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6 Click at the end of the region and drag left to
shorten the region.
You can also extend a region using the Trimmer
tool if there is audio data beyond the current
boundaries of the region. If extending the re-
gion’s beginning, drag to the left; if extending
the region’s end, drag to the right.
Arranging Regions
There are many ways to edit and arrange re-
gions; the following example demonstrates how
you might create and arrange a drum loop to
compose a rhythm track.
To create and arrange a rhythm sequence:
1 Open or create a session in Pro Tools LE.
2 Specify the session meter (MIDI > Change
Meter) and tempo (MIDI > Change Tempo).
3 Select Grid mode.
4 Prepare to record using a MIDI click (see “Us-
ing the Click Plug-In” on page 71 or “Using an
External MIDI Click” on page 72).
5 Record a drum track (see “Recording an Audio
Track” on page 82) keeping in mind that you
want to use only the best bar (measure). Your re-
cording should fit the grid at the specified
tempo and meter.
– or –
Import an existing audio file, such as a drum
loop from a sample library, and place it on an
audio track (see “Importing Audio” on page 79).
6 Click the Selector tool, and drag on the wave-
form with the Selector to make a one-bar selec-
tion. Note that the selection snaps to the
specified grid.
7 Create a new audio track (File > New Track).
8 From the Grabber pop-up menu, select the
Separation Grabber tool.
9 With the Separation Grabber tool, drag the se-
lection to the beginning of the new audio track.
A new region is created and appears at the be-
ginning of the new track.
10 With the new region still selected, choose
Edit > Repeat.
11 In the Repeat dialog, enter a number of re-
peats, and click OK.
You now have a new rhythm track with a
“looped” (repeated) phrase. You can use these
editing tools to do much more advanced and in-
volved editing of regions. For example, you
The trimmed region
Making a selection in Grid mode
Dragging a selection with the Separation Grabber tool
Repeat dialog
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