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Location Markers appear in the Locations Markers - ruler at the top of the timeline. The green - begin and - end markers, that define the length of the session, appear - automatically, but yellow custom markers can be created at any position in a - session. + ruler at the top of the timeline. They have multiple uses, most + commonly — for navigation in a session, e.g. where this or that + instrument should start/stop playing. Custom markers can be created at + any position in a session.

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- There are multiple ways to create custom markers at the current playhead position: + The start and + end markers, that define the + length of the session, appear automatically once any content has been added to + the session (either recorded or imported). The end marker automatically shifts + to the right once more material gets added. +

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Creating Location Markers

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+ There are multiple ways to create custom markers at the current playhead + position:

- Adding a marker at an arbitrary location on the timeline (i.e. not at the playhead - position) can also be done either by: + Adding a marker at an arbitrary location on the timeline (i.e. not at the + playhead position) can also be done either by:

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Moving Location Markers

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+ Left-clicking and dragging moves a single marker to a + new location on the timeline. +

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+ It is possible to move multiple markers by the same distance. Left-clicking each marker creates a selection of + markers that can be dragged left or right together. +

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Renaming Location Markers

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+ There are three ways to rename a location marker: +

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  1. + Double-click on a marker opens a dialog where a new name can be submitted. +
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  2. + Right-clicking on a marker and selecting Rename…. + opens a dialog where a new name can be submitted. +
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  3. + Editing and confirming the name by pressing Enter + in an entry box in the Ranges & Marks sidebar. +
    4. +
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Removing Location Markers

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+ There are three ways to remove a location marker: +

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  1. + Hovering the marker and pressing Enter. +
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  2. + Right-clicking on a marker and selecting Remove. +
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  3. + Clicking the x for a marker of choice in the + Ranges & Marks sidebar. +
    4. +
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More Options

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+ The context (right-click) menu for location markers has more options than the + ones mentioned above: +

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Locate to Here + Moves the playhead to the selected marker. +
Play from Here + Moves the playhead to the selected marker and starts playback. +
Move Mark to Playhead + This changes the position of the selected marker to that of the playhead. +
Create Range to next Marker + This creates a pair of range markers between the selected marker and the + next one to the right on the timeline. +
Promote to Time Origin + This makes the position of the chosen range marker the origin time. This + is mostly useful when the Display delta to origin marker clock + mode is enabled to display the difference between current playhead + position and the origin time. Absolute time stays unaffected. +
Hide + This hides the selected marker from the ruler until the user chooses to + unhide it. +
Rename… + This opens a dialog to rename the marker. +
Lock + This prevents a marker from being accidentally moved elsewhere. +
Glue to Bars and Beats + When this option is enabled, the marker maintains its position in bars + and beats even if there are changes in tempo and meter. +