Sync-Locked Track Groups - Editing

Peter 22Feb13: WIP - working-title only - proper title to be decided later

Editing operations on Sync-Locked Track Groups

The "Edit" menu commands "Cut", "Delete" and "Paste" will affect Sync-Locked tracks because these commands change the length of the selected tracks(s). All other commands in the "Edit" menu will not affect Sync-Locked tracks because these commands do not change the length of the selected track(s). These commands are: "Split Cut", "Copy", "Trim Audio", "Split Delete", "Silence Audio", "Split", "Split New", "Detach at Silences", and "Duplicate".

Examples of Editing Operations on Sync-Locked Track Groups:

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Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Cut:
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Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Cut:
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• Gale: Please give an example in this ednote of the text you would have for Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Cut.

• Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Cut:

Before Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Cut

After Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Cut

Result: Audio has been cut from the lower track as well as the upper track. The same thing happens for Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Delete because those commands remove audio from a track and the following audio on all sync-locked tracks must move to remain synchronized.

• Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Silence Audio:

Before Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Silence Audio

After Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Silence Audio

Result: There has been no change in the lower track - this is because "Silence Audio" does not move (change the time position of) any audio in the selected track.

• Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Trim Audio:

Before Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Trim Audio

After Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Trim Audio

Result: There is no change in the lower track - although the length of the upper track has changed, it remains synchronized with the lower track.

• Edit > Paste:

Here is the same project but now there is no selection. The cursor is in the top track, and that track is selected as can be seen by darker gray color of the Track Control Panel.

You need to look for the sync-lock icons in the Track Control Panels to know that these tracks are sync-locked.

Before Edit > Paste

After Edit > Paste

Result: Audio is pasted into the top track moving the following audio to the right; silence is inserted in the lower track to keep it synchronized with the top track.

• Label track defined Sync-Locked Track Groups

Here is a project with two mono audio tracks above a label track all of which are above a stereo music track. There is a selection in the upper mono audio track. The sync-locked selection extends into the second mono audio track and into the label track but not into the stereo music track. The label track defines a Sync-Locked Track Group comprised of itself and the two mono audio tracks above it; this can be verified by examining the Track Control Panels and observing the sync-lock icons at the lower right-hand corners.

Before Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Cut

After Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Cut

Result: Audio is removed from the two mono audio tracks and labels in the label track are moved so that the three tracks remain synchronized. No audio is removed from the stereo music track.

A Sync-Locked Group may have multiple label tracks as long as the label tracks are together at the bottom of the group.

• Selecting in label tracks

Selections can be made in a label track and the Sync-Locked selection will extend into any audio and label tracks in the group.

Before Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Cut

After Edit > Remove Audio or Labels > Cut

Result: The selected portion of the label track is removed, including the label spanned by the selection. Audio is removed from the Sync-Locked audio track as well.