M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Manual

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From the TC/E Plug-in pop-up menu, select the

AudioSuite plug-in to be used with the Time
Compression/Expansion Trimmer tool.

From the Default Settings pop-up menu, select

the plug-in setting best suited to the material
you work with most (such as Stereo Mix Default).

Click OK.

Using the TCE Trimmer Tool in Grid Mode

The TCE Trimmer 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 im-
port 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 no noticeable to
minimal loss of audio fidelity.

To use the TCE Trimmer tool in Grid mode:

Set the Edit mode to Grid.

Do one of the following:

• Click the Trimmer tool pop-up menu and

select TCE.

– or –

• Right-click on any track and select Tools >

Trimmer Tools > TCE

With the TCE Trimmer tool, drag the audio re-

gion’s start or end point to compress or expand
the region to the Grid (for example, by quarter
notes).

Using the TCE Trimmer Tool in Slip Mode

To use the TCE Trimmer tool in Slip mode:

Set the Edit mode to Slip.

Click the Trimmer tool pop-up menu and se-

lect TCE.

With the TCE Trimmer tool, drag the region’s

start or end point to compress or expand the re-
gion freely.

Using the TCE Trimmer Tool in Spot Mode

In Spot mode, clicking with the TCE Trimmer
tool in a region opens the Spot dialog. You can
specify the location you want the region to start
or end at, or the duration of the region, and the
region is automatically compressed or expanded
as specified.

TC/E Preferences

For more information about AudioSuite
plug-ins, see Chapter 37, “AudioSuite Pro-
cessing.”

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 Trimmer tool