Creating increments of a specific musical length

The increment shortcut menu, like the selection shortcut menu, allows you to create increments that correspond to the specified musical length.

1.Verify that the Link Arrow to Selection button ( ) is toggled off and the increment arrow is displayed in black.

2.Right-click the increment arrow and choose the desired musical value from the shortcut menu. The increment length is automatically configured to the selected value in both the Chopper and the track view.

Creating increments of a custom musical length

1.Verify that the Link Arrow to Selection button ( ) is toggled off and the increment arrow is displayed in black.

2.Right-click the increment arrow and choose Custom from the shortcut menu. The Custom Length dialog appears.

3.Choose the desired increment format from the drop-down menu.

4.Enter an appropriate value in the adjacent box and click OK. The increment length is automatically configured to the selected value in both the Chopper and the track view.

Note: It is possible to set an increment value that results in the increment arrow extending beyond the scope of the Chopper. If this occurs, an accurate depiction of the increment still appears in the track view.

Inserting selections in the track view

You can add selections from the Chopper to your project in several ways.

Using the Insert Selection button

After you create the desired selection and increment, you can insert the selection in the project at the track view’s cursor position by

clicking the Insert Selection button ( ). After the Chopper inserts the audio, the cursor moves to the end of the increment.

•If the increment length is equal to the selection length, selections are painted end-to-end.

•If the increment length is greater than the selection length, an appropriate amount of silence is painted prior to the next insert position.

•If the increment length is less than the selection length, selections overlap.

Using copy and paste

You can right-click the selection in the Chopper and choose Copy from the shortcut menu to copy the current selection to the clipboard. You can then use the Paste command to insert the selection in the track view. After the event is pasted, the cursor advances to the end of the pasted event.

Note: When you paste a selection from the Chopper to the track view, the increment setting is ignored.

Dragging selections

You can drag a Chopper selection from the Chopper to the track view. Release the mouse at the location where you want to insert the selection.

Moving the insert position in the track view

Click the Move Track View Cursor Left button () and the Move Track View Cursor Right button ( ) to move the current insert position in the track view left/right by the increment length.

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