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Moving Clips Forward a Specific Number of Measures


chamlin

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Back in the day, I used to be able to highlight a clip then easily move it forward 4 measures. And maybe every 4 measures. Can't remember how to do that other than dragging it. I recall I could put in some number offset and it would automatically populate. Or was that Cubase on my Atari? :) 

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30 minutes ago, OutrageProductions said:

Open the Inspector; clip properties and you can type in the exact bar/beat starting point.

Thank you, that's very cool!

  1. Will this work if multiple clips are selected?
  2. Is there a way to tell it, place the clip every (x) bars between measure 32 and 48?
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You can select all the clips you want to move - go to "slide" and slide the number of measures that you want.    It is easy to do.   By the way, you can slide backwards or forwards.

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I do not have the program open now,  but based on memory - it is under process - then select the slide option.  In the slide option select measures and then enter the number of measures (under a - sign for sliding backward! ) Good luck!  Nice avatar by the way!

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8 hours ago, chamlin said:

Back in the day, I used to be able to highlight a clip then easily move it forward 4 measures. And maybe every 4 measures. Can't remember how to do that other than dragging it. I recall I could put in some number offset and it would automatically populate. Or was that Cubase on my Atari? :) 

The optimum way to do this is with Ripple edit. Either Ripple edit all, to move the entire project forwards or even backwards. Or Ripple edit selected. 

Slide does not always move automation. 

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Slide is def what I used to use. But it doesn't copy and dupe at say 4 measures ahead, it just slides the clip so I have to first copy the clips then move them. Extra step. 

Also, I thought I used to be able to tell it slide 4 meaures, 3 times. No?

Will ripple edit do these things?

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1 hour ago, chamlin said:

Slide is def what I used to use. But it doesn't copy and dupe at say 4 measures ahead, it just slides the clip so I have to first copy the clips then move them. Extra step. 

Also, I thought I used to be able to tell it slide 4 meaures, 3 times. No?

Will ripple edit do these things?

Slide does not move some of the automation data and I think tempo map, but it does move the entire clip that you have selected.  So select the clip that you want to slide, then go to process - slide, and then in the slide window insert the number of measures you want to move.   I am not sure what you mean by "3 times."  

Also, you can select a clip and drag it to the measure you want to move it to.  I would set snap to grid to "whole" so it moves snaps in at the beginning of a measure.

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1 hour ago, chamlin said:

Slide is def what I used to use. But it doesn't copy and dupe at say 4 measures ahead, it just slides the clip so I have to first copy the clips then move them. Extra step. 

Also, I thought I used to be able to tell it slide 4 meaures, 3 times. No?

Will ripple edit do these things?

Ripple edit is designed to help move stuff. To move, say your entire project four bars,  so you add a four bar intro.

1. Enable Ripple edit all.

2. From the project menus select insert time and measures. Place the now time cursor at the point you want to insert those 4 measures. 

3. In the box enter 4, ensure all options are ticked, click OK 

4. Disable Ripple edit all. (You will regret it if you don't) 

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22 minutes ago, Wookiee said:

Ripple edit is designed to help move stuff. To move, say your entire project four bars,  so you add a four bar intro.

1. Enable Ripple edit all.

2. From the project menus select insert time and measures. Place the now time cursor at the point you want to insert those 4 measures. 

3. In the box enter 4, ensure all options are ticked, click OK 

4. Disable Ripple edit all. (You will regret it if you don't) 

That is good info.  Thank you.  But if there is no need to move automation or other data other than the clips, it seems quicker to drag the clip or use the slide function.   

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