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6.9.2 Bend Markers
Bend Markers are used in Studio One to stretch audio inside an Audio Event, without the need
for slicing the Event into multiple pieces. They are added to an Audio Event when detecting
transients from the Bend Panel, and can also be manually added. When detecting transients,
the default Threshold used to placed Bend Markers at transients is 80%, which can be adjusted
at the top of the Event context menu or in the Inspector, so that Bend Markers are placed only
at the transients with which you want to work. It is also possible to manually insert Bend
Markers, before or after detecting transients.
While it is possible to insert and edit Bend Markers with Bend Markers hidden, you will likely
want them to be shown while editing. Check the Show Bend Markers box in the Bend panel or
Event context menu to show or hide Bend Markers.
If Bend Markers have been inserted as the result of transient detection, a very short,
highlighted range—visible if zoomed in far enough—will precede the Bend Marker. This range
represents the entirety of what has been detected as a transient, and it is important when
Studio One quantizes audio based on Bend Markers.
Note that Bend Markers are properties of the audio clip that an Event references, meaning that
multiple events referencing the same audio clip in the Pool (i.e.; a drum loop duplicated
several times) will share the same Bend Markers, and be effected by any Bend Marker editing.
If you want to process duplicated Events differently, for instance to provide rhythmic variation
with a duplicated drum loop, then bounce the event to a new file prior to editing.
6.9.2.1 Editing Bend Markers
To manually insert Bend Markers, switch to the Bend tool, then float the mouse over any Audio
Event and click where you would like to insert the Bend Marker. Double-click on any Bend
Marker with the Bend tool to remove it; any effect the Marker had on the audio will be
undone.
With the Bend tool selected, click-and-drag on any Bend Marker to manually manipulate the
audio left or right on the timeline. Doing so will stretch or compress the audio surrounding the
Bend Marker, and the Bend Marker will display a left- or right-facing flag at the bottom,
indicating the direction in which it has been moved. If the audio is stretched, the waveform
will be colored red, with the intensity of the color increasing the more the audio is stretched. If
the audio is compressed, the waveform will be colored green.
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