From the Edit menu, choose Paste at Play Cursor to paste the contents of the clipboard at the play cursor. If playback is stopped, the command pastes at the edit cursor.

You can use this feature to create rhythms on one-shot tracks while listening to the track you’re editing in the context of the rest of your project. When you’re done creating events, you can use the Render to New Track command to save the rhythm to a new track, or you can copy and paste your new events across the timeline.

Only events and envelope points (when Lock Envelopes to Events is selected) are pasted.

Even when using low-latency audio drivers, you won’t hear the initial attack of events as they’re added, and very short events may not play at all.

1. Create a time selection in the portion of the project you want to edit.

2. Select the Loop Playback button .

3. Copy the one-shot you want to use.

4. Click the Play button to start playback.

5. Press Shift+Y to paste at the play cursor (during playback, the edit cursor remains fixed, and the play cursor follows playback).

   If snapping is enabled, events are pasted at the next snap point. You can use snapping to quantize your events.

6. Repeat step 5 as needed.

7. Click the Stop button when you’re finished creating events.

8. Edit event positions as necessary.

If you’re using this feature to tap rhythms with one-shot tracks, try applying a groove to adjust the timing of your rhythm.

Pasting Events at the Play Cursor