User Manual

Chapter 26: Edit Modes and Tools 543
Use of the Trimmer tool is affected by the cur-
rent Edit mode: Shuffle, Slip, Spot, or Grid (see
“Edit Modes” on page 527).
To trim a region with the Trimmer tool:
1 Select the Trimmer tool.
If necessary, do one of the following:
• Click the Trimmer tool pop-up menu and
select Standard.
– or –
• Right-click on any track and select Tools >
Trimmer Tools > Standard.
2 Move the cursor near the start or end of the re-
gion, so the Trimmer Tool cursor appears.
To reverse the direction of the Trimmer tool,
press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac).
3 Do one of the following:
• If trimming the end, drag left to shorten
the region, right to lengthen.
– or –
• If trimming the start, drag right to shorten
the region, left to lengthen.
When trimming regions in a stereo or multi-
channel track, all channels are trimmed.
When using Shuffle mode, subsequent regions
are slid as necessary to make room for the edited
region. If using Grid mode, the dragged
start/end times snap to the nearest Grid bound-
ary. If using Spot mode, the Spot dialog opens,
where you can enter the new location for the re-
gion’s start or end point.
Time Compression/Expansion
Trimmer Tool
The Time Compression/Expansion Trimmer
tool (TCE Trimmer) is a convenient tool for
matching an audio region to the length of an-
other region, a tempo grid, a video scene, or to
practically any other reference point you want.
The Trimmer tool can also be used to
lengthen and shorten MIDI notes (see
“Trimming Note Start and End Times” on
page 671), and also to scale automation
and controller data up or down “Drawing
Automation” on page 1027.
Trimmer tool
Trimmer tool
When working with audio, you cannot trim
past the boundaries of adjacent regions.
Time Compression/Expansion Trimmer tool over a
region
The TCE Trimmer tool unloops and
consolidates looped regions.