How to Change Hand to Cursor

Whoking wrote on 2/9/2026, 7:23 AM

Sorry for being a complete idiot. I have Music Maker 26 and haven’t had a new version in 20 years. All I’m trying to do is a simple cut out of blank space and noise in a recorded wav file. After I load the wave I only get the hand which allows me to move the wav around. How do I change to the cursor so I can select a portion of the audio to highlight and cut or edit? I have wasted too much time trying to find the answer searching. The magix tutorial tells you what to do but not how to do it. Much appreciated.

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emmrecs wrote on 2/9/2026, 11:15 AM

@Whoking

Welcome to the Magix forums.

First, can we establish whether you have Music Maker 2026, which is actually version 34, or whether you are asking about version 24, so a much older product?

Assuming you have MM 2026 it would seem you want to highlight a part of an object (MIDI or .wav file) on screen to delete it. Is that correct?

If it is, the procedure is:

  • Place the cursor at the beginning of the section you wish to remove.
  • Select the Scissors icon from the toolbar, or simply press T. This cuts the file at that point.
  • Repeat the process for the end of the section you wish to remove.
  • You now have a "separate object".
  • Highlight it (click on it) and delete it.

HTH

Jeff
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Whoking wrote on 2/9/2026, 12:01 PM

Hi Jeff. It is Music Maker 2026 Premium. When you say cursor you mean the Hand? I don’t have a cursor or don’t know how to get it. Thank you.