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zachy30234218
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June 7, 2017
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how to select markers and clips at the same time?

  • June 7, 2017
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I often want to move audio and at the same time move the markers I have placed over that audio. I can't figure out how to do this -- which renders the markers much less useful since, once a piece of audio is marked, I have to leave it where it is or lose the marker.

How do you select audio clips and markers at the same time?

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      Correct answer _durin_

      I think we have an open feature request in the backlog for anchoring a marker to a clip.  If it's not there, I'll create it and add your notes.  I think it could be helpful to essentially have a flag attached to critical clips for navigation or sync purposes, so I'd support figuring out a way to make this work.

      Always feel free to submit ideas directly in Audition by clicking Help > Send Feedback.

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      Kate Shadow
      Participating Frequently
      June 26, 2023

      Hi Zachy! If you add a silence to the very beginning of the multitrack, it inserts the silence and the session markers and clips both move.

       

      > playhead to 00:00

      > Edit > Insert > Silence

      Then add however much space you need and ... voila! The whole session moves to the right, session markers and  clips together

      Hope this helps you and others!

      Kate

        ISuxGaming
        ISuxGaming
        Participant
        December 10, 2023

        6 years later they still haven't added this feature, however, this little tidbit workaround of information works perfectly.

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        adobeusernewyorkcity
        Participant
        December 21, 2019

        Here's where you can find this feature request (and vote for it): https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911314-audition/suggestions/37768249-marker

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          michael.dodge27
          Participant
          January 8, 2020

          Thank you! I sure did, this issue is so annoying and has wasted many hours of my life.

            _durin_
            Community Manager
            _durin_Community ManagerCorrect answer
            Community Manager
            June 12, 2017

            I think we have an open feature request in the backlog for anchoring a marker to a clip.  If it's not there, I'll create it and add your notes.  I think it could be helpful to essentially have a flag attached to critical clips for navigation or sync purposes, so I'd support figuring out a way to make this work.

            Always feel free to submit ideas directly in Audition by clicking Help > Send Feedback.

              zachy30234218
              zachy30234218Author
              Participating Frequently
              June 12, 2017

              For my purposes, I would be happy if there was a simple preference setting, something like, "include markers in selections" such that when I select a passage of audio it's also possible to include any markers and move them simultaneously.

                SteveG_AudioMasters_
                Community Expert
                SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
                Community Expert
                June 7, 2017

                When you say 'move audio', what exactly do you mean in this context? What you'd normally do with markers in this context is as follows:

                If you have a file in waveform view, and you want to select extracts from it to insert into Multitrack view, the process is to put a marker at the start and finish of the extract, and merge these two markers into a marker range, which you can name if you want. If you right-click on this marker range in the marker list, you'll get an option to insert the range into a multi-track session, complete with the name you gave it. The other thing you can do with these ranges is export them all to individual files, which are named according to the names you gave them

                Is some of this what you mean? If it isn't, then you'll have to explain some more.

                zachy30234218
                zachy30234218Author
                Participating Frequently
                June 7, 2017

                Thanks; here's an example of what I mean.

                I'm working in multitrack mode. I have an audio clip at 5:14 and I have placed on marker on it. I later move the audio clip to some later point in the project. How do I make the marker travel with the audio?

                  SteveG_AudioMasters_
                  Community Expert
                  SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
                  Community Expert
                  June 7, 2017

                  Ah - you can't do that. Mainly because you haven't put a marker on the clip, as such, but on the timeline. It's not particularly helpful necessarily, but if you turn your clip into a unique copy (or even just reopen the file it's in) in Waveform view, and place a marker in it at the point you want, that marker will remain and be visible as a dotted line in Multitrack, and that will move with the clip.

                  There has been some discussion about all of this in the past, and who knows - one day the system may get extended. But at present, that's all you can do.

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