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Using markers
Introduction
Markers are used to locate certain positions quickly. If you
often find yourself jumping to a specific position within a
project, you should insert a marker at this position. You can
also use markers to make range selections (see
“Using
markers to make range selections in the Project window”
on page 142) or for zooming (see “Zooming to cycle mark-
ers” on page 139). Markers are located on the marker
track.
There are two types of markers: position markers and cy-
cle markers.
Position markers
As the name implies, position markers allow you to store a
specific position. Position markers on the marker track are
shown as marker events: vertical lines with the marker de
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scription (if assigned) and number beside it. If you select a
marker track, all its markers are shown in the Inspector.
Cycle markers
By creating cycle markers you can store any number of left
and right locator positions as start and end positions of a
range and recall them by double-clicking on the corre
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sponding marker. Cycle markers are shown on marker
tracks as two markers bridged by a horizontal line. Cycle
markers are ideal for storing sections of a project. By de
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fining cycle markers for sections of a song, e. g. “Intro”,
“Verse”, and “Chorus”, you can quickly navigate to the
song sections and repeat the section by activating the Cy
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cle button on the Transport panel.
Using cycle markers
Cycle markers represent ranges in your project. Therefore
you can use them for moving the left and right locators:
• If you double-click on a cycle marker or select it from
the Cycle pop-up menu in the track list, the left and right
locators are moved to encompass the cycle marker.
Now you can move the project cursor position to the start or the end of
the cycle marker by moving it to the corresponding locator (e.g. by using
the keys [1] and [2] on the numeric keypad).
Editing cycle markers using tools
Cycle markers can be edited on marker tracks using the
following tools (Snap is taken into account):
Zooming to cycle markers
• When you select a cycle marker on the Zoom pop-up
menu, the event display is zoomed in to show the selected
range only (see the section
“Zoom presets and cycle
markers” on page 56).
• You can also zoom in by pressing [Alt]/[Option] and
double-clicking on the cycle marker in the event display.
The Marker window
In the Marker window you can view and edit markers. The
markers on the marker track are displayed in the marker
list in the order in which they occur in the project.
Tool Use
Arrow tool Drag the start or end handle of a cycle marker with the
Arrow tool to change its start or end position, or drag the
upper border to move the whole cycle marker.
Double-click on a cycle marker to set the left and right lo-
cators.
Selection
Range
Double-click on a cycle marker – this creates a selection
range spanning all tracks in the project. You can also se
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lect a range inside the cycle marker and press [Ctrl]/
[Command]-[X] to trim or to divide a cycle marker.
Pencil Press [Ctrl]/[Command] and use the Pencil tool to create
new cycle markers.
Eraser Click with the Eraser tool to delete a cycle marker. If you
hold down [Alt]/[Option] when you click, all consecutive
markers are also be deleted.
Functions
Filter
markers
Locate
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