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Tutorial 2: Editing
Introduction
In this chapter, we are going to show you how the Pilot
Zone, Arrange Zone, and Multi Zone work together when
editing audio events and instrument parts. Refer to the
chapters “The Pilot Zone” on page 38, “The Arrange Zone”
on page 49 and “The Multi Zone” on page 59 if you aren’t
sure about a specific function.
Ö The following sections make references to tutorial
projects, located in the default Sequel project folder.
Editing audio events
In this section we are going to look at some of the audio
editing functions that are available in Sequel.
Let’s take a look at how to edit events. This includes re-
name, resize, move, copy, repeat, and erase.
Importing
You can import audio events by simply dragging them
from the MediaBay Page or your desktop and dropping
them in the Arrange Zone.
Renaming
Renaming events is easy in Sequel. It’s important to rename
your audio files to keep your project clean and organized.
Let’s rename the audio event on the drum track “Drums”:
1. Double-click the name field on the event.
2. Type in “Drums” and when you are done, press [Enter]/
[Return].
The name has now changed to “Drums”.
Resizing
You can resize an event by adjusting start and/or end of
the event. Used in combination with splitting and repeat-
ing, this is usually all the editing you’ll need.
1. Click on the event you would like to resize. In our case
let’s resize the “Guitar” and “Synth” events.
2. Position the cursor over one of the triangles at the
lower left or right of the event. Click and adjust the “Gui-
tar” and “Synth” events so that there isn’t as much empty
space on the left and right of the event.
Splitting
Splitting is used to cut events.
You can split or cut an event wherever you want or you
can split them evenly at positions defined by the bars and
beats position grid displayed in the Arrange Zone.
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Load the project “Event Operations” found in the
“Sequel Tutorial 2” folder.