Newbie question how do yo copy and paste

I am an old newbie that is I am 63 and done the analogue tape bit of recording and am now trying to get into Daw. I have X2 studio and have figured out the erasure tool to get rid of stuff at the beginning and end of tracks that I don't want and I have been playing with EQ and have found out how to add efx etc it is all audio I record guitars drums and bass mainly however I have a drummer who does not or won't see the pleasure of simplicity and in the middle 8 of a blues song (how blue can you get by BB King)there is a kind of call and reply thing where the vocalist sings then the whole band replies with exactly the same riff that is except our irrepressible drummer where he got the first break right but then goes on to play a different drum roll for each of the other 6 breaks all in time but wrong. Now what I want to do is copy his first effort and then paste it to the next 6 breaks he did wrong and I know you should be able to do this with Sonar but can not find anything on utube etc can anyone help.

Hold down Alt when using the mouse to select the section you want to cut out. Make sure you have Snap to Grid off unless you're cutting on a measure or beat boundary. 

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dear bigbob63, i had a good laugh, this sounds just like our drummer! but my respect to you to get to a DAW like Sonar at the age of 63 - so old dogs do indeed learn new tricks ;-)

Thanks speedtom I think you have a good name for my drummer in Germany  wolpertinger he can play the most amazing Ginger baker stuff but ask him to play something simple like a waltz and he is stumped imagine a 60 year old child who takes in too many E's in his food or animal out of the muppets.

Well guys thanks for your help but I still can not copy and paste I probably need Noddies guide to daw or something Bluzdog I will look out for scotts book

Daveny5 I tried your method when you are trying to copy and paste I am using the select tool (the arrow) is there anyother tool I should be selecting?

Cactus Music I am stumped at the start as I do not know how to clone a track

Lawajava I tried your method and could not get it to work.

Swamptooth your idea came closest although it took me ages to find out that the scissors dont appear when pressing alt if you use the selection tool instead of the smart tool after I realised this I pressed control and then this enabled me to move the copied bit over the first bad bit however when I did this it left a big blank space where the original bit was which I had copied and when played there was no drums.

Cheers

Bob

Hi there Bob

Here's what I'd do, step by step.

It's not perfect, especially, for example, if you've got reverb printed on the recorded drum track, but it should get you somewhere near.
 
I've used a mono track in my example, but it works just as well for a stereo track, or multiple tracks.
 
Here's the drum track I'm going to work on, I've added a drum fill at the end of every second bar:
 

 
 
Let's assume, like you, that I want to replace the fill at the end of measures 4, 6 and 8 with the drum fill at the end of measure 2:
 

 
 
First off, you'll need to use the Split Tool to separate off the fill you want to keep.
 
Don't turn off Snap To Grid, unless it's absolutely necessary to allow you to split the track exactly where you want to.
 
In my example, I've changed the Snap To Grid resolution to 1/32 of a measure, as that allows me to nicely split off the fill.
 
Place the Now Time Marker on the drum track at the point you wish to split, and either left click and use the keyboard shortcut 'S', or right click and choose Split from the options:
 

 
 
Now repeat the process to Split off the corresponding clips at the end of measures 4, 6 and 8:
 

 
 
Once you've isolated these three clips, hold down the Ctrl key on your PC keyboard and left click on them in turn to select them all.
 
Now, hit Delete on your keyboard, or alternatively right click on the final clip after you've selected it and click on Edit > Delete:
 

 
 
 
The easiest and quickest way to copy and paste the fill you want to use in the three 'gaps' you have created is to do this. First, click on the middle mouse button and change the Smart Tool cursor to the Move Tool. Now hover the mouse pointer over the clip, then hold down the Ctrl key and hold down the left mouse button.
 
Continuing to hold down the left mouse button, you can now literally drag the clip into one of the gaps. Providing you have Snap To Grid set to the same resolution you used to split the clips, and also providing that the gaps you have created are the same size as the clip you are moving, you should be able to drop (let go of the mouse button) the clip exactly into position. Note that holding down the Ctrl button when dragging copies the clip - the original will not be moved (Tip: after the first drag, remember to deselect the clip you have just moved, or the next Ctrl-Drag operation will move that as well as the original clip):
 

 
 
 
Don't worry if you don't drop the clip exactly, you can always move it around after with the Move Tool selected.
 
Now all you have to do is repeat the process to copy the fill to the other two gaps:
 

 
 
 
Hopefully, that's job done!
 
Steve
 
 
 
 
 
 

hey bob, here's a vid about how to do it using the smart tool in x2.
http://youtu.be/7giZ9UVIgG8

Hi Bob, glad you've got it sorted!

The 'timeline' in SONAR is referred to as the Now Time Marker by the way. And yes, you can position it at the point in your track where you want to paste instead of using my drag/copy method.
 
If I'm understanding what you say, the reason that pasting clips over existing clips doesn't overwrite them is probably down to the way SONAR handles this operation by default.
 
You can check what your settings are by going to Edit > Preferences and make certain you have the Advanced option selected at the bottom left of the screen. Now scroll down to the Customization area and select Editing.
 
The area What to do with existing material has three options. I believe that by default it will be set to Blend Old and New - that is why when you pasted your clip onto existing audio, SONAR will have just added the audio to what was already there.
 

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@mettelus - thanks Michael
 
 

Daveny5 I tried your method when you are trying to copy and paste I am using the select tool (the arrow) is there anyother tool I should be selecting?

That should work. It works perfectly for me. What's happening when you try to do that? 

Hi Daveny5,

Tried this it does not work unless I delete the parts I am pasting into it won't paste over the part I want rid off but I have a work round and have managed to get this done. It is probably one of these things that if you had an experienced user sitting with you to show you what to do it would probably seem so obvious I think too that folk will in all honesty tell you what to do but can leave out the little in-between things which they are so used to doings at a subconscious level because it is so natural for them and they assume you will do these little steps as well I must admit I am a bit of a numpty when it comes to Daw stuff
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Hi Dave,

Thanks I set this up in preferences but it was not working but your way does so I have cracked it with your help in fact even better I notice it gives you the option of how many copies you want then when I select this I can simply use the move tool to put the loops in place.

Cheers

Bob

The help around here is amazing!!!
 
It certainly is Rocky and thanks to everyone who helped.