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Pro Tools Reference Guide 514
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Click Apply to insert the new meter event. The
new meter event is inserted and appears in the
Meter ruler.
Each meter event has a small yellow triangle
next to it that indicates its location. These trian-
gles can be selected for copying and pasting, and
they can be double-clicked to edit the meter
event.
Editing Meter Events
Existing meter events can be edited, deleted,
and copied and pasted.
To edit a meter event:
1
In the Meter ruler, double-click the meter
event.
2
In the Meter Change dialog, enter a new Loca-
tion or Meter for the event.
3
Click OK.
To delete a meter event:
■
While pressing Alt (Windows) or Option
(Mac), move the cursor over the meter event
(where the cursor changes to the Grabber with a
“–”) and click to remove it.
To copy and paste several meter events:
1
If you want to constrain the selection to the
current Grid value, set the Edit mode to Grid.
2
Drag in the Meter ruler to select the range that
includes the meter events.
If the beginning of the selection includes a
meter event, press Control (Windows) or Com-
mand (Mac) so the Selector tool appears.
3
Choose Edit > Copy.
4
Click in the Meter ruler at the point where you
want to paste the meter events.
5
Choose Edit > Paste. The contents of the Clip-
board are pasted from the insertion point, re-
placing any existing meter events.
To extend an Edit selection in a track to the Meter
ruler:
1
Using the Selector tool or any Time Grabber
tool, select a track range.
2
Shift-click in the Meter ruler.
Shift-click again in the Meter ruler to remove it
from the selection.
To select all meter events:
■
Double-click with the Selector tool in the
Meter ruler.
Inserted meter event
Meter events selected
Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) while
dragging to select across all Conductor
tracks.