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The Grab menu is used for Slipping (resyncing) and Trimming (resizing). We GRAB some part of a clip (such as the
Head, the Tail or the whole clip), move it somewhere and DROP it, using the ENTER key. This can be done so that
the audio slips as you move the tranport (Slip commands), or so that it remains in sync (Trim commands).
You can also cause a clip to return to its original timecode position (or "Birthday"). See box below.
The Grab Menu allows multiple track selection, so you can slip or trim many clips in the same move.
Slip Submenu
Space
B/Up
Level
Fade
Name
Track
Grab
Block
Takes
Wave
Nudge
Edit
Toggles between Slip mode (sync
is redefined) and Trim mode (sync
is fixed).
Pressing this Soft key selects the
red clip(s) for slipping, and remem-
bers the sync point at the cursor.
Move the transport to any timecode
and press ENTER, which moves
the clip(s) to that timecode loca-
tion. The part of the audio that was
at the cursor will follow to its new
location.
The clips are offset by the amount
the transport has moved.
Slip Clip vs Cut & Paste
Slip clip is an alternative to cut and paste, since it achieves the same result of repositioning a clip. But there are
some important differences: a) The "coverage" of the clips is not changed, so you can slip a clip "under" another
clip, whereas you can only paste a clip "on top" of another b) Slip clip can be UNDONE with one keystroke, while
cut and paste is two actions, and therefore cannot be reversed using the UNDO button once.
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The Grab Menu
TRIM
SLIP
clip
Grabs the Head of the
clip(s) under the cursor.
Move to another location
and press ENTER, and the
head of the clip(s) will be
placed at the cursor posi-
tion, while the Tail remains
fixed.
head
tail
Grabs the Sync Point.
When you move the trans-
port and press ENTER,
the audio inside the clip
is slipped, but the Head
and Tail remain fixed, so
the clip will start and end
at the usual times, but
will contain different au-
dio.
Grab the Tail of
the clip. Other-
wise the same as
for Head.
The clips under the
cursor can be made to
slip to the timecode
where they were
originally recorded
by typing
RTB<
This stands for
"Return to Birthday"
sync
>
RETURN
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