MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE356Creating selection areasAfter opening an audio file you can edit the entire waveform or selectedparts of it. Unless a selection area has been created, any editing you doaffects the entire waveform. In Audio Editor you can create a selection inthe following ways:• Drag your mouse over the area you wish to select.• Double-click on the waveform or click Edit: Select All [ CTRL + L] toselect the entire waveform.• Play the file and then click the Mark-in/out button on the Toolbar orclick Control: Mark-in and Mark-out [ F 3/ F 4 ] whenever you hear thepart you would like to select. (This method is very useful for creatingselections as your ear can hear the sound more clearly than your eyescan ‘see’ it.)• Drag on the waveform in the Overview strip. (This can only be done ifthe file has been zoomed on and there is space outside the Global Viewpanel to select.)Notes:•To deselect a selection area, click anywhere within the waveform or click Edit:Select None [ CTRL+K ]. (Clicking the right mouse button deselects the areawithout moving the cursor.)•If you have placed cues on a waveform, selecting the Snap to cues option in thePreferences dialog box (see page 354) ‘pulls’ any selection areas to the closestcue. (Depending on your current zoom level, you may have to start and end theselection area close to the appropriate cues.)Selecting an area of a waveform
