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Modify Levels (Alt+M)
• Use this control to modify all selected channels
for the user-selected parameter.
• Choose the type of parameter in the top pull-down
button.
Set the action to Trim, Set, Min, or Max.
• Trim adds or subtracts the selected value from all
selected channels for the selected parameter.
• Set moves the selected parameter to the specified
value for all selected channels.
• Min limits the minimum parameter setting to the
specified value for all selected channels.
• Max limits the maximum parameter setting to the
specified value for all selected channels.
Note: The Modify Levels command affects automation
data only if the Include Automation box is checked. If
the box is checked, levels are modified globally across
the complete SMPTE time line on selected channels,
for the selected parameter.
Insert Time
• Within the Mix Editor, this inserts a region of no
data change in the selected channel region.
• The amount of blank time inserted is equal to the
length of the selected region.
• Functional on any number of selected tracks.
Delete Time
• Deletes a selected time region in the Mix Editor
window, including all data and changes.
• The amount of deleted time is equal to the length
of the selected region.
• Functions on any number of selected channel
regions.
Insert Global Time
• With the Mix Editor open, this feature globally
inserts a region of no data change at the selected
start point (on all channels for all data).
• Selecting Insert Global Time in the Edit menu
opens a window with settings for the insert start
point and length of time inserted.
Delete Global Time
• With the Mix Editor open, this feature globally
deletes a region of data change at the selected
start point (on all channels for all data).
• Selecting Delete Global Time in the Edit menu
opens a window with settings for the deletion
start point and length of time deleted.
Clear Automation
• Removes all automation data globally for the
selected channels and the selected categories.
• This action can be undone.
• This action is listed in the History List and
remains available for an Undo at any point, as
long as it remains in the list.
• Plug-in automation is cleared by removing the
plug-in from its assigned slot.
Clear Edit History
• Removes all items from the History window.
• This cannot be undone!
Play From Selection (Ctrl+Space)
• This action starts playback of the onboard D8B
transport from the start time entered in the Mix
Editor start time window.
Select All (Ctrl+A)
• Operates on list type windows (Snapshot,
Locator, MIDI Map, etc.) for selecting all list
items for deletion.
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