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Chapter 20: Working with Regions and Selections 445
Cut and Copy Commands
Use the Cut command to remove the selection
from the track and place it on the Clipboard.
Use the Copy command to place a copy of the
selection on the Clipboard so it can be pasted to
another track, or to the same track at a different
location, while leaving the original intact and in
place.
To cut or copy a selection or region:
1
If you want to constrain the selection to the
current Grid value, set the Edit mode to Grid.
2
Set the Track View for the tracks you want to
edit.
When displaying waveforms for audio tracks, or
notes or regions for MIDI tracks, selections in-
clude underlying automation and controller
data. If the track is displaying automation data,
only the automation data is affected by the ed-
its.
3
Make an Edit selection of the material you
want to cut or copy.
4
Do one of the following:
• Choose Edit > Cut to remove the selection
and place it on the Clipboard.
– or –
• Choose Edit > Copy to place the selection
on the Clipboard, without removing it.
If a portion of a region was cut or copied, the
material on the Clipboard appears as a new re-
gion in the Region List. If a portion of a region
was cut, new regions are auto-created from the
material residing outside of the selection.
When working in Shuffle mode, any subsequent
regions slide over to fill any empty space.
Deleting Underlying Region Data
When removing a region or selection, you can
choose to remove or keep the underlying region
data.
To delete a region or selection along with the
underlying region data:
■
Choose Edit > Cut.
To delete a region or selection without removing
the underlying region data:
■
Choose Edit > Clear.
Paste Command
Use the Paste command to place the contents of
the Clipboard at the Edit insertion point, and
overwrite any material already there.
To paste a selection or region:
1
If you want to constrain the insertion point or
the selection to the current Grid value, set the
Edit mode to Grid.
2
Do one of the following:
• With the Selector tool, click in a track at
the point where you want to paste the ma-
terial.
– or –
• Use the Selector or Time Grabber tool to
make a selection where the material will be
placed.
3
Choose Edit > Paste.
If pasting at an insertion point in Shuffle mode,
material to the right of the paste point is shifted
to the right. In Slip mode, the material is over-
written.