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Stretching and Shrinking Events
The Edit-Length and Edit-Fit to Time commands can be used to
stretch or shrink a portion of a project. Edit-Length lets you stretch or
shrink the selection by a Þxed percentage and makes the adjustment by
altering the individual events. A value of 200 percent, for example,
stretches the selection to twice its original length, while a value of 50
percent shrinks the selection to half its original length.
Edit-Fit to Time stretches or shrinks the selection so that it ends at a
speciÞc time, expressed in either measure:beat:tick (MBT) or
hours:minutes:seconds:frames (SMPTE) format. This command gives
you a choice of modifying the events or modifying the underlying tempo.
This is useful when you want a portion of a project to have an exact
length. The start time of the selection does not change, but the end time
is altered as necessary to Þt the required time interval.
Both of these commands offer the option to stretch audio events along
with the MIDI information. Sometimes you donÕt want to adjust the
speed of your audio.
To Insert Blank Time or Measures into Selected
Tracks…
1. Select the range of time you want to insert by dragging in the
time ruler.
2. Select one or more tracks by clicking on the track numbers.
3. Choose
Insert-Time/Measures
to display the Insert Time/
Measures dialog box.
4. If necessary, adjust the time at which blank space will be
inserted.
5. If necessary, change the length of time to insert by entering a
number and choosing the units you want from the list.
6. Choose the types of events that should be shifted automatically
from the Slide list.
7. Click OK when you are done.
Pro Audio inserts the desired amount of blank time into the project.
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