One little change to mouse modifiers will allow you to quickly loop audio and MIDI items.

Note – You need the SWS Extension installed for this trick.
First, I recommend turning off all the looping options in Preferences: Project: Media Item Defaults
Then go to Preferences: Editing Behavior: Mouse Modifiers
Assign Media Item Edge : Double ClickDefault to SWS: Loop section of selected items

To use quick looping, simply trim an item to the length you want to repeat, double-click the right edge, then drag out the edge to start looping it.

MIDI items might work a bit differently, if you run into trouble try running the glue action first, then it should start repeating properly.

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2 responses to “Quick Looping Items”

  1. James William Boston Avatar
    James William Boston

    I can’t find where the ‘Default to SWS: Loop section of selected items’ option is I’m afraid 🙁

    1. Admin Avatar
      Admin

      Thanks for commenting. I just updated the post with more info.

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