How does one reposition the cursor w/o changing anything?
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How does one reposition the cursor w/o changing anything?
I have a rough trim of my audio. I want to stop the cursor and have it remain where it is in order to see if this will be my new start point. Or, I want to place the cursor where I believe my start point will be and play from there. I do not want it to change anything that I already have done. Thanks in advance.
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kozikowski
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Re: How does one reposition the cursor w/o changing anything
You can simulate that with Labels and Select.
Put a label at the new potential start point.
http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/label_tracks.html
Labels are sticky and a drag-select will try to stick to it. Play will follow the selection, repeatedly if needed.
You can delete, move and manage labels.
Koz
Put a label at the new potential start point.
http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/label_tracks.html
Labels are sticky and a drag-select will try to stick to it. Play will follow the selection, repeatedly if needed.
You can delete, move and manage labels.
Koz
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waxcylinder
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Re: How does one reposition the cursor w/o changing anything
The shortcut Shift+A will stop playback (or recording) and place the cursor at that point (a bit like how tape decks work)David B wrote: I want to stop the cursor and have it remain where it is ...
Personally I find the compound gesture awkward so I changed the shortcut to KEYPAD_INS (I just have to remember to ensure tha Numlock is off).
WC
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