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===3.5 Blocks===
Selecting and unselecting a block
You can select part of the song as a block and do several edit functions on the complete block contents. Set the start of the block (top left) with [CTRL]-[B], the end (down right) with [CTRL]-[E]. The block will be displayed in different colors than the rest of the song. You can unselect the block with [CTRL]-[D]. This does not clear the contents of the block, it just unselects the block. Note for MoonBlaster v1.4 users: Because of the extra flexibility of block markings the start of a block is not immediately marked when it is set. You will see the complete block marked when the end is set.
Clearing a block
The contents of a block will be cleared by placing the cursor within the block and pressing the [DEL] key. You will be asked to confirm the deletion, so if you press [DEL] by accident no harm is done.
Transposing
Just like the channels blocks can be transposed per half note or per octave. Move the cursor within the block and use [.] or [+] to increase a half note and [,] or [-] to decrease a half note. Transposing the block by an octave is done with [>] or [CTRL]-[+] and [<] or [CTRL[-].
Volume Transposing
It is also possible to transpose the volumes up & down in a block by use of the [ key for up and the ] key for down.
Copying a block
The selected block will be copied with [CTRL]-[C] to the current place of the cursor. When no block is selected, a channel will be copied instead of a block.
Exchanging a block
This option will only work when the block width is only one channel. The length is not important. Place the cursor on the destination channel and press [CTRL]-[X]. This will exchange the block channel with the cursor channel and vice versa. Note that the start settings (instruments, detune, etc.) are not exchanged. If desired, you can do this manually.
===3.6 Other options===