Audio editing & fades

Drop an audio file onto an audio track or an empty part of the arrangement. New imports default to their original timing, with Warp / Pitch set to Off. Stereo files retain their left and right channels. A project-tempo change changes the musical ruler, not the source speed or duration in this mode.

In Settings → Editing, the imported-audio tempo preference can keep original timing, follow the project, or adapt the project tempo. Tempo-following imports use Stretch, which preserves pitch while changing duration. Grain is a separate creative/transient processing mode; it can change the texture of a full song. Existing projects retain their selected mode.

Select a region and choose Clip. The waveform editor shows the region's content. Drag its title/body in the arrangement to move it, or its boundaries to trim it. Zoom changes what you see; waveform height changes neither gain nor the exported sound. Waveform zoom enlarges quiet details even in a loud file; large peaks can extend beyond the visible lane while the channel remains clipped to its own display area.

Use Range to mark an interval, then split, copy or delete it as needed. Scissors splits at the clicked position. Eraser shows the target before release and removes the region while keeping its sample in storage. Undo restores a completed edit.

Choose Fade (6). Drag near the beginning or end of an audio region to set its fade-in or fade-out. The curve updates as you move. Hold Shift while dragging with Fade to change its shape. A short fade can soften an edit boundary; longer fades are useful for entrances and endings.

Gain changes this region's level before subsequent processing. Slip moves the source content inside its current boundaries. Rotate offsets looped content while keeping the outer region fixed. Check the start and end after any timing edit so an attack or tail has not moved out of view.

Choose Flex from the tool menu and drag inside audio between its first and last warp anchors. It moves an internal timing anchor while preserving the region edges. Escape cancels and Undo reverses the operation. Listen for stretching artifacts, especially on drums and long sustained notes; small adjustments usually need less processing than large ones.

Listen in the full arrangement and in isolation. Turning a region down and turning its track down act at different places in the signal path. If an edit sounds wrong, undo it before changing several unrelated controls.