User Manual

Chapter 28: Edit Modes and Tools 613
To scroll the contents of the Edit window or Mix
window horizontally:
1 Focus the window you want to scroll by click-
ing in it or bringing it forward.
2 Hold the Shift key while turning the mouse
scroll wheel.
Using the Trim Tools
Trim tools provide clip, note, and data trimming
functions. The following Trim tools are available:
• Trim tool; also called the Standard Trim tool
• Time Compression/Expansion Trim tool; also
called the TCE Trim tool
• Scrub Trim tool (Pro Tools Ultimate Only)
• Loop Trim tool
The Standard and Scrub Trim tools are only con-
strained by the boundaries of the whole-audio file
referenced by the clip. The TCE Trim tool is only
constrained by the maximum TCE amount when
using the TCE Trim tool.
The TCE, Scrub, and Loop Trim tools do not apply
to fades.
Trim Tool
With the Trim tool, you can quickly shorten or ex-
pand a clip (up to the entire length of the source au-
dio file). The first time you trim a clip, Pro Tools
automatically adds it to the Clips List as a new clip
(with a name derived from the original) in order to
differentiate it from the original.
The Trim tool is a nondestructive tool and does not
actually modify the original audio or MIDI data
(when working on clips). To return to the length of
the original clip, drag it from the Clips List, or re-
size the edited clip with the Trim tool to its original
length.
Use of the Trim tool is affected by the current Edit
mode: Shuffle, Slip, Spot, or Grid (see “Edit
Modes” on page 599).
To trim a clip with the Trim tool:
1 Select the Trim tool.
2 Do one of the following:
• Click the Trim tool pop-up menu and select
Standard.
• Right-click on any track and select
Tools > Trim
Tools > Standard
.
3 Move the cursor near the start or end of the clip,
so the Trim Tool cursor appears.
To reverse the direction of the Trim tool, press Op-
tion (Mac) or Alt (Windows).
The Trim tool can also be used to lengthen
and shorten MIDI notes (see “Trimming Note
Start and End Times” on page 756), and also
to scale automation and controller data up or
down. See “Drawing Automation” on
page 1151.
Trim tool
Trim tool