Specifications

Chapter 27: Editing Clips and Selections 593
Trim to Insertion Commands
You can trim a clip or MIDI note by automatically
removing the material between the Edit insertion
point and the start or end point of the clip.
To trim from a start point to insertion:
1 With the Selector tool, click inside the clip or
note where you want the new start point to be.
2 Choose Edit > Trim Clip > Start To Insertion. The
clip’s start point is automatically trimmed to the
insertion point.
To trim from an end point to insertion:
1 With the Selector tool, click inside the clip or
note where you want the new end point.
2 Choose Edit > Trim Clip > End To Insertion. The
clip’s end point is automatically trimmed to the
insertion point.
Trim to Fill Selection Commands
The Trim to Fill Selection commands let you auto-
matically reveal underlying material in the gaps
between clips, or before and after individual clips,
as follow:
To trim from a start point to fill gaps:
1 With the Selector tool, select across at least one
gap between clips.
2 Choose Edit > Trim Clip > Start to Fill Selection.
The start point of the clip behind the gap is auto-
matically trimmed (expanded) to the previous clip,
or as far as possible if there is not enough underly-
ing material to cover the gap.
To trim from an end point to fill gaps:
1 With the Selector tool, select across at least one
gap between clips.
2 Choose Edit > Trim Clip > End To Fill
Selection
.
Press Alt+Shift+7 (Windows) or Option+
Shift+7 (Mac) to Trim Start To Insertion.
Clip end trimmed to insertion
Press Alt+Shift+8 (Windows) or Option+
Shift+8 (Mac) to Trim Start To Insertion.
Clip start trimmed to fill gap