Duplicating Clips
The Duplicate command copies a selection and places it immediately after the end of the selection. Though this is similar to using Copy and Paste, Duplicate is more convenient and faster, particularly when working with data on multiple tracks.
To make more than one copy of a selection, use the Repeat command (see
“Repeating Clips” on page 515). You can also loop clips (see
“Clip Looping” on page 517).
As with the Copy and Paste commands, certain rules apply when duplicating material on multiple tracks (see
“Editing Across Multiple Tracks” on page 283).
To duplicate a selection or clip:
1. If working with material that is bar- and beat-based, such as loops, set the Main Time Scale to Bars|Beats.
2. If you want to constrain the selection to the current Grid value, set the Edit mode to Grid.
3. Make an Edit selection.
4. Choose Edit > Duplicate. The material is placed immediately after the selection’s end point.
Press Command+D (Mac) or Control+D (Windows) to Duplicate any selected clips.
In Shuffle mode, the duplicated data is placed directly after the end of the selection. Clips occurring after it slide to accommodate the duplicated material. In Slip mode, the duplicated material overlaps any adjacent data.
When using Duplicate (or Repeat) with MIDI notes that were selected with the Grabber tool, material is always duplicated one measure later, and is merged with existing track material (instead of replacing it).