Making Selections - Ulead MEDIASTUDIO PRO 8 User Manual

248 AUDIO EDITOR
Working with selections
After opening an audio file you can edit the entire waveform or selected parts of it.
Unless a selection area has been created, any editing you do affects the entire
waveform.

Making selections

In Audio Editor, you can create a selection in the following ways:
• Drag your mouse over the area you wish to select.
• Double-click on the waveform or click Edit: Select All [Ctrl+L] to select the
entire waveform.
• Play the file and then click the Mark-in/out button on the Navigation Bar or
press F3/F4 whenever you hear the part you would like to select. (This method
is very useful for creating selections as your ear can hear the sound more
clearly than your eyes can 'see' it.)
• Drag on the waveform in the Overview Strip. (This can only be done if the file
has been zoomed in and there is space outside the Global View Panel to
select.)
• To deselect a selection area, click anywhere within the waveform or click
Edit: Select None [CTRL+K]. (Clicking the right mouse button deselects
the area without moving the cursor.)
• If you have placed cues on a waveform, selecting the Snap to cues option in
the Preferences dialog box 'pulls' any selection areas to the closest cue.
(Depending on your current zoom level, you may have to start and end the
selection area close to the appropriate cues.)
Selecting an area of a waveform