logic user -Abelton newbie needs help with editing audio

dableton · Post by **dableton** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:20 am

hey guys
just a quick question-im new at ableton and having trouble editing audio.
just say i import a song a can loop it but i want to get rid of the audio before the loop and the end of the loop but i cant seem to find how to do it!
Im using ableton 6LE on a mac for mainly djing and mashups.
im imporing full songs but they are not warping in time which is really wierd..am i doing something wrong..
sorry stupid newbie questions-but im pscyhed to learn this program!!
cheers

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:27 am

Drag it to arrange view, select the area yyou want to KEEP, then press CTRL+E to edit it. Right click on this new clip and choose CROP.

dableton · Post by **dableton** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:47 pm

cheers for that
so do i have to rend to disc all new loops and then import them into my song???

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:49 pm

If you crop them, they are automatically rendered in place.

dableton · Post by **dableton** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:06 pm

hey really appreciate your help..having trouble cropping.i dont have a mouse to right click-im using a mac.

ultrasonyk · Post by **ultrasonyk** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:20 pm

Buy a PC.

LOL, just kidding. sorry

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:04 pm

dableton wrote:hey really appreciate your help..having trouble cropping.i dont have a mouse to right click-im using a mac.

CTRL+CLick then, it's the shortcut for right click in OSX.

dableton · Post by **dableton** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:30 pm

thanks T