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Pro Tools Reference Guide258
Inserting Silence
The Insert Silence command is a simple
and convenient way to insert silence in ses-
sions. This command allows you to make a
selection on a track (or tracks) and insert
precisely that amount of silence. In Shuffle
Mode, all data on the track is shuffled later
in the track by an amount equal to the se-
lection.
In Grid Mode, the Insert Silence command
works just like the Clear command.
Shuffle Mode When inserting silence on
multiple tracks in Shuffle mode, the fol-
lowing conditions apply:
◆ If any track is displayed as audio/MIDI
data, the selected duration of silence is in-
serted into the audio/MIDI data and all un-
derlying automation data on all selected
tracks. All subsequent regions are shuffled
by the amount of silence inserted. On MIDI
tracks, only notes that are selected from the
beginning are affected, so if you have se-
lected the tail of a note and you Insert Si-
lence, the note will remain unchanged.
◆ If all selected tracks are displayed as auto-
mation data, the selected range is cleared of
automation data only of the type visible on
each track. Regions are not shuffled. In-
stead, a blank gap appears equal to the
length of the selection.
◆ If all selected tracks are displayed as auto-
mation data, press Control (Macintosh) or
the Start key (Windows) while choosing
the Insert Silence command to inserts si-
lence on all automation playlists for all se-
lected tracks. Regions are not shuffled.
Slip Mode When inserting silence on multi-
ple tracks in Slip mode, the following con-
ditions apply:
◆ If any track is displayed as audio/MIDI
data, the selected range is cleared of
audio/MIDI data and all underlying auto-
mation data on all selected tracks.
◆ If all selected tracks are displayed as auto-
mation data, silence is inserted only into
the automation type visible on each track.
◆ If all selected tracks are displayed as auto-
mation data, press Control (Macintosh) or
the Start key (Windows) while choosing
the Insert Silence command to insert si-
lence on all automation playlists for all se-
lected tracks.
To insert silence into a track:
1 Make a selection on the desired tracks.
The length of the selection determines the
duration of the silence inserted.
2 Choose Edit > Insert Silence.
Pro Tools inserts the selected amount of si-
lence. In the process, it splits the regions at
the beginning of the insertion point, and
moves the new regions later in the track by
an amount equal to the length of the selec-
tion.
The Time Trimmer
(TDM Systems Only)
The Time Trimmer is a convenient tool for
matching an audio region to the length of
another region, a tempo grid, a video
scene, or to practically any other reference
point you want.