The Region Menu

The [Region]{.kbd .menu} Menu is where the user can tweak its regions, the parts of audio or MIDI that sit on the timeline.

Insert Region from Source List	If a region is selected in the Editor List, add it at the Edit point
Play Selected Regions	Starts playback at the beginning of the selected region(s), and stops at its(their) end
Tag Selected Regions	Prompts for a text to tag all the selected regions, this tag is visible in the [Region list](@@the-region-list)
Loop	Creates a loop range on the selected region's boundaries, and starts the looped playback
Rename…	Changes the name of the region, that appears in its top left area
Properties…	Shows the [Region properties]{.kbd .menu} window, that displays detailed information about the region and allow for some modifications
Loudness Analysis…	Shows the [Audio Report/Analysis]{.kbd .menu} window, that displays detailed [dBFS information](@@metering-in-ardour) as well as a spectrogram (dBFS of frequency against time)
Spectral Analysis…	Shows the [Audio Report/Analysis]{.kbd .menu} window, that displays a integrated spectral view of the region (dBFS against frequency)
Edit
Combine	Creates a new region by joining the selected audio regions in the same track, and replaces those region with the newly created compound. The same rules are applied to create the compound as for playback regarding e.g. layering
Uncombine	Splits back the compound created by combining into its original audio regions
Pitch Shift…	Changes the tune of the audio region, by octave, semitones or percentage, based on spectral analysis. Optionally, and if they have been set for the region, preserves the formants
Split at Percussion Onset	Allows splitting the selected regions on its Percussion Onsets marker as set by the Rhythm Ferret (Not usable as of 5.5)
Make Mono Regions	Creates mono regions out of a stereo or multichannel region by splitting it into its discrete channels. The created regions are added to the Editor List
Close Gaps	Extends (or reduces) the selected regions to be perfectly aligned. Optionally, sets up a crossfade duration, or a pull-back (spacing between regions)
Place Transient	Places a transient at the Edit Point. Used e.g. for the [Pitch Shift…]{.kbd .menu} action
Rhythm Ferret…	Opens the [Rhythm Ferret]{.kbd .menu} which is a powerful tool to sequence audio files
Strip Silence…	Opens the [Strip Silence]{.kbd .menu} window which is a very handy tool to remove all audio under a user-chosen threshold (with a preview)
Reverse	Mirrors the audio horizontally
Layering
Raise to Top	On overlapping regions, puts the selected one(s) on top
Raise	On overlapping region, makes the selected one(s) one layer higher
Lower	Makes the selected region(s) one layer lower
Lower to Bottom	Sends the selected region to the background
MIDI
Transpose…	On a MIDI region, shows the [[Transpose MIDI]{.kbd .menu} window](@@transposing-midi), allowing to shift the pitch of the whole MIDI region by ± n semitones or octaves
Insert Patch Change…	Inserts a patch change at the Edit Point, allowing a change of patch, channel, program and/or bank
Quantize…	Shows the [[Quantize]{.kbd .menu} window](@@quantize-midi), allowing to perfectly align the MIDI notes to the musical grid
Legatize	Shortens or elongates the MIDI notes to make them perfectly sequential, i.e. the end of a note is the start of the following one
Remove Overlap	Shortens or elongates the MIDI notes to make them perfectly sequential, i.e. the end of a note is the start of the following one
Transform…	[[Transform]{.kbd .menu} window](@@transforming-midi—mathematical-operations), that allows for mathematical operations on the midi notes
Unlink all selected regions	Makes the selected MIDI regions independent, e.g. editing this region won't affect any other one.
Unlink from unselected	Makes the selected MIDI regions independent from regions outside the selection, but keep the link between the selected ones.
Deinterlace Into Layers	Splits the selected region(s) to create in-place copies each containing only one channel. A region containing e.g. 3 channels will generate 3 stacked regions containing 1 channel each.
List Editor…	Shows the [[List Editor]{.kbd .menu}](@@midi-list-editor) which sequentially lists all the MIDI events in the region, and allows for precise modifications
Gain
□ Opaque	When checked, makes the region opaque audio-wise, i.e., the underlying regions won't be audible
□ Mute	When checked, mutes only the selected region on the track, without muting the track. The muted regions will have !! prepended to their name and will be semi-transparent
Normalize…	Shows the [Normalize region]{.kbd .menu} dialog, which allows to scale the region level by setting its maximum level, optionally constraining the RMS
Boost Gain	Increases the gain on the selected region by boosting the audio, without touching the envelope or automation
Cut Gain	Reduces the gain without touching the envelope or automation
Reset Gain	If the gain has been edited, revert to its initial value
Reset Envelope	If the gain envelope has been edited, resets it to its initial value (constant at 0 dB)
□ Invert Polarity	When checked, inverts the signal's phase in the selected regions and renders the symbol (a diagonal line across zero) next to the names of affected regions
□ Envelope Active	When unchecked, disables any envelope editing that has been made. The envelope will be displayed in yellow instead of green.
Position
Move to Original Position	Moves the region where it was initially recorded or inserted in the session
Snap Position to Grid	If the Grid Mode is set to Grid, snaps the region to the nearest grid line
□ Lock	Locks the selected regions at their current positions in time and tracks, avoiding any movement on the timeline. The region name will be surrounded by > and < brackets
□ Lock to Video	Same as above, relative to the position in the video
Set Sync Position	Creates or move the Sync position, i.e. the point of the region that will be aligned or snapped to the grid, and that is (by default) the beginning of the region.
Remove Sync	Removes any user defined Sync point, and resets the sync position to the beginning of the region
Nudge Later	Moves the region to the right by the amount shown in the [nudge timer](@@nudge-controls)
Nudge Earlier	Same as above, to the left
Nudge Later by Capture Offset	Moves the region to the right by the capture latency computed by Ardour based on the user's settings regarding latency
Nudge Earlier by Capture Offset	Same as above, to the left
Sequence Regions	Puts the selected regions one after the other, so that the end of one region is the beginning of the next one, removing any overlap or silence. The reference point is the earliest region.
Markers
Add Region Cue Marker	Opens a dialog to enter a region-level marker at the mouse pointer position
Clear Region Cue Markers	Removes all markers from the selected regions
Convert Region Cue Markers to CD Markers	Converts all markers from selected regions to CD markers, bit doesn't delete original region-level markers
Convert Region Cue Markers to Location Markers	Converts all markers from selected regions to location markers, bit doesn't delete original region-level markers
Trim
Trim Start at Edit Point	If the Edit Point is within the region boundaries, shortens the region to align its start with the Edit Point
Trim End at Edit Point	Same as above, for the end of the region
Trim to Loop	Uses both the start and end Loop markers to shorten the region
Trim to Punch	Same as above with the Punch markers
Trim to Previous	On overlapping regions, shortens the selected one so that the previous region is complete, i.e. the new start point for the selected region is the end point of the previous region on the timeline
Trim to Next	Same as above, with the end of the selected region aligned to the start of the following one.
Ranges
Set Loop Range	Creates a Loop range based on the selected regions, i.e. the start of the loop range is the start of the earliest region, and the end of the loop is the end of the latest region.
Set Punch	Same as above, for the Punch range
Add Single Range Marker	Same as above, for the Edit range
Add Range Marker Per Region	For each selected region, creates its own Edit range based on the boundaries of each region
Set Range Selection	Creates a range selection based on the boundaries of the selected regions
Fades
□ Fade In	Activates/deactivates the Fade In at the start of the region
□ Fade Out	Same as above, for the Fade out at the end of the region
□ Fades	Shortcut to activate/deactivate both the fade in and fade out
Duplicate
Duplicate	Creates a copy of the selected region(s) and appends it to the original
Multi-Duplicate…	Shows the [Duplicate]{.kbd .menu} dialog, allowing to create multiple copies, or a not-integer number of copies (the last one will then be truncated)
Fill Track	Creates duplicates until it fills the session, i.e. reaches the End marker of the session. The last duplicate may be truncated to fit in
Export…	Shows the [[Export]{.kbd .menu} dialog](@@export-dialog), with all parameters set to export only the selected region(s)
Bounce (without processing)	Creates a bounce, i.e. a version of the region with all the edits (boundaries, envelope), as a new region in the Editor List, without any of the effects of the mixer strip
Bounce (with processing)	Same as above, with the effects of the mixer strip
Remove	Deletes the region from the edit (no file is harmed in the process, and the region stays in the Editor for later use)