Tag Archives: editing

Gettin’ Grabby

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Major

We’re going to kick it back to basics for a minute and explore the grabber tool.  The normal Grabber Tool is pretty self explanatory.  But let’s explore the other two options.

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That’s how I Pre-Roll!

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Major

“Why does my pre-roll keep turning on and setting to a random time?”  you ask?  The short answer is “Option+Selector.”  The long answer is

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Custom Trackball Buttons

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Major

Hey everyone!  I’m assuming that most of you use the Kensington Expert Trackball (and if you don’t you should be!)  If you don’t know already,

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From the archives…

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Major

Just to catch up some new readers… here are 3 of the coolest features that we’ve already talked about! – Print tone fast! – EQ fast! – Slip fast!

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Combination Edit Modes

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Major

New in Pro Tools 8 is the ability to combine grid mode with all of the other edit modes.  These modes function exactly like they normally would, but the selector tool (and the selector portion of the super-tool) function in … Continue reading →

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Fast Fading

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Major

Here are some useful shortcuts for the fade window (command + F with a selection). If you are doing some hardcore editing, where one fade type is not always appropriate for every edit, these will keep you from drowning puppies … Continue reading →

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kitchen sync points

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Evan

Sync points are, in my opinion, under-utilized by a lot of Pro Tools users. They have some pretty valuable and time-saving uses. The most helpful use of a sync point is snapping a region to your cursor using the sync … Continue reading →

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