Shift Command

Use the Shift command to move track material forward or back in time by a specified amount. The Shift command can operate on selections, clips, MIDI notes, MIDI controller data, and automation breakpoints.

To shift a selection or clip:

1 With the Selector or Time Grabber tool, select the track material you want to shift. The selected material can reside on multiple tracks.

2 Choose Edit > Shift. In the Shift dialog, select whether the data will be moved Earlier or Later.

3 Click in one of the Timebase fields to specify the amount by which the material will be shifted. Entering a value in one Timebase field automatically updates the others.

4 If you want to shift material with greater precision, select the Use Subframes option.

5 Click OK. The material is shifted earlier or later by the specified amount.

If a portion of a clip was selected, new clips are created from the selection and from any material outside of the selection.

The Shift command works the same regardless of the Edit mode. For example, adjacent clips are overlapped in Shuffle mode, the Spot dialog does not appear when in Spot mode, and shifted material does not snap to the Grid when in Grid mode.