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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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