page 182).
Select Controllers
in Note Range
This is available in the MIDI Editors (see “Selecting
controllers within the note range” on page 261).
All on Selected
Tracks
Selects all events on the selected track.
Events under
Cursor
Automatically selects all events on the selected
track(s) that are “touched” by the project cursor.
Select Event This is available in the Sample Editor (see “Window
overview” on page 177).
Left/Right Selec-
tion Side to Cursor
These two functions are only used for range selection
editing (see
“Creating a selection range” on page 55).
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Note that these functions work differently when the
Range Selection tool is selected (see
“Creating a
selection range” on page 55).