DigiDesign Digidesign Pro Tools 8.0, Reference Manual

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Pro Tools Reference Guide 680
Using the Trimmer Tool
The Trimmer tool lets you scale all the tempo
events of the session, or within a Timeline selec-
tion. The Trimmer tool also lets you stretch a re-
gion of tempo events to cover a longer or shorter
area in the Timeline.
To scale all the session’s tempo events with the
Trimmer tool:
1
Open the Tempo Editor.
2
With the Trimmer tool, click above any tempo
event and drag up or down. Dragging up in-
creases the tempo values for all tempo event in
BPM; dragging down decreases them.
To scale selected tempo events with the Trimmer
tool:
1
Open the Tempo Editor.
2
With the Selector tool, select the area you
want to edit.
3
With the Trimmer tool, click within the se-
lected area, and drag up or down. Dragging up
increases the tempo values of the selection in
BPM; dragging down decreases them.
To adjust the rate of tempo change over absolute
time with the Trimmer tool:
1
Open the Tempo Editor.
2
With the Selector tool, select the area you
want to edit.
3
With the Trimmer tool, click either the start or
end handle for the selected range, and drag up
or down. The BPM values for tempo events scale
accordingly and tempo events scale over a
longer or shorter amount of absolute time.
Changing all tempo events with the Trimmer tool
Changing selected tempo events with the Trimmer tool
Adjusting the rate of tempo change with the Trimmer
tool