manual/include/common-region-edit-operations.html

<p>
  This section covers a set of <dfn>region editing operations</dfn>
  that you are likely to use often while working on a session.
  Depending on your work habits (and experience of other
  <abbr title="Digital Audio Workstation">DAW</abbr>s) you will find
  some of these operations critical while others are used only rarely.
</p>
<p>
  You can carry out all of these operations from the keyboard (see
  <a href="@@default-keyboard-bindings">Default Keyboard Shortcuts</a>
  for a list). Equivalent operations can be performed with the mouse
  in most cases.
</p>
<p>
  You may want to review your understanding of
  <a href="@@edit-point-control">the edit point/range</a> and
  <a href="@@which-regions-are-affected">which regions will be affected by region operations</a>.
</p>
<table class="dl">
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Spot (Align)</kbd></th>
<td>Move selected regions to the edit point.</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Split</kbd></th>
<td>Split selected regions at the edit point.</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Trim Start</kbd></th>
<td>Adjust the start of selected regions to the edit point (or as close as
possible).</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Trim End</kbd></th>
<td>Adjust the end of selected regions to the edit point (or as close as
possible).</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Duplicate</kbd></th>
<td>Make a copy of each selected region and position it immediately after the
original.</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Crop</kbd></th>
<td>Truncate selected regions to the edit range.</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Separate</kbd></th>
<td>Split selected regions at both ends of the edit range.</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Set Fade In</kbd></th>
<td>Adjust selected audio regions' fade in to end at the edit point.</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Set Fade Out</kbd></th>
<td>Adjust selected audio regions' fade out to end at the edit point.</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Toggle Fade In</kbd></th>
<td>Turn selected audio regions' fade in on or off.</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Toggle Fade Out</kbd></th>
<td>Turn selected audio regions' fade out on or off.</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Play Region</kbd></th>
<td>Play session from the start of the earliest selected region.</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Zoom To Region</kbd></th>
<td>Zoom horizontally so that the selected regions span the editor track
view.</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Set Sync Point</kbd></th>
<td>Set the sync point of all selected regions to the edit point.</td></tr>
<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Insert</kbd></th>
<td>Inserts the currently selected regions in the Region List at the edit
point.</td></tr>
</table>