Specifications

Chapter 23: MIDI Editing 361
Trimming Note Start and End Times
Like regions, start and end points for MIDI notes
can be adjusted with the Trimmer tool. If several
notes are selected when performing the trim,
each note is changed.
To change the start or end points for a group of
MIDI notes:
1 Set the MIDI track to Notes view.
2 Using the Grabber or Pencil, Shift-click each
note you want to trim.
3 Select the Trimmer. For TDM systems, make
sure the Standard Trimmer is selected in the
Trimmer Tool pop-up menu.
– or –
Use the Pencil tool (Pro Tools 6.x only).
4 Move the cursor near the beginning of any of
the highlighted notes, so the Trim cursor ap-
pears. Drag right to shorten the notes, or drag
left to lengthen them.
– or –
Move the cursor near the end of any of the high-
lighted notes, so the Trim cursor appears. Drag
left to shorten the notes, drag right to lengthen
them.
If using Grid mode, the dragged start or end
point snaps to the nearest Grid boundary. If us-
ing Spot mode, the Spot dialog opens, where
you can enter the new location for the note’s
start or end point.
Notes can also be trimmed with the Trim To Se-
lection command (see “Trim To Selection Com-
mand” on page 263) and the Trim To Insertion
command (see “Trim To Insertion Command”
on page 270).
Manually Editing Note Velocities
When a MIDI track is set to Velocity view, each
note’s attack velocity is represented with a ve-
locity stalk. The taller the velocity stalk, the
higher the velocity value (0–127).
To edit MIDI velocity:
1 Set the MIDI track to Velocity view.
2 Select the Grabber tool.
In Pro Tools 6.x, the Pencil tool can func-
tion like the Trimmer tool for changing the
start and end points of MIDI notes.
Trimmer tool set to Standard
Changing note end times with the Trimmer
In Pro Tools 6.x, when in Grid mode, use
the Control key (Windows) or the Com-
mand key (Macintosh) to temporarily dis-
able Grid mode.