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Power App – Cakewalk SONAR X1
5/23/2012
OBJECTIVE
Move parts of a song around as
blocks to extend existing song
sections and alter arrangements.
BACKGROUND
When mixing and re-mixing, you
may want to move sections of a song
around, or block off sections and
repeat them. This example shows
how to isolate eight measures
(measures 33–41) and extend this
to 32 measures within a project.
TIPSStep 3: To turn
this collection of
clips into a Group,
right-click on any of
the selected clips,
and choose Create
Selection Group
from Selected Clips.
You can now drag
this group of clips
as a single entity to
different parts of the
timeline, or Ctrl-drag
to copy.
Step 1 Type Ctrl-A to select all tracks,
then click in the timeline at the start of
measure 33. Type “S” to split all tracks
at the start of measure 33. (The “now
time” line is shown in red for clarity.)
Step 2 Similarly
type Ctrl-A, click
at the start of
measure 41, and
type “S.” The eight
measures are now
isolated for all
tracks.
Step 3 Use the Smart Tool to draw a marquee
that selects the isolated portion of all the tracks
(outlined in light blue), then type Ctrl-C to copy
this data.
Step 4 Go to the Edit menu, choose
Paste Special, and click on the
Advanced button to open up the
dialog box. Enter the start time where
the repeats should start (41:01:00),
the number of repeats (in this case,
3) and the starting track. (As we
copied all tracks, choose track 1.)
Make sure Slide Over Old to Make
Room is checked.
Step 5 Click on OK. The eight
measures repeat three times
(shown separated with light blue
lines for clarity), and have pushed
the rest of the song to the right to
make room for the extra measures.
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