From: Ed Ward Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:30:52 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Continuing the rephrasing, adding a missing screencap from previous commit. X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f04faec983e47c786f8781a4edf1a9f01f9e6f44;hp=90cb548d2733a4f045b5b4c5c654703dd9f08bc3;p=ardour-manual Continuing the rephrasing, adding a missing screencap from previous commit. --- diff --git a/include/common-region-edit-operations.html b/include/common-region-edit-operations.html index 7b02880..18448ab 100644 --- a/include/common-region-edit-operations.html +++ b/include/common-region-edit-operations.html @@ -1,21 +1,20 @@

This section covers a set of region editing operations - that you are likely to use often while working on a session. - Depending on your work habits (and experience of other - DAWs) you will find - some of these operations critical while others are used only rarely. + that are likely to be used often while working on a session. + Depending on work habits (and experience of other + DAWs), + some of these operations will be critical while others are used only rarely.

- You can carry out all of these operations from the keyboard (see + All of these operations can be carried out from the keyboard (see Default Keyboard Shortcuts for a list). Equivalent operations can be performed with the mouse in most cases.

- You may want to review your understanding of - the edit point/range and - which regions will be affected by region operations. + Some of these operations make use of the edit + point/range and affect specific regions.

@@ -54,4 +53,3 @@ view.
Spot (Align)
Inserts the currently selected regions in the Region List at the edit point.
- diff --git a/include/copy-regions.html b/include/copy-regions.html index d169c34..efb7573 100644 --- a/include/copy-regions.html +++ b/include/copy-regions.html @@ -1,25 +1,24 @@

Copy a Single Region

- To copy a region, make sure you are in object mouse mode. Move the mouse - pointer into the region and left-drag. Ardour - creates a new region and follows the mouse pointer as it moves. See + Copying a region is done using the Grab mouse mode, by + moving the mouse pointer into the region and left-dragging. + Ardour creates a new region and follows the mouse pointer as it moves. See Move Regions for more details on moving the copied region.

Copy Multiple Regions

- To copy multiple regions, select them before copying. Then - left-drag one of the selected regions. All the - regions will be copied and as they move. The copied regions will keep their - positions relative to each other. + Copying multiple regions requires them to be selected before copying. Then + left-dragging one of the selected regions will copy + the regions as they move. The copied regions will keep their positions relative + to each other.

Fixed-Time Copying

- If you want to copy region(s) to other track(s) but keep the copies at the - exact position on the timeline as the originals, simply use + Copying region(s) to other track(s) while keeping the copies at the + same exact position on the timeline as the originals is done by simply using a Middle-drag instead.

- diff --git a/include/corresponding-regions-selection.html b/include/corresponding-regions-selection.html index ecca532..b3f0856 100644 --- a/include/corresponding-regions-selection.html +++ b/include/corresponding-regions-selection.html @@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ corresponding regions of the other tracks in that group.

- For example, let's assume you have used multiple microphones to record a - drum kit to multiple tracks. You have created a track group, added all the - drum tracks, enabled the group and enabled the Select property for the group. - When you select a region in one of the drum tracks, Ardour will select the - corresponding region in every other drum track, which in turn means that a - subsequent edit operation will affect all the drum tracks together. + This can be particularly useful when an instrument has been recorded using + multiple microphones (e.g. a drum kit): by enabling the Select + property for the group, selecting a region in one of the tracks, Ardour will select + the corresponding region in every other track of the group, which in turn means + that a subsequent edit operation will affect all the tracks together.

How Ardour Decides Which Regions are "Corresponding"

@@ -20,24 +19,24 @@ of sharing selection if they satisfy all the following criteria:

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  1. Each region starts at the same offset within its source file,
    2. +
  2. each region starts at the same offset within its source file,
  3. each region is located at the same position on the timeline, and
  4. each region has the same length.

Overlap Correspondence

- Sometimes, the rules outlined above are too strict to get Ardour to do what you - want. Regions may have been trimmed to slightly different lengths, or positioned - slightly differently, and this will cause Ardour to not select regions in other - grouped tracks.

+ Sometimes, the rules outlined above are too strict to get Ardour to consider regions + as corresponding. Regions may have been trimmed to slightly different lengths, + or positioned slightly differently, and this will cause Ardour to not select + regions in other grouped tracks. +

- In this case, change + In this case, changing Edit > Preferences > Editor > Regions in active edit groups are edited together: to whenever they overlap in time. With this option enabled, - regions in different tracks will be considered equivalent for the purposes of selection if they + class="menu">whenever they overlap in time will allow regions in different + tracks to be considered equivalent for the purposes of selection if they overlap. This is much more flexible and will cover almost all of the cases that the fixed rules above might make cumbersome.

- diff --git a/include/move-regions-with-the-mouse.html b/include/move-regions-with-the-mouse.html index 6b294c6..08eda36 100644 --- a/include/move-regions-with-the-mouse.html +++ b/include/move-regions-with-the-mouse.html @@ -1,35 +1,36 @@

- To move or copy a region, make sure you are in object mode. If you are - using smart mode, the pointer must be in the lower half of the region - to begin a move or copy operation. + Moving or copying a region is done using the Grab mouse mode, + or the Smart mode with the pointer in the lower half of the region + to begin a move or copy operation.

- Move the pointer into the region, use a Left-drag. - The region will follow the pointer as you move it around. By default, + With the pointer in the region, using a Left-drag will + make the region follow the pointer as it is moved around. By default, the region can move freely along the timeline.

- To move a region from one track to another, simply start a move as - described above, but move the pointer into the desired track. The - region will follow the pointer. Note that if you have other kinds of - tracks visible, the region will remain where it is as the pointer - moves across them, and will then jump to the new track. This serves as - a visual reminder that you cannot drag an audio region into an automation + To move a region from one track to another, the move must be started as + described above, but the pointer should end in the desired track. The + region will follow the pointer. +

+

+ if some other kinds of tracks are visible, the region will remain where it is + as the pointer moves across them, and will then jump to the new track. This + serves as a visual reminder that an audio region cannot be dragged into an automation track or a bus, for example.

Move Multiple Regions

- To move multiple regions, select them before moving. Then - Left-drag one of the selected regions. All the - regions will move, keeping their positions relative to each other. + In order to move multiple regions, they should be selected before moving. Then + Left-dragging one of the selected regions will move + all the regions, keeping their positions relative to each other.

Fixed-Time Motion

- Sometimes, you want to move a region to another track, but keeping its - position along the timeline exactly the same. To do this, use + Moving region(s) to other track(s) while keeping its at the + same exact position on the timeline is done by simply using a Middle-drag instead.

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