User`s guide
Pro Tools Reference Guide234
4 Click Apply to insert the new meter
event. The new meter event is inserted and
appears in the Meter Ruler.
Each meter event has a small yellow trian-
gle next to it that indicates its location.
These triangles can be selected for copying
and pasting, and they can be double-
clicked to edit the meter event.
Editing Meter Events
Existing meter events can be edited, de-
leted, and copied and pasted.
To edit a meter event:
1 In the Meter Ruler, double-click the
meter event.
2 In the Change Meter dialog, enter a new
Location or Meter for the event.
3 Click OK.
To delete a meter event:
■ While pressing Option (Macintosh) or
Alt (Windows), move the cursor over the
meter event (cursor changes to the Grabber
with a “–”) and click to remove it.
To copy and paste several meter events:
1 If desired, set the Edit mode to Grid to
constrain the selection to the current Grid
value.
2 Drag in the Meter Ruler to select the
range that includes the meter events.
If the beginning of the selection includes a
meter event, press Command (Macintosh)
or Control (Windows) so the Selector tool
appears.
✽ Press Option+Command (Macintosh) or
Alt+Control (Windows) while dragging to select
across all Conductor tracks.
3 Choose Edit > Copy.
4 Click in the Meter Ruler at the point
where you want to paste the meter events.
5 Choose Edit > Paste. The contents of the
Clipboard are pasted from the insertion
point, replacing any existing meter events.
To extend an Edit selection in a track to the
Meter Ruler:
1 Using either the Selector or Grabber, se-
lect a track range.
2 Shift-click in the Meter Ruler.
Shift-click again in the Meter Ruler to re-
move it from the selection.
To select all meter events:
■ Double-click with the Selector in the
Meter Ruler.
To clear a range of selected meter events:
1 If desired, set the Edit mode to Grid to
constrain the selection to the current Grid
value.
2 Drag in the Meter Ruler to select the
meter events you want to remove.
3 Choose Edit > Clear to delete the selected
meter events.
Inserted meter event
Meter events selected