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When you preview a Groove clip in the Loop Explorer view, the clip plays in the project key and at the
project tempo.
To Drag a Loop into a Project
1.
Click and drag the Wave file from the Loop Explorer view to the Track view.
2.
Drop the Wave file in the track and at the time in which you want it in your project. If you drop the
file after the last track in your project, a new track is created for the file.
To Drag Multiple Loops into a Project
1.
Select a Wave file and select additional by holding down the Ctrl key and selecting them.
2.
Drag the Wave files from the Loop Explorer view to the Track view.
3.
Drop the Wave files into the Track view at the time in which you want them in your project.
The Wave files appear on consecutive tracks in the Track view at the time selected.
Working with Loops
You can make any audio clip into a loop by checking the Enable Looping checkbox in the Clip Properties
dialog. Once looping is enabled, you can drag out loops to create multiple repetitions. There are several
other ways to enable looping:
To Enable or Disable a Clip for Looping
1.
Double-click on the clip you want to loop.
The Loop Construction view appears.
2.
In the Loop Construction view, click the Enable Looping button
Or
In the Track view, select a clip and press Ctrl+L or select Edit-Groove Clip Looping.
To Create Repetitions of a Loop
1.
Set the Snap value if you want the loop to repeat at precise time boundaries.
2.
Move the cursor over the end of the loop-enabled clip until the cursor looks like this
3.
When the cursor changes, click the end or beginning of the clip and drag it to the right (if you are
dragging out from the end) or left (if you are dragging from the beginning).
The clip repeats itself until you stop dragging.
To Create Partial Repetitions of a Loop
1.
Move the cursor over the end of the loop-enabled clip until the cursor looks like this
2.
When the cursor changes, click the end or beginning of the clip and drag it to the right (if you are
dragging out from the end) or left (if you are dragging from the beginning).
If the Snap to Grid button is on, you can create a partial loop as small as the Snap to Grid setting
allows. For example, if your Snap to Grid setting is set to quarter notes, you can create partial
repetitions as small as a quarter of a measure.
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