User`s guide

Pro Tools Reference Guide28
For TDM systems, choose from the Trim-
mer pop-up these other Trimmer tools:
• Scrub Trimmer, scrubs audio material to
find the trim point before performing
the trim.
• TCE Trimmer, expands or compresses
audio material to fit within a time range.
✽ You can also press F6 to select and toggle
through the three Trimmer tools: Standard,
Scrub, and TCE.
Selector
Drag with the Selector in a track’s
playlist for an Edit selection, or in a Time-
base Ruler for a Timeline selection.
To adjust the length of a selection, Shift-
click or Shift-drag with the Selector. To ex-
tend an Edit selection to other tracks, Shift-
click with the Selector in the desired tracks.
To temporarily switch the Selector to the
Scrubber, press Control (Macintosh) or the
Start key (Windows).
✽ You can also press F7 to select the Selector
tool.
Time Grabber
Use the Grabber to select or
move regions, MIDI events, and Conductor
events. The Grabber can also be used to edit
and insert automation breakpoints.
Option-click (Macintosh) or Alt-click (Win-
dows) with the Grabber to delete tempo
and meter events, Markers, and automa-
tion breakpoints.
Choose from the Grabber pop-up these
other Grabber tools:
• Separation Grabber, separates selections
into new regions.
• Object Grabber (TDM systems only), al-
lows selection of discontiguous regions,
which can even be on different tracks.
✽ You can also press F8 to select and toggle
through the three Grabber tools: Time, Separa-
tion, and Object.
Scrubber
Drag with the Scrubber to scrub
up to two audio tracks—right for forward,
left for reverse. The resolution for the
Scrubber is determined by the zoom level,
and the distance and speed dragged deter-
mine the speed and length for the scrubbed
audio.
For finer resolutions without zooming,
press Command (Macintosh) or Control
(Windows) while scrubbing.
✽ You can also press F9 to select the Scrub-
ber tool.
Pencil
Use the Pencil tool to insert MIDI
notes, edit velocities for a range of MIDI
notes, draw automation and controller
events, and repair audio waveforms (when
zoomed down to the sample level).
Trimmer pop-up menu
Grabber pop-up menu