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Placing events precisely on the timeline

For events that need to land at a specific moment in the audio — a thunderclap before a line, a scene-change projection trigger, a Cut that buttons exactly on the last note — the Waveform Editor lets you place them with sample-level precision.

How to place an event

  1. Open the song's Waveform Editor.
  2. Add or select the event you want to place.
  3. Drag the event's start handle (and end handle, where applicable) to the exact moment on the waveform.
  4. Save.
The Waveform Editor showing a Vamp Region with two blue handles defining the start (1.68s) and end (11.29s) of the loop, plus an Audition button and Apply button
Editing a Vamp Region. The shaded band between the two blue handles is the loop window — drag each handle to set the start and end times.

What you can set precisely

  • Start time of any event.
  • End time of events that span a range — Cut, Vamp, Skip.

Notes

  • Visual reference matters. The waveform shows you the audio's amplitude. Drop a thunderclap at a silent moment before a vocal entry. Land a Cut on the precise downbeat where the song should button.
  • Cut and Vamp benefit most. Their start and end times define where playback loops or stops — small misalignments are very audible. Use the Waveform Editor for both.
  • Zoom in for detail. Pinch on iPad or iPhone, or use the + / − buttons on Mac.
  • Different Audition modes. The Audition button plays back different things depending on what you're editing — a song's start, an event's range, an SFX clip's contents. A dedicated article will cover the modes in detail.

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