Editing
Arrangement tools
Choose a tool by name or use the current number shortcuts.
In this guide
Primary tool only
There is one arrangement tool selector. Command is available for normal shortcuts; holding it no longer temporarily selects a secondary tool. Number shortcuts work outside text entry, dialogs and the software keyboard's note-entry context.
| Key | Tool | Use |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointer | Select, move and trim existing regions; draw in empty MIDI space |
| 2 | Range | Select a time interval across tracks |
| 3 | Scissors | Split at the clicked position |
| 4 | Pencil | Draw a new region with a live preview |
| 5 | Eraser | Click a region to remove it in one undo step |
| 6 | Fade | Drag to set an audio fade; Option-drag bends it; Shift-click makes it straight |
| 7 | Audition | Hold to play from the clicked position; release to stop |
| 8 | Slip | Move content inside a region while keeping its outer position |
| 9 | Mute | Toggle a region's mute state |
| 0 | Track mute command | Toggle the selected track, without changing tools |
Tools without a number
Gain changes an audio region's gain. Text renames. Join combines selected regions on one lane; audio joins require halves of the same source. Zoom focuses on a dragged time span. Solo toggles the clicked region's track solo. Rotate shifts looped content inside fixed region edges. Flex changes audio timing by moving a warp anchor inside the region.
Automation tools
Automation Select selects and drags points. Automation Curve bends a segment between points. Select a track and choose one of these tools to reveal its automation. A curve needs two points at different values before bending has a visible effect.
Watch the gesture
Pencil, range, fade, gain and warp gestures provide feedback while you drag. Escape cancels an active gesture. Undo reverses a completed edit. Unsupported targets do not become move gestures when another tool is selected.
No legacy workspace keys
The old Shift+number page shortcuts are removed. Use Piano in the bottom bar, beside Analysis. Use the header for Mixer, Library, MIDI Keyboard and tempo. Shader Toy and the separate tap-tempo page are not part of the workspace.
Open tools from another view
The Arrangement tool selector remains available in Piano and Mixer. Choose a tool to return to Arrangement with that tool selected. Escape closes the menu without changing views. The selector needs an open project.
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