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Moving selected Parts<br />
To move Parts on the Track lane select one or more<br />
parts and then drag them along the Track lane. The position<br />
at which they will be dropped is shown by the insert<br />
marker. Release the mouse button to drop the part at the<br />
desired position.<br />
If there is a gap of the same or greater size as the<br />
moved Part between the insert marker and another Part in the track, the Part simply slots into the gap.<br />
If there is no gap, or a gap smaller than the moved Part, between the insert marker and another Part in the track, all subsequent<br />
Parts in the track are nudged later in time by the length of the moved Part – in other words, the gap is preserved.<br />
Copying selected Parts<br />
You can copy Parts using drag and drop by holding down the ALT key while moving them. This function follows exactly the same<br />
behaviour as that which occurs when moving Parts, except that the original Part is not moved, it is copied.<br />
Changing the size of Parts<br />
It is possible to make a Part shorter in the Drum Track by clicking and dragging its extreme left and right edges.<br />
When you move the mouse cursor over the extreme right edge of a Part, you’ll notice it change to reflect the fact that you can<br />
click and drag at this point. Click and drag towards the left in order to shorten the Part. An indicator appears at the right of the Part<br />
to indicate that it has been truncated.<br />
If you move the mouse cursor over the extreme left edge of a Part, the cursor changes to reflect the fact that you can click and<br />
drag from this point towards the right in order to change the start point of the Part. A ‘...’ indicator appears at the left of the part to<br />
indicate that the start point has been changed.<br />
It is not possible to change the length of a part beyond that of the original Groove.<br />
Part context menu<br />
Right-clicking on the Drum Track brings up a menu with a number of additional functions for manipulating Parts. Exactly which<br />
functions are available depends on whether you right-click on an empty area of the track, or if you click on one of a selection of<br />
Parts.<br />
Cut Selected Parts<br />
This function removes the selected Parts from the track and stores them in the clipboard.<br />
Copy Selected Parts<br />
This function stores the selected Parts in the clipboard.<br />
Paste at marker<br />
This function pastes the copied Parts to the point indicated by the insert marker. Parts are inserted one after the other in their<br />
original order in the track. Their relative positions when they were originally copied are not retained.<br />
Split part at marker<br />
If you right-click on a part, you can split the part at the position marker.<br />
When a part is split, the first of the resulting two Parts has a ‘...’ indicator at its right, to show that it has been shortened, and can<br />
be increased to its original length. The second of the resulting Parts has a ‘...’ indicator at its right, to show that it is starting later<br />
than the actual start of the original Groove.<br />
Clear All Parts<br />
This function clears the current contents of the Drum Track. The Grooves in the Palette remain unchanged. You are asked for<br />
confirmation before you can continue.<br />
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