This tutorial will show you how to add events to a track at the play cursor. Using the method described in this tutorial, you can create rhythms on a one-shot track as easily as tapping your finger.

A one-shot is simply an audio clip that is not designed to loop (repeat). Vocals, cymbal crashes, and sound effects would be considered one-shots.

	This is an event from a loop track. In this case, it's a guitar strumming a rhythm. Loops repeat when you extend the length of an event. The indentations at the top and bottom of the event represent the points where the audio repeats. Notice how the material repeats seamlessly across repetitions.
	This is an event from a one-shot track. In this case, it's a cymbal crash. One-shots are a fixed length; the audio does not repeat when you extend the length of the event.

For more information about ACID types, click here to open the online help, or click here to learn more about editing events on the timeline.

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