Specifications
Chapter 25: Edit Modes and Tools 553
Scrub Trim Tool
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete
Production Toolkit Only)
The Scrub Trim tool is a convenient tool for audi-
tioning material (on up to two tracks) to find a trim
point. You can drag in a track to hear the audio in-
formation, then trim at a specific location by re-
leasing the mouse button.
This action creates a new clip. Note that the Scrub
Trim tool changes into a “right trim” or “left trim”
shape as it is placed over the right or left side of a
clip. To reverse the direction of the Scrub Trim
tool, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) before
you click the clip.
Scrub playback speed and direction vary with con-
troller movement. Scrubbed audio is routed
through the track signal path, so you hear any ef-
fects in the signal path.
To scrub trim a track:
1 Do one of the following:
• Click the Trim tool pop-up menu and select
Scrub.
• Right-click on any track and select
Tools >
Trim Tools > Scrub
.
The tool changes to a speaker with a bracket.
2 Drag within a track to the left or right. Audio
from a scrubbed track is routed through the
track signal path, including any DSP (AAX and
TDM) effects. When you locate the trim point,
release the mouse button to trim the clip.
• To scrub trim two tracks, drag with the Scrub
Trim tool between two adjacent tracks.
• To scrub with finer resolution (without having to
zoom in), press Control (Windows) or Com-
mand (Mac) while scrubbing.
Loop Trim Tool
Use the Loop Trim tool to create or trim looped
clips (see
“Clip Looping” on page 843).
Creating Loops with the Loop
Trim Tool
To create loop clips using the Loop Trim tool:
1 Do one of the following:
• Click the Trim tool pop-up menu and select
Loop.
• Right-click on any track and select
Tools >
Trim Tools > Loop
.
2 Position the cursor over the top half of an un-
looped audio or MIDI clip, or clip group. The
cursor changes to indicate that you can loop
trim the clip. (Positioning the cursor over the
bottom half of the clip results in the Standard
Trim cursor.)
Scrub Trim tool over a clip
Loop Trim tool
Loop Trim cursor