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Using the Time Compression/
Expansion Trim Tool in Spot Mode
In Spot mode, clicking with the TCE Trim tool
in a region opens the Spot Dialog. You can spec-
ify the location where you want the region to
start or end, or the duration of the region, and
the region is automatically compressed or ex-
panded as specified.
To compress or expand MIDI regions in Spot mode:
1 Set the Edit mode to Spot.
2 Set the MIDI or Instrument track to Regions
View.
3 Select the TCE Trim tool.
4 Click the MIDI region near its start or end
point. The Spot Dialog opens. Using any Time
Scale, enter a new start or end time (or duration)
for the region, and then click OK. A new MIDI
region is automatically created, and appears
both in the playlist and in the Region List.
Using the Time Compression/
Expansion Trim Tool in Shuffle Mode
In Shuffle mode, the trimmed region will always
begin at the original region’s start point regard-
less of whether you trim from the front to the
rear or from the rear to the front.
To compress or expand MIDI regions in Shuffle
mode:
1 Set the Edit mode to Shuffle.
2 Set the MIDI or Instrument track to Regions
View.
3 Select TCE Trim tool.
4 With the Time Compression/Expansion Trim
tool, drag the MIDI region’s start or end point to
compress or expand the region freely.A new
MIDI region is automatically created, and ap-
pears both in the playlist and in the Region List.
Continuous Controller Events
Continuous controller events for MIDI and In-
strument tracks are displayed in the form of a
line graph with a series of editable breakpoints.
Controller events for MIDI and Instrument
tracks differ from automation data for audio
tracks in that the breakpoints are stepped (in-
stead of vector-based), where each breakpoint
represents a single controller event.
Continuous controller events that can be in-
serted and edited in Pro Tools include:
• volume
• pan
• pitch bend
• aftertouch (mono)
• MIDI controllers, 0–127
MIDI track displaying volume events
Polyphonic aftertouch cannot be viewed in
the Edit window. To view polyphonic after-
touch in Pro Tools, use the MIDI Event List
(see Chapter 27, “MIDI Event List”).
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