Handling Several Audio Parts

The Multiple Part Controls section in the Audio Part Editor toolbar features controls and tools for working with multiple parts.

• The Activate Part for Editing pop-up menu lists all parts that were selected when you opened the editor. The list is arranged in the same way as the track list, and the parts are listed under the name of their corresponding track. The parts are arranged by their position on the timeline. You can use the search field to search for part names.

  

  To activate a part for editing, click its name in the list. As soon as you select a part, it is activated and centered in the display.

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  You can also activate a part by clicking on it with the Object Selection tool.

• Active Part in the Part Editing Mode pane allows you restrict editing operations to the active part.

  If you select Edit > Select > All with this option activated, all events in the active part are selected, but no events in other parts.

• You can zoom in on an active part so that it is fully displayed in the window by selecting Edit > Zoom > Zoom to Event.

• Select Show Part Borders to see clearly defined borders for the active part.

  If this option is activated, all parts except the active one are grayed out, so that you can easily identify the borders. There are also two markers in the ruler with the name of the active part, marking its beginning and end. These can be moved freely to change the part borders.

• To switch between parts, activate them via key commands. In the Key Commands dialog, there are two functions in the Edit category: Activate Next Part and Activate Previous Part. If you assign key commands to these, you can use them to cycle between parts.