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-Regions can be stretched or shrunk in length without changing their
-Pitch by using the **Stretch/Shrink Regions** tool (shortcut "*T*", for
-"Time stretch").
+Regions can be stretched or shrunk in length without changing their pitch by
+using the _Stretch/Shrink Regions_ tool (**T** shortcut, for "Time-stretch").
 
-A small adjustment to the length of a Region may not
-cause noticeable sound **Artifacts**. However, the more extreme the
-change in length, the more obvious the effect of processing on the
-sound.
+{{< figure src="en/ardour7-stretch-shrink-edit-mode.png" alt="Stretch/Shrink Regions tool" >}}
 
-![stretch](en/Ardour4_EditModes_T.png) 
+A small adjustment to the length of a region may not cause noticeable sound
+_artifacts_. However, the more extreme the change in length, the more obvious
+the effect of processing on the sound.
 
-To use **Stretch/Shrink Regions**, place your cursor on top of the
-region, and then Click-drag left or right. While dragging, you will see
-a highlighted area, which represents the new duration to which the
-Region will be shrunk or stretched when you release the mouse at the
-current position.
+To use _Stretch/Shrink Regions_, place your cursor on top of the region, and
+then click-drag left or right. While dragging, you will see a highlighted area
+which represents the new duration to which the region will be shrunk or
+stretched when you release the mouse at the current position. Ardour will also
+display the new duration of the region next to the highlighted area in units of
+the primary clock.
 
-![stretching](en/Ardour4_Stretch_Shrink_Action.png)
+{{< figure src="en/ardour7-stretch-shrink-highlight.png" alt="Stretching highlight" >}}
 
 ## Time-Stretching a Region to Fit the Loop
 
-In the image below, we've added another sound sample—this time, a
-synthesizer line—from [freesound.org](http://www.freesound.org) to the
-rhythmic passage we composed in the **Creating Looped Sections** chapter
-(search for "1168 so synth" in the **Search Freesound** tab of Ardour if
-you'd like to get the same sample. Import it as a new track).
+In the image below, we've added another sound sample—this time, a [synthesizer
+line from freesound.org](https://freesound.org/people/walkerbelm/sounds/1168/)
+to the rhythmic passage we composed in the _Creating Looped Sections_ chapter.
 
-After importing this synth line, we see that the length of our new
-Region doesn't match the existing rhythm we've already created. It's too
-long to be one bar and too short to be two bars.
+After importing this synth line, you will see that the length of the new region
+doesn't match the existing rhythm we've already created. It's too long to be one
+bar and too short to be two bars. More importantly, while the first note matches
+the beginning of the kick drum's sound above, the second note is clearly
+off-beat.
 
-![stretch1](en/Ardour4_Stretch_Shrink_1.png) 
+{{< figure src="en/ardour7-stretch-shrink-1.png" alt="Non-matching regions" >}}
 
-We can correct this by using the Stretch/Shrink tool. Select the Region
-you wish to stretch, and drag the new length to the end of the second
-Bar, again assisted by the Grid settings.
+We can correct this by using the _Stretch/Shrink_ tool. Select the region you
+wish to stretch, switch to the tool, click on the right side of the region, then
+drag the cursor until the newly created highlight area matches the new length,
+that is, all the way to the second bar (again assisted by the _Grid_ settings).
 
-When you release the mouse button, the **Time Stretch Audio** dialog will
-appear. You can experiment with different settings for the Time Stretch
-operation. Each will affect the sound in different ways. It's a good
-idea to experiment with a few different stretch settings to find out
-which gives the result you're most happy with.
+{{< figure src="en/ardour7-stretch-shrink-action.png" alt="Stretching" >}}
 
-![stretch2](en/Ardour4_Stretch_Shrink_2.png) 
+When you release the mouse button, the _Time Stretch Audio_ dialog appears. You
+can experiment with different settings for the _Time Stretch_ operation. Each
+will affect the sound in a different way. It's a good idea to try different
+stretch settings to find out which one gives you the result you're most happy
+with.
 
-Click **Stretch/Shrink** in the Time Stretch dialog to start the
+{{< figure src="en/ardour7-stretch-shrink-2.png" alt="Time Stretch Audio dialog" >}}
+
+Click **Stretch/Shrink** in the _Time Stretch Audio_ dialog to start the
 operation.
 
-When the Time Stretch operation is complete, the region of the
-synthesizer line will now be exactly two Bars long, and should fit in
-with the rhythm we already created with the drum samples.
+When the operation is complete, the region of the synthesizer line will now be
+exactly two bars long and should fit in with the rhythm we already created with
+the drum samples.
 
-![stretch3](en/Ardour4_Stretch_Shrink_3.png) 
+{{< figure src="en/ardour7-stretch-shrink-3.png" alt="Stretched audio region" >}}
 
 ## Continuing
 
-This was the last chapter of the **Editing Regions** section. Next we go into Mixing.
+This was the last chapter of the _Editing Regions_ section. Next we go into
+_Mixing_.
 
-Next: [MIXING SESSIONS](../the-mixer-strip)
+Next: [MIXING SESSIONS](../../mixing-sessions/the-mixer-strip/)