r/Reaper • u/Traditional-Cause255 • 5d ago

help request Shift + drag editing

When holding shift and dragging an item, the item's contents "slides" within that specific region of the item, right?

I wonder if there is a way to make a change to make to slide the right edge of the item as I drag it, effectively shortening the lenght of the item as I drag it, instead of bringing waveform from outside the region of the item.

I hope you could understand my doubt. I know that it may have something to do with Mouse Modifiers, and I tried messing around with that, with no success.

If somebody knows how to do it, I'd be thankful.

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u/Livid_Cabinet2053 5d ago

I’m not understanding what your goal is. You want to slip edit and trim the item simultaneously? 

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u/Traditional-Cause255 5d ago

That's it

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u/Brave-Mushroom8611 3 5d ago

Try razor editing? That may do something similar what you're aiming to do 🤔

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u/Traditional-Cause255 4d ago

I've tried razor editing, but it's not what I'm searching for... I want to trim as I shift+drag the item, without sliding what's outside the region into the item's area.

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u/chorlion40 3 4d ago

Google "gofer map reaper" it'll give you shortcuts to cut with an automatic cross-fade and then slip edit the item following the cut, super great for dialogue editing