How do I duplicate properly?

[PD-John]

Originally Posted by Samba

Hi PD-John,

Do you mean the hand?

Sorry I should have said... the selector tool is the one that looks like a vertical line. Use it to select the area to be duplicated on the grid, not just the region.

[YYR123]

Originally Posted by PD-John

Sorry I should have said... the selector tool is the one that looks like a vertical line. Use it to select the area to be duplicated on the grid, not just the region.

and you will be able to tell how long the selection is by visually verifying in the counter window......

[Fabdickson]

Use The Selector Tool, Not The Hand. In This Instance, The "Hand" Would Select The Region (Depending On The "Modifier" Key, Option, Shift, Control, Command, The Hand Has Different Functions) If The Region Is Shorter/Longer Than The Bar, And You Duplicate, The Region Will Fall Out Of Sync With The Tempo Map Of Your Track. If You Have A Mouse That Can "Right" Click, Right Click, You Will See The List Of Tool's In The Float Menu That Appears....

[Fabdickson]

Turn On Tool Tips (Pretty Useful Feature, That Briefly Explains What Each Button Does)... Look Up How To Do That In Your PT Help Guide

[Stig Eliassen]

Or, use the Grabber tool (hand), and relative grid mode set to 1 bar resolution, and Option+click'n'drag the region.

So, if the original region starts at 45|2|779, the copy will be placed at x|2|779 (x is whatever bar you drag it to) - it stays locked in its relative position to the grid. With a grid resolution of 1/4, the copy will be placed at x|y|779 (x is the bar/ y is the beat).

Get it? Hard to explain, easy to do.

[Fabdickson]

Originally Posted by PT Lover

Or, use the Grabber tool (hand), and relative grid mode set to 1 bar resolution, and Option+click'n'drag the region.

So, if the original region starts at 45|2|779, the copy will be placed at x|2|779 (x is whatever bar you drag it to) - it stays locked in its relative position to the grid. With a grid resolution of 1/4, the copy will be placed at x|y|779 (x is the bar/ y is the beat).

Get it? Hard to explain, easy to do.

See!!? You Learn Something Every Day! I Never Use Relative Grid, So I Never Knew That....Bit Dicey For Editing In The Tempo Grid Though? Do You Switch Between The Two?

Sorry To Hijack!!

[Stig Eliassen]

Originally Posted by Fabdickson

See!!? You Learn Something Every Day! I Never Use Relative Grid, So I Never Knew That....Bit Dicey For Editing In The Tempo Grid Though? Do You Switch Between The Two?

Sorry To Hijack!!

I constantly switch between the two. I tend to use Absolute for MIDI, and Relative for audio. I hardly ever separate audio on the grid, so that's why Relative mode is so handy to have. Combine Relative grid mode and the Object grabber, and you can copy regions from all over the place in one go.

[Fabdickson]

I'll Try It!!