Region Looping; Region Lock - Mackie HDR24 Editing Manual

Region Looping

Region Lock

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The Loop Region feature allows you to loop a specific portion of a region for
repetitive playback. This Loop function is usually used to create rhythmic
patterns, but may be used to create effects such delay repeats.
Region Loop mode is toggled either by clicking on the LOOP button in the Region
Editor window or by right-clicking in the region and selecting Loop from the pop-
up menu.
The length of the loop is equal to the region length displayed on the screen and in
the Region Edit window. Trim the length if necessary before looping the region.
When Loop mode is enabled, the region selected for looping may be stretched out
to repeat for any desired length of time. Regions can be looped in either direction
by pulling the region start or end points. The number of repeats need not be an
exact multiple of the loop length. It's possible, for example, to have three and a
half loops.
Small tick marks on the region base and top delineate the start and end of each
repeated section within the extended loop. Multiple regions may be selected and
looped at one time, for up to 24 tracks of playback. If Loop is enabled by right-
clicking on one of a group of selected regions, they will all loop.
This Region Lock function disables editing or moving a region, but a locked region
can be copied. A selected region can be locked by right-clicking in the region and
selecting Lock from the pop-up menu, or by clicking on the LOCK button in the
Region Editor window The background of a locked region turns dark gray to
indicate its locked state.
Region Lock status is a toggle. Unlock a locked region by clicking on the LOCK
button in the Region Edit or uncheck Lock from the right-click pop-up menu.
NOTE: Locking does not prohibit recording over a region. If you want to protect a
region from recording, move or copy it into another track or virtual take.