M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 755)

Chapter 35: Arranging Regions 737
When using Duplicate (or Repeat) with MIDI
notes that were selected with the Time Grabber
tool, material is always duplicated one measure
later, and is merged with existing track material
(instead of replacing it).
Duplicating Audio
When using Duplicate (or Repeat) for audio that
must fall cleanly on the beat (such as rhythmic
loops), it is important that you select the audio
material with the Selector tool, or by typing in
the start and end points in the Event Edit area. If
you select an audio region with the Time Grab-
ber tool (or by double-clicking it with the Selec-
tor tool), the material may drift by several ticks
because of sample-rounding.
If, on the other hand, you want to Duplicate (or
Repeat
) audio that is not bar- and beat-based, set
the Time Scale to any format except Bars|Beats.
This ensures that the duplicated audio material
has the correct number of samples and is accu-
rately placed.
Repeating Regions
The Repeat command is similar to Duplicate, but
lets you specify the number of times the selected
material is duplicated.
As with the Copy and Paste commands, certain
rules apply when repeating material on multiple
tracks (see “Editing Across Multiple Tracks” on
page 443).
You can repeatedly paste copied data until it
completely fills a selection (see “Repeat To Fill
Selection” on page 443).
You can also loop regions (see “Region Looping”
on page 739).
To repeat a selection or region:
1 If working with material that is bar- and beat-
based, such as loops, set the Main Time Scale to
Bars|Beats.
2 If you want to constrain the selection to the
current Grid value, set the Edit mode to Grid.
3 Make an Edit selection.
4 Choose Edit > Repeat. In the Repeat dialog, en-
ter the number of times you want the material
to repeat, then click OK.
The material is placed immediately after the se-
lection’s end point, and duplicated the specified
number of times.
In Shuffle mode, the repeated data is placed di-
rectly after the end of the selection. Regions oc-
curring after it slide to accommodate the re-
peated material. In Slip mode, the repeated
material overlaps any subsequent data.
Repeat dialog
Press Alt+R (Windows) or Option+R (Mac)
to open the Repeat dialog for any selected
regions.