Cakewalk - Music Creator 7 Documentation

Tools ► Mouse cursors

Mouse cursors

When using global tools, the mouse cursor indicates which operation will be performed when you click or drag. Valid operations depend on the selected tool, the Edit Filter setting, and where the pointer is positioned.

The following table describes each cursor.

Table 105. Tool cursors

Cursor

Description

Select clip.

Lasso select.

Select by time.

Move.

Fade in.

Fade out.

Crop clip start.

Crop clip start, but don’t move fade in position.

Crop clip start and move fade in position.

Crop clip end.

Crop clip end, but don’t move fade out position.

Crop clip end and move fade out position.

Mute event.

Mute by time.

Unmute by time.

Isolate Take lane (mute all other overlapping Take lanes in same track).

Erase clip.

Lasso erase.

Erase by time.

Split.

Scrub.

Move a single envelope node.

Move multiple selected envelope nodes.

Move an envelope line segment.

Adjust selected envelope region up/down.

Paint pattern.

Draw.

Draw line/pattern.

Draw automation line.

Draw automation sine pattern.

Draw automation triangle pattern.

Draw automation square pattern.

Draw automation sawtooth pattern.

Draw automation random pattern.

Move selected automation.

Lasso select automation.

Split automation (add node).

Erase automation.

Glue MIDI note events together.

Move MIDI note events.

Adjust MIDI note velocity.

Stretch or scale selected MIDI note velocities.

Trim MIDI note event.

Drag quantize selected MIDI note events.

Move data within clip (ALT+SHIFT).

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Cursor	Description
	Select clip.
	Lasso select.
	Select by time.
	Move.
	Fade in.
	Fade out.
	Crop clip start.
	Crop clip start, but don’t move fade in position.
	Crop clip start and move fade in position.
	Crop clip end.
	Crop clip end, but don’t move fade out position.
	Crop clip end and move fade out position.
	Mute event.
	Mute by time.
	Unmute by time.
	Isolate Take lane (mute all other overlapping Take lanes in same track).
	Erase clip.
	Lasso erase.
	Erase by time.
	Split.
	Scrub.
	Move a single envelope node.
	Move multiple selected envelope nodes.
	Move an envelope line segment.
	Adjust selected envelope region up/down.
	Paint pattern.
	Draw.
	Draw line/pattern.
	Draw automation line.
	Draw automation sine pattern.
	Draw automation triangle pattern.
	Draw automation square pattern.
	Draw automation sawtooth pattern.
	Draw automation random pattern.
	Move selected automation.
	Lasso select automation.
	Split automation (add node).
	Erase automation.
	Glue MIDI note events together.
	Move MIDI note events.
	Adjust MIDI note velocity.
	Stretch or scale selected MIDI note velocities.
	Trim MIDI note event.
	Drag quantize selected MIDI note events.
	Move data within clip (ALT+SHIFT).