Using The Smart Tool - DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual

To select one of the Grabber tools:
Click and hold the Grabber tool in the Edit
1
window.
From the Grabber tool pop-up menu, select
2
the desired Grabber tool.
Selecting a Grabber tool

Using the Smart Tool

With the Smart Tool you can instantly access
the Selector, Grabber, and Trim tools, and you
can also perform fades and crossfades. The posi-
tion of the cursor in relation to a region or note,
or within an automation playlist, determines
how the Smart Tool functions.
Smart Tool in Edit window
To select the Smart Tool, click its icon in the up-
per left of the Edit window, or press F6+F7 (or
F7+F8) simultaneously.
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The Smart Tool in Waveform View (or
MIDI Track Regions View)
Selector tool
Fade-In
Trim
tool
(start)
Grabber tool
Smart Tool in Waveform View
The following capabilities are available with the
Smart Tool when working with audio tracks in
Waveform or Blocks View, or MIDI tracks in Re-
gions View:
For the Selector tool, position the cursor over
◆
the middle of the region, in the upper half.
For the Grabber tools, position the cursor over
◆
the middle of a region, in the lower half.
For the Trim tools, position the cursor near
◆
the region's start or end point.
For a fade-in or fade-out, position the cursor
◆
near an audio region's start or end point, near
the top. Once the Fade cursor appears, drag into
the region to set the fade length. The fade is cre-
ated automatically with the Default Fade Set-
tings (in the Editing Preferences page).
For a crossfade, position the cursor between
◆
two adjacent audio regions, near the bottom.
Once the Crossfade cursor appears drag left or
right to set the crossfade length. The crossfade is
created automatically with the Default Fade Set-
tings (in the Editing Preferences page).
To temporarily switch the Smart Tool to the
Scrubber, place the cursor over the region so
that the Selector tool is enabled, then press
the Start key (Windows) or Control (Mac),
or Right-click the mouse.
Fade-Out
Trim tool
(end)
Crossfade