You can toggle back and forth between Undo and Redo using the mouse or Ctrl+Z.

Cut: [Ctrl] + [X] or [Alt] + [E] + [C]

Deletes the selected item but leaves a copy on the clipboard so that it can be pasted later to another location.

Copy: [Ctrl] + [V] or [Alt] + [E] + [C] + [C]

Makes a copy of the selected item and places it on the clipboard so that it can be pasted later to another location.

When you copy an instrument or region, any samples mapped to the instrument or region are also copied.

Paste: [Ctrl] + [V] or [Alt] + [E] + [P]

Once you Cut or Copy an item, this command will Paste it where you instruct it to go.

You can copy or cut items from one .gig file and paste them into a different .gig file. Note that when you copy an instrument or region, any samples mapped to the instrument or region are also copied. If you paste the instrument or region into a different .gig file, the samples are also pasted, but the Editor compares them with the samples in the target file and discards any duplicates.

There are a variety of ways to paste depending on the item you are working with. For example, regions can be pasted to the same key range or you can specify where to paste them. This will all be covered in detail in each area of the Editor.

As with the other edit commands, you can right click with the mouse over an item to bring up the Paste command without having to go to the Edit Menu.

Delete: [Delete] Key or [Alt] + [E] + [D]

Deletes the item or items you have selected, without copying them to the clipboard.

Rename: [Alt] + [E] + [N]

This is one of a couple of ways that you can rename a Bank, Instrument, Folder or Sample.

Select the item you want to rename and choose Rename from the Edit menu. This will highlight the name of the item and you can then change the name.

Another method is to click on the item once with the mouse to highlight it. Then click it a second time to put the name in edit mode (two slow clicks, not a fast double-click).

Import samples: [Alt] + [E] + [S]

This is one of several ways to import samples into a .gig file.

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