Chopper window inserting events

The Chopper window (see Figure 1.16) is almost a miniature audio editing tool that allows you to trim audio files. It is completely non-destructive, meaning that changes you make in the Chopper do not change the original source file in any way. The Chopper allows you to quickly and accurately select shorter sections of a media file and then insert these sections into a track as events. 

The Chopper window is a special tool that is used to perform precise trims of media files and insert the trimmed portion into the timeline. The advantage to using the Chopper to trim events is that you can trim an event in more detail in the Chopper window without zooming in on the project timeline. There are also a number of other tools in the Chopper window that make trimming easier. 

To view the Chopper window, from the View menu, select Chopper or press Alt+2. The Chopper window displays the entire media file of the selected track. Click on a different track to load a different media file into the Chopper. To trim and insert events into the timeline using the Chopper ... 

You can see in Figure 2.18 that the selection area in the Chopper window is also highlighted on the main timeline, representing the location of the event to be inserted. 

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