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Commands for working with selected items.
Command
Description
Undo |
Undoes the most recent Edit operation.
Note: The Beatnik Editor uses `Multiple Undo'. Every additional Undo command you issue takes you another step back in time (but no farther back than the latest saved version). Note: Every window has a separate Undo history.
Redo |
Reapplies the most recently Undone operation. Available only after an Undo.
Cut |
Removes the selection from the document and places it in the clipboard for later Pasting, replacing any previous clipboard contents.
Copy |
Copies the selection to the clipboard for later Pasting, replacing any previous clipboard contents.
Note: When you copy a Custom Instrument, a dialog box appears, offering the option of also copying the Samples used in that Instrument.
Paste |
Pastes the clipboard contents into the document.
The Paste command is unavailable whenever the clipboard is empty, or contains items of the wrong type. Note: When pasting an Instrument into a Session document would result in more than one Instrument with the same MIDI program number, the Beatnik Editor will renumber the colliding Instruments and alert you. If you see this message, you should carefully verify that any Songs being added still play correctly because the Beatnik Editor will not update the corresponding MIDI Program Change events in any Songs that use the Instrument to use the altered Instrument numbers. If the Song is now playing with wrong Instruments, you will need to use your MIDI sequencer program to set the program numbers manually in your original sequence, then save a revised MIDI file and Re-Import MIDI (see Song Settings dialog box).
Delete |
Deletes the selection from the document, without changing the clipboard.
Rename |
Allows you to edit the selected item's name.
Note: Only Custom items can be renamed - Custom Songs, Custom Instruments, and Custom Samples. Built-in Songs and Samples can't be renamed at all; to rename a built-in Instrument, you'll have to first Copy it and Paste it, creating a Custom Instrument copy that can then be renamed.
Select All |
Selects all items in the current Session window tab - that is, all Songs, all Instruments or all Samples.
Preferences... (Mac OS only) |
Opens the Preferences dialog box, where you can set general Beatnik Editor operating preferences.
Note: For Windows, this item appears in the File menu.
About the Clipboard
The clipboard is a temporary storage area used to hold items for editing operations - Cut, Copy, and Paste. Whenever you Copy or Cut an item, a copy of the item is placed on the clipboard. The next Paste produces a copy of the item.

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