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Pro Tools Reference Guide 376
Time Compression/Expansion Plug-in
Preferences
You can select which AudioSuite plug-in is used
for trimming with the TCE Trim tool.
To set the AudioSuite plug-in for use with the Time
Compression/Expansion Trim tool:
1
Choose Setup > Preferences.
2
Click the Processing tab.
3
From the TC/E Plug-in pop-up menu, select
the AudioSuite plug-in to be used with the Time
Compression/Expansion Trim tool.
4
From the Default Settings pop-up menu, select
the plug-in setting.
5
Click OK.
Using the Time Compression/Expansion Trim
Tool in Grid Mode
The Time Compression/Expansion Trim tool
can be used in Grid mode to match a region to
the tempo of a session or a section of a session.
For example, you might import a one-bar drum
loop with a tempo of 90 BPM into a session with
a tempo of 120 BPM. In Grid mode, you can use
this tool to simply and quickly “time compress”
the drum loop to the length of one measure,
with minimal loss of audio fidelity.
To use the Time Compression/Expansion Trim tool
in Grid mode:
1
Set the Edit mode to Grid.
2
Click the Trim tool pop-up menu and select
TCE.
3
With the Time Compression/Expansion tool,
drag the audio region’s start or end point to
compress or expand the region to the Grid (for
example, by quarter notes). The audio region is
automatically processed using the Time Com-
pression/Expansion AudioSuite plug-in. The
new audio region appears in the playlist and in
the Region List.
TC/E Preferences
Refer to the DigiRack Plug-ins Guide for
more information about AudioSuite plug-
ins.
Trimming regions while in Relative Grid
mode will trim the regions in grid incre-
ments while maintaining their relative off-
set (if any) from the grid.
Time Compression/Expansion Trim tool