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Arranging
Creating and Using Markers
Markers are a way of associating a name with a time point in your
project. You use markers to name sections of a song, to mark hit points in
a Þlm score, or simply to provide a shortcut for working with any time
point in a project. Markers make it easy to:
¥ Jump to a speciÞc time point in a project
¥ Select a portion of a project
¥ Enter a time in any dialog box, by pressing F5 and choosing the
marker you want
You can see and work with markers in four ways:
¥ They are displayed in the time ruler at the top of the Track, Audio,
Staff, and Piano Roll view.
¥ The Markers toolbar lets you add markers and jump to speciÞc
marker locations.
¥ The Markers view displays all markers and lets you add, edit, and
delete markers.
¥ You can press F11 while playback is in progress to add a marker on
the ßy.
The time associated with a marker can be expressed in musical time or
as a locked SMPTE time. If a marker has a musical time (measures,
beats, and ticks), the marker stays at that musical time regardless of
changes in tempo. If a marker has a locked SMPTE time (hours,
minutes, seconds, and frames), the marker stays at the same time even
when the tempo is changed. Locked markers are useful for projects that
require you to sync the music or sound with Þlm scores or multimedia
presentations. See ÒTo Add a MarkerÓ below.
Pro Audio takes the current snap grid settings into account when you
move or copy markers. For example, if the snap grid is set to even
measure boundaries, any time you move or copy a marker, the marker
will be snapped to the beginning of the nearest measure. You are allowed
to have any number of markers at a single time point.