User Guide

Chapter 6: Working with Pro Tools LE 73
6 Click at the end of the region and drag left to
shorten the region.
You can also lengthen a region using the trim-
mer tool if there is audio data beyond the cur-
rent boundaries of a region. If trimming the re-
gion’s beginning, click and drag to the left; if
trimming the region’s end, click and drag to the
right.
Arranging Regions
There are many ways to edit and arrange re-
gions; the following example demonstrates how
you might create and arrange a drum loop to
compose a rhythm track.
To create and arrange a rhythm sequence:
1 Record a drum track keeping in mind that you
want to use only the best bar (measure).
– or –
Import an existing audio file, such as a drum
loop from a sample library.
2 Specify the session meter (MIDI > Change
Meter) and tempo (MIDI > Change Tempo).
3 Select Grid mode.
4 Select the Selector tool.
5 Make the desired selection. Note that the se-
lection snaps to the grid.
6 Create a new audio track (File > New Track).
7 From the Grabber pop-up, select the Separa-
tion Grabber tool.
8 With the Separation Grabber tool, click and
drag the selection to the beginning of the new
audio track. A new region will be created and ap-
pear at the beginning of the new track.
9 With the new region still selected, choose
Edit > Repeat.
10 In the Repeat dialog, enter the desired num-
ber of repeats, and then click OK.
You now have a new rhythm track with a
“looped” (repeated) phrase. You can use these
editing tools to do much more advanced and in-
volved editing of regions. For example, you
could separate beats or “hits” into individual re-
gions and rearrange them in Grid mode as a way
of coming up with new and interesting
rhythms.
The trimmed region
Making a selection in Grid mode
Dragging a selection with the Separation Grabber tool
to a track
Repeat dialog