Markers

  1. Markers are visual indicators you can use to remind yourself of the location of specific events in a soundfile. Markers can also be used to create customized fade curves (see See The Fade Tool.).
Creating and Modifying Markers
  1. A marker is dropped at the location of the Edit Cursor when you hit the `m' key. It appears on the display as a small yellow bullet with one to four letters in its center. Markers dropped using the "m" key are automatically named, in alphabetical order, starting with "A". Up to 300 markers can be dropped in each window.
  2. The `m' key also drops markers during playback, and the markers can be dropped during recording by clicking on the "drop marker" button in the Record Dialog Box. The markers are displayed after the playback or recording has been completed.
  3. If the `M' key is typed, a marker is dropped at the Edit Cursor location with a name that you specify; if the specified marker is already in use in the current display window, the option is presented to either cancel the marker drop or move the marker from its previous location to the Edit Cursor location.
  4. Markers are moved within a sound file with "Ctrl-m". First, place the Edit Cursor over the marker, then hit "Ctrl-m". Then move the Edit Cursor to the new location, and hit "Ctrl-m" again. The marker will snap to the new location.
  5. A marker at the Edit Cursor is deleted with the Delete Marker command on the Marker menu or by typing "Ctrl-d". A specified marker is deleted with the Delete Named Marker command on the Marker menu. Typing "Ctrl-e" deletes all of the markers in the current display window.
  6. Typing "Ctrl-k" when the Edit Cursor is on a marker produces the View/Modify Marker dialog box. It contains information that you can edit for the marker name, position, and amplitude (if an amplitude has been assigned for a fade operation). A pair of buttons determine the fade type, either linear or logarithmic, for the marker. The first two fields are for renaming the marker and moving it to a new location; the second two are used for fade operations, which are discussed in See The Fade Tool..
Using Markers
  1. The Edit Cursor is moved to the first marker to the right when you hit the "Tab" key. The Edit Cursor is moved to the first marker to the left when you hit "Shift+Tab". (see See Moving the Edit Cursor.). When a selection is copied, cut or deleted, the markers in the affected selection are treated as part of the selection. When a region is pasted or replaced, duplicate markers are replaced with new markers in the region being added.
  2. Markers are saved in Editlists, independent from the sound files in which they are dropped. Editlists are discussed in Editlists.
  3. Markers are used as intermediate fade points in fade operations. The fade command is discussed in See The Fade Tool..