Summary

Editing lanes and clips

The timeline shows one or more layers (lanes) per fixture group. Clips sit on them: colored bars that play an effect for a certain time.

Step by step

Select a clip: click it. “Properties” opens on the right with its settings. ⇧ + click adds more clips or removes them again.
Move: grab the clip in the middle and drag. You can also drag it to another layer if the effect fits there.
Move, trim, copy, split.
Change the length: drag the left or right edge.
Copy while dragging: hold ⌥ / Alt and drag the clip.
Small steps: ← and → move the selected clips by one grid step.
Split: put the playhead at the spot and press S. Also in “Properties” with “Split at playhead (S)”.
Duplicate: ⌘D / Ctrl+D puts a copy right after the clip.
Copy and paste: ⌘C / Ctrl+C, then set the playhead and press ⌘V / Ctrl+V.
Delete: ⌫ or Delete, or “Delete (⌫)” in “Properties”.

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