Linking Hitpoints is a way of telling the Master Track editor which Meter and Time Hits belong together. The program can then use this information to change tempo (and insert tempo changes if needed) to make certain meter and time positions line up. The practical uses of this are described on page 585 and page 586.
Linked Hitpoints
To manually Link two Hitpoints, proceed as follows:
1. Select the Arrow pointer.
2. Position the mouse inside a Hitpoint.
3. Press the mouse button and drag down or up depending on where you started (from Meter to Time or vice versa).
A line will follow the pointer.
4. Drag until the mouse pointer is positioned inside a Hitpoint on the “other side”. The Hitpoint “lights up” to show you when you have the pointer inside it. 5. Release the mouse. If you want to break a Link between two Hitpoints, select the scissors from the Toolbox and use it to click on or drag over the lines. Do not click on the Hitpoints themselves.
Also, if you delete a Hitpoint, its link to any other Hitpoint will vanish.This is most useful when you have tapped in the Time Hits and used “Fill Meter Hits” to create Meter Hits. This will be the situation, for example when syncing to existing music on tape or when restoring a lost sync track (see page 586).
This function is very useful when you have certain visual cues indicated as Hitpoints and wish to find corresponding meter positions to fit them to. By using Mirror and Link, moving or quantizing the resultant Meter Hits and then using Straighten up, the tempo is adapted in a few simple operations. For more details, see page 585.
