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Boundaries and Segment Alignment

DirectMusic Producer enables segments to be started and stopped at appropriate rhythmical points, called performance boundaries. When a segment is cued to play, it can play from the beginning, or from another predefined start point. The start point can begin playing at the soonest appropriate moment, or it can be aligned with a past boundary so that the segment can start playing immediately but still be in time with the music. When a segment is stopped, it can either stop immediately or continue playing to the next suitable boundary.

Boundary, alignment, and timing options are set in the following places:

The following section contains information about boundary, alignment, and timing properties common to segments, segment triggers, and secondary segment audition. Information about transition options is similar but is documented separately in the Transition Options Dialog Box topic.

The Boundary tab of the Segment Properties window, shown in the following figure, contains boundary, alignment, and timing options.

Boundary tab

The Secondary Segment Audition Options dialog box and the Segment/Motif Trigger Properties window are similar, but Segment's Default is included in the drop-down list, in place of a separate Use Segment's Default option. The Secondary Segment Audition Options dialog box also contains a Controlling Segment check box.

Options are organized into the following groups:


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