M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 485)

Chapter 23: Edit Modes and Tools 467
‹ For the Trimmer tool, position the cursor near
the region’s start or end point, in the upper half
of the region.
The Smart Tool in Notes View
The following capabilities are available with the
Smart Tool when working with MIDI and Instru-
ment tracks in Notes view in the Edit window
and in MIDI Editor windows:
‹ For the Marquee Selector, position the cursor
so it does not cover any notes.
‹ For the Grabber tool, position the cursor over
the note, near its middle.
‹ For the Trimmer tool, position the cursor near
the note start or end point.
‹ For the Velocity Trimmer tool, position the
cursor over the note and press Control (Win-
dows) or Command (Mac).
The Smart Tool in Automation and
Controller Views
The following capabilities are available with the
Smart Tool when working in both automation
and controller views:
‹ For the Selector tool, position the cursor any-
where in the bottom 75% of the playlist for the
Selector tool. Drag with the Selector tool to se-
lect breakpoints.
‹ For Trimmer tools, position the cursor in the
top 25% of the playlist for the Trimmer tool.
Drag with the Trimmer tool to trim breakpoints.
Press Control (Windows) or Command (Mac)
while trimming for fine control.
‹ For Grabber tools, Control (Windows) or
Command (Mac) for the Grabber tool, then click
in on the automation line to create breakpoints.
To temporarily switch the Smart Tool to the
Scrubber, place the cursor in the upper half
of the region so that the Selector tool is en-
abled, then press Start (Windows) or Con-
trol (Mac).
Smart Tool in Notes view
Selector tool (marquee)
Grabber tool Trim note start Trim note end
Trimming the velocity of a note
To temporarily switch the Smart Tool to the
Pencil tool, press Start (Windows) or Con-
trol (Mac).
To temporarily switch the Smart Tool to the
Eraser, press Alt+Start (Windows) or Op-
tion+Control (Mac).