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Chapter 5 Working in the Timeline 111

To resize an audio clip:

1 Place the pointer at either the left or right edge of the audio clip.

The pointer changes to a Clip Resize pointer.

2 Click the edge of the clip and drag left or right to resize it.

When you lengthen a clip with looping playback mode, the notches at the top and

bottom of the clip indicate the end of each repetition of the source audio file.

When you resize a clip by shortening its left edge, you change the point in the source

audio file at which the clip starts playing, making the earlier part of the source audio

inaudible. When you resize a clip by shortening its right edge, the part you shorten

becomes inaudible. You cannot lengthen the left edge of a clip with non-looping

playback mode beyond the beginning of the source audio file.

When you resize a clip, the edge being resized jumps to the nearest Snap To position if

snap is turned on. If you want to resize the clip independently of the Snap To value,

change the Snap To value, or turn off snap before you resize the clip. For information

about snap, see “Using Snap” on page 72.

Creating Crossfades Between Audio Clips

Soundtrack Pro lets you easily create crossfades between two audio clips in the

Timeline. Crossfades let you create smooth transitions between one audio clip and the

next, and avoid clicks or sudden changes in loudness that can result when placing

audio files one after another.

To create a crossfade between audio clips, you set the project to crossfade mode, then

drag an audio clip so that it overlaps another clip. A crossfade is created for the length

of the overlapped area.

Notches indicate the

points where a looping

clip repeats.

Drag the clip to the left

or right to resize it.

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Apple Soundtrack Pro User Manual Page 111