Pro Tools:Tools

Pro Tools edit tools
These editing tools work in conjunction with the Pro Tools edit modes

Zoomer Tool


The Zoomer Tool allows you to zoom in and out of a particular area within a track.

The Zoomer Tool has two modes that can be accessed by clicking and holding on it: Normal and Single Zoom

Normal Mode


In Normal Mode the Zoomer Tool remains selected after it is used.

Single Zoom


In Single Zoom mode the previously selected tool is automatically reselected after the zoomer is used

Trim Tool


The Trim tool is used to trim the beginning or end of audio, MIDI or video content. Pro Tools automatically creates a new item to the region list that corresponds to the newly edited material. click and holding on the trim tool gives you access to three other trim-type tools. These are the Trim Time Compression/Expansion tool, the Trim Loop Tool and the Trim Scrub Tool

Trim Time Compression / Expansion tool


The Trim Time Compression / Expansion tool lets you time compress and expand regions

Trim Scrub Tool


The Trim Scrub Tool will allow you to scrub while you make your trim selection.You can then initiate the trim by releasing the mouse button

Trim Loop Tool


The Trim loop loops regions when you click and drag the edges of a region

Selector Tool


The Selector Tool allows you to select regions horizontally as well as vertically across multiple tracks.This is done to make edits such as cut, copy and delete

Scrubber Tool


The Scrubber Tool allows you to scrub regions. You do this by selecting the tool and then clicking and holding over an audio region, then drag the mouse left and right to hear the effect.

Pencil Tool


The pencil tool is used to redraw waveform data destructively and is usually used to redraw a pop,click or other transient anomaly of an audio file. Clicking and holding on the pencil tool will display four additional subsets of the pencil tool which can be used to edit MIDI data.

Grabber Tool


The Grabber Tool is used to move regions. You can use the Grabber Tool by clicking and holding on a region and moving it left or right.



The Separation Grabber Cuts and pastes an Edit selections leaving a gap in the original region. To use this tool first use the selector tool to make a selection. Then use the separation grabber to move the selection.



The Object Grabber allows for the selection of non contiguous regions.