Cut Time Example To cut thirty seconds of time from a session: 1 Set the Main Time Scale to Minutes:Seconds. 2 Choose Event > Time Operations > Cut Time. 3 With the Selector tool, click at the beginning of the area that you want to cut. 4 Enter thirty seconds (0:30.000) in the Length field. 5 Select the Realign option for Meter, Tempo, Key, and Chord Rulers, all Tick-Based Markers and Tracks and All Sample-Based Markers and Tracks. 6 Click Apply.