Reason 12.7 Operation Manual
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Clip arrangement in the sequencer is done mainly in the Song View - but could also be done in Edit Mode, if the clips you’re arranging are on the same lane. The descriptions in this chapter refer to arrangement in the Song View, unless otherwise stated.
#Creating Clips
Clips are created automatically when you record, but you can also create empty clips and add notes and other events in them by drawing with the Pencil Tool.
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To create a clip, double click with the Selection (Arrow) Tool on a track.
This will create an empty clip with the length of the current Snap value setting (e.g. 1 bar). To create longer clips, double click, keep the mouse button pressed and drag to the right.
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You can also create clips by selecting the Pencil Tool and drawing on a Lane in the sequencer.
#Selecting clips
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To select any type of clip in the Song View, just click on it.
A selected clip is indicated with a thick black border with Clip Resize handles on either side. In Edit Mode, the Clip Resize handles appear in the Clip Overview area.
Selected clips in Song View.
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To de-select clips, just click anywhere on the Arrange Pane background.
#Inspector displays for selected clips
In the sequencer Inspector, the Position and Length displays shows the start position and length of the selected clip. For selected audio clips, four additional displays are shown: Fade In, Fade Out, Level and Transpose. If several clips are selected, the displays show the values for the earliest (or topmost) selected clip in the song.
The Inspector displays for selected Audio Clips.
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Clip Position display
The clip Position display shows at what position in the song the clip begins. The display readout is divided into Bar, Beat, 1/16 Note and Ticks (1/16th note=240 Ticks). The position can be edited according to the descriptions in “Moving clips using the Inspector”.
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Clip Length display
The clip Length display shows the length of the clip. The display readout is divided into (from left to right) Bar, Beat, 1/16 Note and Ticks. The length can be edited according to the descriptions in “Resizing clips using the Inspector”.
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Fade In and Fade Out displays (audio clips only)
The Fade In and Fade Out displays for selected audio clips show the Fade In and Fade Out times for the audio in the clip. The readout is divided into 1/16 Note and Ticks. The Fade times can be edited as described in “Inspector segment displays”.
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Level display (audio clips only)
The Level display for selected audio clips shows the level of the audio in the clip. The readout is divided into dB and 1/100 dB. The level can be edited as described in “Inspector segment displays”.
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Transpose display
The Transpose display shows the transposition of the audio recordings in the selected Audio Clip(s) - relative to the original pitch. The display readout is divided into (from left to right) Semitones and Cents, See “Transposing Audio Clips”.
#Selecting multiple clips
In Song View, several clips can be selected, e.g. for cutting, copying, pasting, deleting, moving and resizing purposes. If you select multiple note clips, these can be opened for Multi Lanes editing, see “Multi Lanes editing”.
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Press [Ctrl](Win) or [Shift](Mac) and select the clips.
Under Windows, you can also press [Shift] and click to select a range of clips on the same lane.
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Draw a selection rectangle with the Selection Tool (arrow) on the Arrange Pane background.
Click, hold and draw a rectangle with the Selection Tool to select multiple clips.
All clips that are touched by the selection rectangle will be automatically selected when the mouse button is released.
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If you hold down [Shift] when you select clips with the selection rectangle technique, any previously selected clips will remain selected.
This allows you to make multiple, non-contiguous selections: first select some clips, then hold [Shift] and select some more clips, and so on.
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Use the “Select All” function on the Edit menu or on the clip context menu to select all clips in the song.
Alternatively, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [A].
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You can also select multiple clips in the Clip Overview area in Edit Mode - if the clips are on the same lane.
Two selected clips in the Clip Overview area in Edit Mode.
#Selecting clips with the arrow keys
Another way of selecting clips on the Arrange Pane is to use the arrow keys on the computer keyboard.
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Press the [Left] or [Right] arrow keys to select the previous or next clip on the lane.
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Press the [Up] or [Down] arrow key to select the closest clip on the lane above or below.
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Hold down [Shift] and use the [Left]/[Right] arrow keys to make multiple selections on the same lane.
#Setting audio clip Level and Fades
Besides the Clip Resize handles, a selected audio clip also has Fade In and Fade Out handles plus a Clip Level handle. These can be edited at any time, either by using the handles as described below, or using the Inspector as described in “Fade In and Fade Out displays (audio clips only)” and “Level display (audio clips only)”:
A selected audio clip in Arrange Mode.
#Fade In and Fade Out Handles
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Click and drag these handles horizontally to introduce a fade in and/or fade out of the audio in the clip.
The Fade settings can be set individually for each audio clip in the song. The fading is non-destructive and can be changed at any time. If Snap is activated (see “Snap”), the set Snap value is taken into account when setting the fade time(s).
#Clip Level Handle
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Click and drag this handle vertically to adjust the audio level in the audio clip.
The Level can be set individually for each audio clip in the song. The Level setting is non-destructive and can be changed at any time.
#Deleting clips
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To delete a clip, select it and press [Delete] or [Backspace] or select “Delete” from the Edit or context menu.
You can also draw selection rectangles with the Selection tool, encompassing several clips and delete them all at once. The same rules apply as when selecting clips (see “Selecting clips”).
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If you delete an audio clip which contains recordings that are not used elsewhere in the song, those audio recordings will be permanently deleted! However, if you accidentally erase an audio clip, you can always use the “Undo” function.
#Deleting clips with the Eraser tool
You can also use the Eraser tool to delete clips on the Arrange Pane. The Eraser tool can be used in two ways: you can click on single clips or you can make a selection rectangle encompassing several clips:
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Select the Eraser Tool and click on the clip you want to delete.
Select the Eraser Tool and click on the clip you want to delete.
Alternatively, if you want to delete multiple clips:
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Select the Eraser Tool, click and hold the mouse button and draw a selection rectangle on the Edit/Arrange Pane background.
Click, hold and draw a rectangle with the Eraser Tool to erase multiple clips.
All clips that are touched by the selection rectangle will be deleted once you release the mouse button.
#Resizing (masking) clips
All clip types can be resized by clicking and dragging either of the Clip Resize handles on the selected clip(s). This can be done both in the Song View and in Edit Mode. In Edit Mode, the Clip Resize handles appear in the Clip Overview area.
A selected note clip.
If you resize a clip and make it smaller, any recordings or events that now lie outside the clip boundaries will not sound, or have any effect, when played back. However, they are not deleted - just masked. If you make the clip larger again, the recordings or events that were masked will become visible and will play back again. See “About masked recordings and events”.
If you enlarge an unmasked clip, nothing special will happen except that the clip “window” becomes larger.
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If you resize an audio clip which uses Fade In and/or Fade Out, the fade slopes will follow along, unaffected, with the clip boundaries.
#Resizing multiple clips
It’s possible to resize several clips by first selecting the clips, and then dragging a Clip Resize handle on one of the selected clips. All selected clips will be resized by the same amount.
#Resizing clips using the Inspector
Another way of resizing clips is to change the clip length(s) in the Inspector. This can be done in the following way:
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Select one or several clips on the Arrange Pane and then change the Length value in the Inspector by clicking on the up/down arrow buttons.
In the example below, we expand the clip lengths by 2 bars by clicking the up arrow button twice.
All selected clips become 2 bars longer.
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See “Inspector segment displays” for more details on how to edit in the Inspector displays.
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If the Tick segment in the Length display shows an asterisk (*), it means that the value is a fraction of a Tick - a subtick. See “About subticks in the Position and Length displays” for more info.
#About masked recordings and events
A note or parameter automation clip which contains masked events is indicated by white corners on the left, right or both clip boundaries:
The position of the white corners indicate on which side of the clip boundary the masked events exist:
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Audio clips don’t have any indication if they contain masked recordings.
#Masked recordings in audio clips
If you resize an audio clip and make it smaller, the masked part of the recording will be silent during playback. If you open a masked audio clip in the Comp Editor, the part of the recording that will actually play back is shown in the Clip Overview area. The masked part of the recording will appear grayed out on a Comp Row:
An open audio clip before and after masking.
#Masked events in note and parameter automation clips
In the picture below is an open note clip in Edit Mode with notes and performance controller events, before and after resizing the clip:
After resizing the clip from 8 to 4 bars, all events that begin in bars 5-8 are now masked and won’t play back. All masked events will still be there - and follow along with the clip if the clip should be moved, cut or copied.
Masked events will be a blue color on the Note Edit Lane, to indicate that they won’t play back. The first three-note chord in the masked area is still an orange color. That’s because the notes begin in bar 4 (just before the downbeat) and thus will play back in their entirety, also after resizing the clip.
Masked performance controller events, parameter automation events and pattern automation events will be inactive - but could still affect the masked clip (see “About masked performance controllers and automation events” below). Outside a masked clip, the controller/parameter/pattern values will default to their Static Values in the masked area (see “Static Value Handles”).
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Note that just switching to Edit Mode won’t show masked events. A clip has to be opened before you can view these events. You can remove all masked note and parameter automation events using the “Crop Events to Clips” function on the Edit menu (see “The “Crop Events to Clips” function”).
#About masked performance controllers and automation events
Masked performance controller and parameter automation events just outside a clip can still affect the clip, since they affect the curve shape. The example below shows a masked note clip with Mod Wheel performance controller.
The first Mod Wheel automation event to the right of the masked part of the clip determines the direction of the automation curve from the last event in the unmasked area. These types of automation events are not blue, but black and white, just like unmasked events.
The result in this example is that the Mod Wheel value will continue to rise all the way to the end of the masked clip, at which point the value will drop down to the Static Value - in this case “0”.
#The “Crop Events to Clips” function
There may be situations when you want to delete all masked events, i.e. events located outside the left and/or right clip boundaries. This function only works for note and parameter automation clips and will delete all masked notes that begin in the masked clip section, plus any performance controller or parameter automation events:
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Reduce the size of the clips to your liking.
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Select one or several clips and choose “Crop Events To Clips” from the Edit menu or from the context menu.
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After the cropping operation, all events outside the clip have been deleted.
#Tempo scaling clips
It is possible to tempo scale the content of clips, i.e. make the clip play back at faster or slower tempos. This can be achieved in two different ways:
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By manually stretching selected clip(s).
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By editing the tempo scaling numerically in the Tool Window.
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Tempo scaling can be applied to all clip types, except for Time Signature automation clips.
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Note that Pattern Automation Clips will only be resized - the pattern tempo in the source device will NOT be scaled but will still be synced to the main sequencer tempo!
Below, we will describe how to use the “scale tempo” tool to manually stretch clips. Numerical tempo scaling in the Tool Window is explained in “Scale Tempo” in the “Note and Automation Editing” chapter.
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Select one or several clips, either on the arrangement pane in Song/Blocks View, or in the Clip Overview in Edit Mode.
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With the Arrow Tool selected, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Option](Mac) and place the mouse cursor over one of the Clip Resize handles.
When you reach any of the Clip Resize handles, the arrow symbol switches to a “scale tempo” arrow.
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Hold down [Ctrl](Win)/[Option](Mac) and click and drag the cursor sideways in either direction to scale the tempo of the clip contents.
In this example, we make the “stretched” clip four bars longer by dragging the right clip handle one bar to the right.
Now, all clips have been tempo scaled and the clip content have been stretched to match the new clip length. Note that the content of all selected clips have been scaled proportionally. The Pattern Clip has only been resized, though. The pattern tempo in the source device has NOT been scaled.
For more details about tempo scaling audio clips, refer to “Tempo scaling Clips” in the “Audio Editing in the Sequencer” chapter.
#Moving clips
#Moving clips on the same lane
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To move a clip, drag and drop it to the desired destination on the lane.
It’s also possible to select and move several clips by dragging and dropping them at the desired destination. If the Snap function is selected (see “Snap”), you will only be able to move the clip(s) in steps of the selected Snap value - or to absolute positions on the grid, depending on the Snap settings.
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You can also use the “Cut” and “Paste” functions on the Edit menu or context menu to cut the selected clip(s) and then paste them at the current Song Position Pointer position (see “Cutting, Copying and Pasting clips”).
#Nudging clip positions
You can use the left and right arrow keys on the computer keyboard to “nudge” the positions of selected clips in a couple of different ways:
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Select the Snap value by which you want to nudge the clip(s).
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Press [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and use the Left and Right arrow keys to move the clip position back or forward by the set Snap value.
It doesn’t matter if Snap is on or off - the clip will always be moved in steps of the set Snap value.
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Press [Ctrl]+[Alt](Win) or [Cmd]+[Option](Mac) and use the left and right arrow keys to move the clip position back or forward in Tick increments.
There are 240 ticks per 1/16 note so this is very fine editing - check the tick positions in the inspector when you nudge because typically you won’t “see” the position changes unless you’re working at a high zoom level.
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Press [Ctrl]+[Shift](Win) or [Cmd]+[Shift](Mac) and use the left and right arrow keys to move the clip position back or forward in Beat increments.
#Moving clips using the Inspector
Another way of moving clips is to change the clip position in the Inspector. This can be done in the following way:
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Select one or several clips on the Arrange Pane. Then, change the Position value in the Inspector, either by clicking on the Up/Down spin controls, or by using any of the methods described in “Inspector segment displays”.
In this example, we move the clips position 2 bars forward by clicking the “Up” spin control twice.
All selected clips are moved forward by 2 bars.
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If the Tick segment in the Position display shows an asterisk (*), it means that the value is a fraction of a Tick - a subtick. See “About subticks in the Position and Length displays” for more info.
#Moving clips between lanes
You can move clips between lanes, either on the same track or between lanes on different tracks:
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Click and drag the clip(s) to the desired position on the new lane.
The set Snap value is taken in to account if the function is activated (see “Snap”). It’s also possible to move several selected clips in one go.
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Hold down [Shift] when you drag the clip(s), to restrict the clips to vertical movement.
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If you want to move several clips in the Windows version of Reason, press the [Shift] key after you have pressed the mouse button, otherwise pressing [Shift] will select or deselect clips, and that’s not what we want here.
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For a successful result, it’s important that the source and destination lanes are of the same, or similar, type (see “About alien clips” below).
#About alien clips
An alien clip is a clip containing types of event, or different parameter range/resolution, other than that the lane is intended for. For example, if we move a note clip from a note lane to a parameter automation lane, the note clip would become alien and won’t play back on the automation lane:
If a note clip is moved from a note lane to a parameter automation lane, for example, the clip becomes alien.
An alien clip can be distinguished by its red stripes, which indicate that the clip is currently inactive. If you place the cursor over an alien clip, a tool tip appears with detailed information:
Tool tip for an alien note clip.
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A parameter automation clip can also become alien if it is moved to a parameter automation lane for a parameter with a different range or resolution.
In most cases, you can resolve this by first selecting the clip and then selecting “Adjust Alien Clips to Lane” from the Edit menu or from the context menu.
For example, if a parameter automation clip for a parameter that has a bipolar (-64 to 63) value range is moved to a parameter automation lane with a unipolar (0 to 127) value range, it will become alien. Selecting “Adjust Alien Clips to Lane” from the Edit menu or context menu will adjust the parameter automation events of the clip to fit the range of the parameter on the destination lane.
#Moving clips with performance controller automation to another track
If you move note clips that contain performance controller automation events to another track (for a different type of instrument device), there are a few things to note:
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If you have only recorded standard performance controllers (Pitch Bend, Mod Wheel and Sustain pedal) in the note clip, these will usually translate without any problems when moved to another device track.
Be aware that all devices do not respond to all performance controllers - the Malström device, for example, does not respond to Aftertouch, Expression or Breath performance controller data.
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If you have recorded non-standard controller parameters for a device in the note clip using the “Record Automation into Note Clip” option (see “Recording parameter automation into Note Clips”) some automated parameters may not have an equivalent parameter in the target device.
In such cases the automation data for an incompatible controller will simply be ignored.
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Parameters common to most instrument devices (filters, envelopes etc.) will be transferred to the target device whenever applicable.
#About overlapping clips
If you move or resize clips so that the clips overlap each other, the following rules apply:
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Clips or sections of clips that are hidden (overlapped) will not play back.
Any lane can only play back a single clip at a time - if you want to mix two clips, put them on separate lanes (note clips) or on separate tracks (audio clips). See “Adding note lanes” and “Duplicating/copying tracks and devices”.
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The clip with the latest start position have priority (and will be played back).
This means if a shorter clip is placed “in the middle” of a longer clip, as in the picture below, the sequencer will play the beginning of the long clip, then the shorter overlapping clip and then the end of the long clip.
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If both clips start at the same position and have the same length, the clip which was moved last will sound. Consequently, the “hidden” clip won’t play back at all.
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Note that it’s possible to cross-fade adjacent audio clips, for smooth overlaps. See “Crossfading audio clips”.
#Duplicating clips
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To duplicate selected clips, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Option](Mac), then click with the Selection Tool and drag a copy of the clip(s) to the desired destination.
As you begin dragging, the cursor displays a “+” sign next to it to indicate duplication.
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You can use the Duplicate function ([Ctrl]/[Cmd]-[D]) to quickly make copies of clips, lined up after each other and spaced according to the Snap value.
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It’s also possible to duplicate only a part of one or several clips by using the Razor Tool as described in “Duplicating a part of one or several clips”
#Cutting, Copying and Pasting clips
You can move or duplicate clips using the “Cut”, “Copy” and “Paste” commands on the Edit menu or the context menu. When you paste, the clips will end up at the current song position, on their original lane(s).
If you paste a clip into another Reason song document, the pasted clip will be placed on the track with edit focus, if possible. Typically, you can just select a track in the other document, place the song position pointer where you want, and paste the clip(s) onto the selected track.
New tracks will be created when necessary. Since all tracks must have a device associated with them, the new tracks will be associated with empty Combinator devices. You can then use the Patch browser on the Combinator to select a suitable patch and device type. The above rules also apply when pasting alien clips and parameter automation clips.
#Using Cut/Copy and Paste to repeat clips
When you cut or copy clips, the song position will automatically move to the end of the selection (or, if Snap is activated, to the closest Snap value position after the end of the longest clip). This allows you to quickly repeat a section of clips in the following way:
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Make sure the sequencer is stopped.
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Activate Snap (see “Snap”) and set the Snap value to “Bar” (or to the length of the section you want to repeat).
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Select the clips you want to repeat.
Since you can select clips on several tracks , this is a quick way to copy entire song sections.
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Select “Copy” from the Edit menu or context menu, or hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [C].
The song position is moved to the closest snap value after the end of the longest clip in the selection (provided that the sequencer is stopped).
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Select “Paste” from the Edit menu, or hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [V].
The copied section is pasted in, and the song position is moved to the end of pasted selection.
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Paste again, as many times as you want to repeat the selection.
#Naming clips
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You can name an individual clip by selecting it and then selecting “Add Labels to Clips” from the Edit menu or context menu.
A text field is opened.
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Type in a name for the clip and then press [Return].
When adding labels to several selected clips in one go, they will all receive generic names according to the clip type (e.g. “untitled note clip”). Double-clicking on a label in a clip opens the text field where you can type in the label text.
#Renaming clips
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To rename a clip, double-click on the label, type in a new name and press [Return].
#Removing labels from clips
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To remove labels from clips, select them and choose “Remove Labels From Clips” from the Edit menu or context menu.
Alternatively, double-click on the clip label, press [Backspace] or [Delete] and then press [Return].
#Coloring clips
By default Clips are set to "Use Track Color", and will have the same color as their tracks. You can override this by selecting individual colors from the Clip Color submenu.
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Select “Clip Color” from the Edit menu or the context menu and then choose a color from the palette on the sub-menu.
All selected clips will be colored according to the selected color. If you record new clips on the lane, they will be colored according to the set track color.
#Splitting clips
You can split clips using the Razor Tool in Arrange Mode. To split a single clip, proceed as follows:
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Select the Razor Tool and place it where you want to split the clip.
On the Razor Tool’s left edge is a cross-hair which indicates where the split will take place. If activated, the Snap setting is taken into account (see “Snap”).
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Click with the Razor Tool to split the clip at the cross-hair’s position.
The clip is now split into two separate clips.
A vertical line appears where the clip is split.
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Recordings and events in a split clip will always remain intact, e.g. notes in a note clip will not be split even if they span over the split point.
It’s also possible to split clips on all tracks in a song:
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Place the Razor Tool’s cross-hair on the Ruler where you want to split the clips on all tracks and lanes of the song.
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Click in the Ruler to split the clips on all tracks and lanes at the current position.
Clips on tracks and lanes - including tracks and lanes that might not be visible - on the Arrange Pane will also be split.
You can also cut out a section of one or several clips in one go to:
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Place the Razor Tool on the Arrange Pane background close to where you want to split the clips.
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Click and drag with the Razor Tool to select the split section - on one or several lanes.
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Release the mouse button to split the clips.
If you want to “cut” out a section of all clips on all tracks in the song, this can be done as follows:
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Place the Razor Tool’s cross-hair on the Ruler where you want to split the clips on all tracks of the song.
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Click and drag the Razor Tool in either direction on the Ruler to make a range selection.
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Release the mouse button to split the clips on all tracks and lanes in the song.
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Clips on tracks and lanes that might be scrolled out of view on the Arrange Pane will also be split.
#Duplicating a part of one or several clips
By using either of the methods described above, it’s also possible to duplicate the “split” section of the clip(s) and then move them to a new destination. Here’s how:
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With the Razor Tool selected, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and drag to create a duplicate of the “cut out” section of the clip(s). Then, use the Selection Tool to move the duplicated clip(s) to a new destination.
The original clips will remain uncut, just as they were before the operation.
#Crossfading audio clips
When two audio clips have overlapping edges, it’s possible to add a crossfade in the overlap area. By “crossfade” we mean “crossfade to previous clip”.
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Drag one of the audio clips so that it overlaps the edge of the other audio clip:
Moving the last (orange) clip....
...so that it partly overlaps the first (green) clip.
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Press [X] or right click the last (orange) clip and select "Crossfade" from the bottom of the context menu.
The overlap area is now crossfaded, as shown by the white crossfade curves:
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You can adjust the crossfade zone by clicking on either edge of the crossfade zone and drag sideways:
This actually resizes the clips; adjusting the left edge changes the start of the orange clip and adjusting the right edge changes the end of the green clip.
Adjusting the right edge of the crossfade zone.
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You can also change the crossfade symmetry by clicking the crossfade curve and dragging sideways:
Adjusting the crossfade symmetry.
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To remove a crossfade, select the last (orange) clip and press [X] - or deselect Crossfade from the context menu:
#Joining clips
Separate clips on the same lane can be joined into one clip. You can also join clips that aren’t directly adjacent on the lane, or clips that overlap each other.
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Select the clips you wish to join.
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Select “Join Clips” from the Edit menu or from the clip context menu. Alternatively, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [J].
A single clip is created. If there was a gap between the clips before the operation, this area will be empty - the
original positions of all events in the original clips will be preserved in the joined clip.
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Only clips on the same lane can be joined.
It’s possible to select several clips on several lanes, but only selected clips on the same lanes will be joined.
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You can also join selected clips that have other non-selected clips in-between them.
The non-selected clips in-between will then overlap and mask the joined clip at their current positions.
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If you join note or parameter automation clips that contain masked events in the area(s) between the clips, the masked events will be permanently deleted! This is to make the resulting clip play back the same as the original clips did before joining. (See “Masked events in note and parameter automation clips”).
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If you join overlapping note or parameter automation clips, the events in the clip which lies on top will replace and permanently delete the events in the overlapped region of the “hidden” clip.
#About joining audio clips
Joining audio clips basically works in the same way as joining note and parameter automation clips - except when it comes to joining overlapping audio clips. What happens if you join overlapping audio clips is that the clips will be placed on separate Comp Rows - and be automatically comped to a “final” clip. No recording will be deleted. Let’s have a look at the example in the picture below:
As you can see, the entire audio recording in the original clip is preserved - only masked where the overlapping clip is located. If you change your mind afterwards, you will still be able to access the entire original recording.
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If overlapping clips have different Clip Levels, the Comp Row Levels will change to these levels after joining.
The Clip Level in the joined clip will be set to -0 dB.
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If overlapping clips use Fade In and/or Fade Out and the clips overlap in the Fade In/Out area(s), the Fade(s) will be removed after joining.
Also, if you join audio clips that aren’t directly adjacent, any Fade Out in the first clip and Fade In in the second clip will be removed.
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Any Cut Crossfades used in comped audio clips will be preserved after the joining.
#About joining crossfaded audio clips
If audio clips you are joining have a crossfade between them, this is what happens:
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Select the two crossfaded clips:
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Select “Join Clips” from the Edit menu or from the clip context menu. Alternatively, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [J].
The “joined” clip shows up on the track:
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Double click the clip to open it in Comp Edit Mode:
As you can see, the crossfade zone has been automatically bounced to a new recording on a separate Comp Row.
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Note that even though we joined two mono audio clips, the resulting audio clip automatically becomes stereo (with two identical mono audio “channels”). This happens by default when crossfaded audio clips are bounced, but does not affect the audible result.
#Reversing clips
It’s also possible to reverse clips, i.e. play the content of the clip “backwards” (from the end to the start). This works a little differently for audio clips and note clips. Please refer to “Reverse” for information about reversing note and automation clips, and to “Reversing audio clips” for information about reversing audio clips.
#Muting clips
Clips can be muted as follows:
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Select the Mute Tool from the Toolbar and click on the clips you want to mute.
Muted clips are indicated with gray stripes, borders and events:
Muted clips.
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Select the clips and then select “Mute Clips” from the Edit menu or from the clip context menu. Alternatively, select the clips and press [M] on the computer keyboard to mute them.
#Unmuting clips
Muted clips can be unmuted as follows:
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Click on muted clips with the Mute Tool.
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Select muted clips with the Arrow Tool and select “Unmute Clips” from the Edit menu or context menu - or press [M].
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Muted clips cannot be joined with other clips.
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Muted note clips will not be included when using the “Merge Note Lanes on Tracks” function described in the “Merging clips on note lanes” section.
#Merging clips on note lanes
Several note lanes on a track can be merged into a single note lane:
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Select the track with the note lanes you wish to merge.
A selected instrument track with separate note lanes.
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Select “Merge Note Lanes on Tracks” from the Edit menu or from the context menu.
The clips on all note lanes will be merged on the topmost note lane.
The same instrument track after merging.
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If there are time gaps between the clips on the lanes, several clips will be created on the merged note lane.
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Muted note lanes or muted clips on the track will not be included in the merge.
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It’s also possible to select several tracks and merge the note lanes on each individual track, all in one go.
#Bounce in Place
The Bounce in Place function lets you bounce the sound generated from playing back note or audio clips, with any insert effects and channel strip coloration - but without Send FX and Master Section settings - to a new audio clip on a new audio track. The Bounce in Place function is mainly intended for creative audio work, for example:
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creating audio clips out of note clips, that you could then manipulate the slices in - or cut up.
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creating audio clips out of note (or audio) clips - with the sound from any effects included.
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creating audio clips out of note clips that you could then reverse (see “Reversing clips”).
This is great for reverberated drum hits or vocals etc. that you could then play backwards for interesting effects.
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for creating audio clips that you could use as samples in any sample player device (see “Bounce Clip(s) to New Sample(s)”) or as REX loops in the Dr Octo Rex (see “Bounce Clip to REX Loop”).
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If you want to bounce entire tracks to audio, use the Bounce Mixer Channels function instead. See “Bouncing Mixer Channels”.
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Note that if you bounce audio clips that are in mono, the bounced clip will be in stereo because the bounce is post-pan on the channel strip. Thus, if a mono channel is panned left or right, the two channels will not be identical. Also, even though the audio clip is in mono, there may be insert fx turning the channel to stereo.
Here is an example of how you can use the Bounce in Place function:
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Select the clip you want to bounce.
In this example we choose a note clip on an ID8 instrument track:
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Select “Bounce in Place” from the context menu (or Edit menu). (If you bounce an audio clip, select “Bounce > Bounce in Place” instead).
A new audio clip is created on a new audio track, colored and named according to the original track - with the addition of the word “Bounced” in the destination track name. The destination track inherits the settings from the source track, i.e. mixer settings and any Output Bus routing.
The bounced audio clip always has the same position and length as the original source clip.
Note also that the source clip is automatically muted.
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If the source clip generated any sustaining (or reverberating) audio, this might be masked in the bounced audio clip. To reveal any audio tail, just resize (expand) the bounced clip:
Expand the bounced audio clip to reveal any sustaining audio tail.
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Similarly, if a note clip should contain any notes that extend to the right outside the clip boundary, the audio from the notes will be bounced to the new audio clip in its entirety.
The audio from the extended note(s) will be masked in the audio clip, so you will have to expand the bounced audio clip to hear the complete rendering.
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The maximum length of any sustaining/reverberating “tail” in the bounced clip is automatically limited to 5 seconds after the last “note off” in the original note clip - or 5 seconds after the end of an audio clip.
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Completely masked notes in a source clip will not be rendered to audio - only the notes you can hear.
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Any parameter automation of the source device that affects the audio are also taken into account when bouncing.
This means that what you heard when you played back the source track is exactly what you will hear when you play back the bounced clip on the destination track.
#Bouncing multiple clips
If you have selected multiple clips to “Bounce in Place”, this is what happens:
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Clips that are on the same source track will result in bounced clips on the same destination track.
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If the clips are on different source tracks, the bounced clips will be on separate, new destination tracks.
#Bouncing overlapping clips
If you have selected multiple overlapping clips to “Bounce in Place”, this is what happens:
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The separate ranges for each of the source clips are bounced. The bounced clips are then placed overlapping in the same way on the destination track.
#Bouncing clips on instrument tracks that use several Mix Channels
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If you want to bounce a note clip for an instrument that uses separate Mix Channels (e.g. individual outputs of an instrument device connected to separate Mix Channels), a separate audio track will be created for each used Mix Channel.
On each of these audio tracks there will be a separate audio clip rendered from each of the Mix Channels.
#About tracks with no Mix Channel of their own
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If a track's device is not connected to its own separate Mix Channel, the Bounce in Place function will be disabled.
For example, if an instrument device is connected to a Mixer 14:2, which has other instrument devices connected to it, and then routed to a single Mix Channel device, there's no obvious way to isolate the audio from a single instrument device (since other devices connected to the Mixer 14:2 might be playing as well). Thus, the Bounce in Place function will be disabled.
#Matching clips using the “Match Values” function
The “Match Value” function in the Inspector can be used for matching the positions or lengths of several selected clips to the position and/or length of the topmost selected clip (or leftmost if the clips are on the same lane).
#Matching clip positions
To match clip positions:
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Select a couple of clips on the Arrange Pane.
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Click the “Match Values” button to the right of the Position display to move all selected clips to the start position of the topmost clip - or leftmost clip, if the clips are on the same lane.
All selected clips are moved to the start position of the topmost selected clip.
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Note: If you match the position of several clips on the same lane, they will all start at the same position, and thus overlap.
#Matching clip lengths
Another Match Value function in the Inspector can be used to match the lengths of several selected clips to the length of the topmost (or leftmost if on the same lane) selected clip:
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Select a couple of clips on the Arrange Pane.
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Click the “Match Values” button to the right of the Length display to resize all selected clips to the length of the topmost clip - or leftmost clip, if the clips are on the same lane.
All selected clips are resized to a length of 6 bars - the same as the topmost selected clip.
#Matching audio clip levels, fades and transposition
In addition to Position and Length matching, audio clips can have their Fades, Levels and Transpose values matched:
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In Arrange Mode, select a couple of audio clips.
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Click the “Match Values” buttons to the right of the respective displays to match to the values of the topmost clip - or leftmost clip if the clips are on the same lane.
After having clicked the Match Values buttons, all selected audio clips get the same values as the topmost selected audio clip.
The “Remove Bars Between Locators” function on the Edit menu, or context menu, removes all events between the Left and Right Locators. All clips that intersect the locator positions will be cut (when necessary), and the cut section (between the locators) will be removed. All clips that originally were located to the right of the Right Locator will then be moved to the Left Locator, closing the gap.
Different tracks with lanes before and after removal of 4 bars starting at bar 13.
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Any removed note and parameter automation events between the Left and Right Locators will be deleted!
#About removing bars that contain audio recordings
As opposed to note and parameter automation events, audio recordings in removed bars will not be deleted. Instead, they will be placed on a Comp Row and masked. If we open the second audio clip in the previous example in Edit Mode, we can see that the audio recording in the removed bars has been moved forward and masked: