Paste Repeat; Splice Mode; Snap And Snap-To Functions; Snap Enable - Mackie HDR24 Editing Manual

Paste Repeat

The Paste Repeat operation is used in a similar fashion to Region looping (see
page 20). It works the same as Paste except that the Paste operation is repeated
automatically for a specified number of times, and at a specified interval. The
Paste Repeat function can include multiple regions and silent space in between
regions, whereas the Loop Region operates on one region only. The default Paste
Repeat interval is the length of the selection so that the pasted regions are placed
end-to-end, but this can be edited from the Paste Repeat dialog box.

Splice Mode

The SPLICE button, located near the center of the Tools panel, affects how cut
and paste operations are performed. It's analogous to tape splicing, hence its
name. If Splice is turned off, cutting a selection out of a region leaves a hole,
perhaps to be filled by an equivalent part from an alternate take. If Splice is
turned on, the two sections on either side of the cut are automatically joined
together by the Cut operation. The earlier section of the region stays put and the
later section (everything to the right, even if there are several regions) slides
forward in time to join it.
When pasting, if Splice is off, the pasted-in section is simply plopped down on top
of the existing region, replacing what was there. If Splice is on, the old track is
divided at the point where the section is pasted, and slides over to make room for
the pasted-in piece.
With Splice off, when multiple regions with a gap (no audio) between them are
pasted to another track, only sections where there is recorded audio will overwrite
what's existing on the track. In other words, audio existing on the pasted-to track
will be audible in the gaps between the newly pasted regions. If Splice is enabled,
gaps in the pasted-in regions will remain. This is consistent, since the original
track moves out of the way to make room for the spliced-in section, leaving a
space with no audio to poke through the holes.
NOTE: SPLICE only works with clipboard (cut and paste) operations. It doesn't ap-
ply when dragging a region to a new location with the hand tool.

Snap and Snap-to Functions

When Snap is enabled, dragged objects such as regions or selection lines no
longer move smoothly, with seemingly infinite resolution. Instead they snap to
fixed time increments with magnetic allegiance - i.e. they move smoothly, but
when a virtual (and invisible) grid line is crossed, they stick briefly so you'll know
you're in line time-wise with the snap grid. Regions, region boundaries, and
selection boundaries are all affected by the Snap function.
Whenever Snap is enabled, the Current Time bar is also the "snap-to" point, even
if it's between snap grid lines.

Snap Enable

The Snap controls are found under the Options pulldown menu or from a
menu which pops up when right-clicking on the time bar. Snapping is turned
on or off by clicking on the SNAP button in the Drag/Edit section of the GUI
Tools panel or by selecting Enable Snapping in the Options or pop-up menu.
From either menu, you can select Snap to Grid, Snap to Cues, or both. You
can also select the grid resolution from another pulldown under this menu.
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