25.6. Shortening Regions IYou don't have to use Apple's canned loops in their entirety. By shortening a region from its right end, you can isolate only a favorite first portion of it. Shortening a region is simple enough: Drag the end inward, as detailed at bottom in Figure 25-4. You'll know you've grabbed the right spot when the cursor changes to a vertical bar with a rightward arrow. (Contrast with the curly cursor that appears when you make a loop repeat.) If you've used iMovie, this movement should feel distinctly familiar. It's exactly the same cropping motion you can use on clips in the Movie Track. Tip: If the region is blue or purplea Real Instrument regionyou can drag either end inward. That is, you can shorten it either from the beginning or end. (You can't shorten a green Software Instrument loop except from its right end.)
And now some cool mix-and-match editing pointers:
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