Inserting time or measures into a project

The Project > Insert Time/Measures command lets you insert any number of blank measures, ticks, seconds, or frames into a project. You can insert the blank measures (or other period of time) into all tracks or into one or more selected tracks. If you insert the blank time into the entire project, all events in each track—markers, meter and key settings, and tempo changes—are shifted automatically by default. If you insert the blank time into one or more selected tracks, only the events in those tracks are shifted by default. You can always choose which types of events should be shifted.

To insert a single blank measure into a project

1.	Press CTRL+SHIFT+A or select Edit > Select > None to make sure that no track or time range is selected.

2.	Set the Now time to the place where you want to insert the measure.

3.	Choose Project > Insert Time/Measures to display the Insert Time/Measures dialog box.

Figure 176. The Insert Time/Measures dialog box

4.	Verify that the settings are correct and click OK.

Music Creator inserts a blank measure at the Now time.

To insert blank time or measures into a project

1.	Select Edit > Select > None to make sure that no track or time range is selected.

2.	Select the range of time you want to insert by dragging in the Time Ruler.

3.	Choose Project > Insert Time/Measures to display the Insert Time/Measures dialog box.

4.	If necessary, adjust the time at which blank space will be inserted.

5.	If necessary, change the length of time to insert by entering a number and choosing the units you want from the list.

6.	Choose the types of events that should be shifted automatically from the Slide list.

7.	Click OK when you are done.

Music Creator inserts the desired amount of blank time into the project.

To insert blank time or measures into selected tracks

1.	Select the range of time you want to insert by dragging in the Time Ruler.

2.	Select one or more tracks by CTRL-clicking on the track numbers.

3.	Choose Project > Insert Time/Measures to display the Insert Time/Measures dialog box.

4.	If necessary, adjust the time at which blank space will be inserted.

5.	If necessary, change the length of time to insert by entering a number and choosing the units you want from the list.

6.	Choose the types of events that should be shifted automatically from the Slide list.

7.	Click OK when you are done.

Music Creator inserts the desired amount of blank time into the project.

Deleting measures or time from one or more tracks

There are two methods for deleting time or measures:

If there is any audio or MIDI data in the area you want to delete, you can use the Edit > Delete command to delete the area that you select. Portions of MIDI clips may have no data in them: they have boundaries but no dark lines inside—if that’s the case, use the following method.

If there is no data in the area you want to delete, you can simply drag any clips that come after the empty area to their proper destinations. You can also use this method if there is data in the area you want to delete—you just have to choose whether you want to replace the data in the deleted area, blend it with the data you’re moving, or slide it over to make room.

To delete time when there is audio or MIDI data in the area you want to delete:

1.	In the Track view, select the track(s) you want to delete measures or time from by doing one of the following:

Select a single track by clicking the track number.

Select multiple tracks by CTRL-clicking the track numbers.

2.	Set the Snap to Grid value to the unit of time you want to delete. For example, if you want to delete whole measures, set the Snap to Grid value to a whole measure.

3.	In the Clips pane, select the measures or time you want to delete by dragging in the Time Ruler located just above the first track.

4.	Select Edit > Delete Special.

The Delete dialog box appears.

5.	Click the following check boxes:

Events in Tracks

Delete Hole. If you want the data that comes after the hole to retain its same placement in a measure, check the Shift by Whole Measures option.

6.	Click any of the other options you want to delete.

7.

Click OK.

Music Creator deletes the time or measures you selected.

To delete time when there is no audio or MIDI data in the area you want to delete (or if there is data, but you like to drag and drop):

1.	Set the Snap to Grid value to the unit of time you want to delete. For example, if you want to delete whole measures, set the Snap to Grid value to a whole measure.

2.	In the Track view, select the clips you want to move.

3.	Drag one of the selected clips to its proper destination—the Drag and Drop Options dialog box appears.

4.	Choose options and click OK.

All the selected clips move by the amount that you dragged the mouse.