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Chapter 18: Advanced Editing 263
5 Select whether to fit the replacement re-
gions to the current selection, the entire re-
gion, or the entire replacement region
regardless of the destination length.
6 When you have set all the options, click
OK.
Processing Audio with
AudioSuite Plug-Ins
The AudioSuite Plug-Ins included with
your Pro Tools system can be used to pro-
cess and modify an audio region or entire
audio file. You may do this in order to ap-
ply a specific AudioSuite process, such as
Normalization or DC Offset Removal, that
you know you will always want applied to
the audio.
☞ Refer to the DigiRack Plug-Ins Guide for
more information about AudioSuite Plug-Ins.
Waveform Repair with the
Pencil Tool
The Pencil tool allows you to destructively
“redraw” waveform data. This tool is most
commonly used to repair a pop or click in
an audio file. A pop or click appears as a
sudden sharp spike in a waveform. This
tool only becomes active when the Edit
window is zoomed in to the sample level.
▲ The Pencil tool is a destructive editing tool
that permanently modifies the audio file on
disk and should be used with caution.
Before using the Pencil tool, it is recom-
mended that you create a backup copy of
the target audio. You can do this by using
the AudioSuite Duplicate Plug-In.
To make a backup copy of an audio region:
1 Select the source region in the track’s
playlist.
2 Choose AudioSuite > Duplicate.
3 In the AudioSuite dialog, make sure that
“Playlist” is the processing preference, and
that Use In Playlist is selected.
4 Click the Process button.
The AudioSuite Duplicate Plug-In creates a
new audio file that is a duplicate of the
original. The duplicate replaces the original
on the track, and it is automatically named
with the region name and the suffix
“DUPL.”
To destructively edit an audio waveform with
the Pencil tool:
1 Locate the area you want to edit. Adjust
the Track Height, as necessary, to edit the
waveform with greater precision.
2 Using the Zoomer tool or the Vertical
Zoom buttons, zoom down to the sample
level so the waveform appears as a contin-
uous thin line.
✽ You can recall zoom levels with the Zoom
Preset buttons (see “Zoom Preset Buttons” on
page 149), or with Memory Locations (see
“Memory Locations and Markers” on
page 235).
3 Select the Pencil tool.
Pencil tool