Region Manipulation Tools And Functions; Split; Crop; Moving Regions - Click'n'drag - Mackie HDR24 Editing Manual

Region Manipulation Tools and Functions

The I-Beam and Hand tools are used to redefine and adjust the Start or End of
regions. As a reminder, the start and end points of the region that you see on the
screen may not necessarily be those of the original audio file.

Split

The audio editing process involves cutting large chunks of audio into small pieces
and rearranging those pieces in creative ways. The Split function is used to chop
a region (typically starting with a recording pass) into pieces for editing.
The SPLIT button is located along the bottom of the GUI tools panel. Split can
also be accessed from the Edit pulldown menu, however the choice will be grayed
out unless there's a marked area or the Current Time bar is bisecting a region – in
other words, the option is only available when there's something to split.
To divide a region, place the Current Time bar at the desired split point and click
on the SPLIT button. You now have two regions. If you select an area within a
region using the I-Beam tool, SPLIT creates three regions, one consisting of the
selected area, one before the selected area, and one after. Each region carries the
name of the track and take. Renaming the pieces using the Region Editor will help
you to keep track of those little bits of virtual tape for later use.
Splitting follows all the rules of selection. If multiple selections are made, they'll
all be split with a single command.

Crop

Crop operates in conjunction with a selected area within a region, deleting
everything in the region that is outside of the selection. It follows the selection
rules so a single Crop command will crop multiple tracks with defined selections.
Since there must be something useful left after cropping, Crop only functions on a
selection width of 1 frame or greater.
CAUTION: Be careful when cropping. Crop operates on both sides of the selected
area. If your intent is to chop off the beginning of a region but not the end, be
sure your selection area extends safely outside the region boundary on the end
you want to keep.
The CROP button is located along the bottom of the GUI tools panel. It can also
be accessed from the Edit pulldown menu when an area is selected.

Moving Regions - Click'n'Drag

With the Hand tool active, you can click on a region and drag it anywhere in the
track area. This is, in essence, a combination of the copy and paste commands in a
single operation. There are a couple of variations:
CTRL-click when dragging combines Copy and Paste operations, leaving the
region in its original place and putting a copy elsewhere in the track area.
Shift-click when dragging allows you to move a region, but constrains it in
time. It can move vertically (to another track or take) but can't move horizontally.
This is particularly useful when building a composite track from multiple takes. It
keeps things locked in time (of course you can do fine adjustments later).
13
Editing Guide