User`s guide

Pro Tools Reference Guide180
To align the sync point of a region to the start
of another region (on a different track):
1 With the Grabber, select the region you
want to align to by clicking it.
2 For TDM systems, if Continuous Scroll
with Playhead is enabled, move the play-
head to the start of the selected region. For
details, see “Moving the Playhead” on
page 173.
3 With the Grabber, Shift-Control-click
(Macintosh) or Shift-Start-click (Windows)
the region to be moved.
– or –
Shift-Control-drag (Macintosh) or Shift-
Start-drag (Windows) a region from the Re-
gions List to another track.
The sync point of the second region is
aligned to the start of the first region.
The Trimmer Tool
Standard Trimmer
With the Trimmer tool, you can quickly
shorten or expand a region (up to the en-
tire length of the source audio file). The
first time you trim a region, Pro Tools auto-
matically adds it to the Regions List as a
new region (with a name derived from the
original) in order to differentiate it from
the original.
The Trimmer is a nondestructive tool and
doesn’t actually modify the original audio
or MIDI data (when working on regions).
To return to the length of the original re-
gion, drag it from the Regions List, or resize
the edited region with the Trimmer to its
original length.
Use of the Trimmer is affected by the cur-
rent Edit mode: Shuffle, Slip, Spot, or Grid.
See “Edit Modes” on page 145 for more in-
formation.
✽ The Standard Trimmer can also be used to
lengthen and shorten MIDI notes (see “Trim-
ming Note Start and End Times” on
page 204), and also to scale automation and
controller data up or down “Editing Automa-
tion” on page 301.
▲ For TDM systems, the Trimmer has three
modes: Standard Trimmer (discussed in this
section), Scrub Trimmer (see “The Scrub Trim-
mer” on page 181), and Time Trimmer (see
“The Time Trimmer” on page 258).
To trim a region:
1 Select the Trimmer tool.
▲ For TDM systems, make sure the Standard
Trimmer is selected in the Trimmer pop-up
menu.
2 Move the cursor near the start or end of
the region, so the Trim cursor appears.
✽ To reverse the direction of the Trim cursor,
press Option (Macintosh) or Alt (Windows).
Standard Trimmer
Trim cursor