Slipping and Sliding Audio Tracks
When you import an audio file, its start point is placed at the start of the project or at the
current playhead position (depending on the setting of the Create Layers At parameter
in Motion preferences). You can slide an audio track in the Audio Timeline or mini-Timeline
so the track starts playing at a different point in time. And you can slip a trimmed audio
track in the Audio Timeline or mini-Timeline so a different range of media plays at the
same location.
To slide an audio track
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Select a track in the Audio list, then drag the track’s green bar to the left or right in the
mini-Timeline.
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Click the Show/Hide Audio Timeline button in the lower-right corner of the Motion project
window, then drag the track’s bar to the left or right in the Audio Timeline.
To slip an audio track in the mini-Timeline
1
In the Audio list, select the track.
The track’s timebar appears in the mini-Timeline.
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With the pointer over the bar in the mini-Timeline, hold down the Option key so the slip
pointer appears, then drag left or right to slip the In and Out points.
As you drag, a dimmed bar representing the full range of the audio clip appears over the
green bar, and a tooltip appears, showing the In and Out points for the track.
Note: You can only slip media that has had its In or Out points trimmed.
To slip an audio track in the Audio Timeline
1
Click the Show/Hide Audio Timeline button in the lower right-corner of the Motion project
window.
2
With the pointer over the green bar in the Audio Timeline, hold down the Option key so
the slip pointer appears, then drag left or right to slip the In and Out points.
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As you drag, a dimmed bar representing the full range of the audio clip appears over the
green bar, and a tooltip appears, showing the In and Out points for the track.
Note: You can only slip media that has had its In or Out points trimmed.