![]() If it’s tired on, the playhead will remain at the point in the Timeline that you hit stop. If you don’t know how Insertion Follows Playback works, you may be mystified by what happens after you hit the stop button during playback or recording. Understand Insertion Follows PlaybackĪnother aspect of the Pro Tools GUI that’s important to understand is the Insertion Follows Playback button, which is two buttons to the right of the one for Linking Timeline and Edit. The key command for it is Shift + Forward Slash. Luckily, if you activate the Link Timeline and Edit Selection button, then any edit selection will be reflected in the Timeline, and vice-versa. Because the Timeline selection governs the playback stop and start, separate selections can be confusing for new users. ![]() In Pro Tools, you can have independent edit and Timeline selections. The Link Timeline and Edit Selection setting To turn it on with a Shortcut use Command + Option + 1 (Mac), Control + Alt + 1 (PC). When it’s active, you can use numerous single-key, keyboard shortcuts, such as R for zooming out, T for zooming in, N for Insertion follows Playback (see below), and many others (look in the Pro Tools Shortcuts tab of the Help menu to find out more). If you click on it, it turns yellow, and you’ve just switched into Commands Keyboard Focus mode. If you look on the upper right of the tracks display in the Edit window, you’ll see a little icon with “a-z” on it. Using the Smart Tool means you don’t have to constantly put in a Shortcut or press an onscreen button to switch editing tools. When that happens, slowly move your cursor over the correct area until you find the spot. Sometimes you think you have the cursor in the right place to change to the tool you want, but Pro Tools doesn’t seem to want to switch. When it’s on, the curser turns into a little icon representing the tool that’s active at the moment. Toggle the Smart Tool on and off using Command + 7 (Control + 7 Windows) or by clicking on the horizontal bar just above the three edit tools in the Edit window. Scrubbing Audio: Holding the “control” key will turn the Smart Tool into the Scrub Tool to closely examine the material.Depending on the cursor position, the Smart Tool can change between (from left to right) the Trim Tool, Selector Tool, Grabber Tool, and a Fade tool You can also change the shape of the fade by clicking/holding and moving the mouse with the Fade tool.Ĭrossfade: The Smart Tool will allow you to create a crossfade between two clips when the cursor is near the bottom corner of either clip. Smart Tool Extrasįade: By moving the cursor to either the upper left or right corners of a clip, the Smart Tool will allow you to easily create fades in or out. It looks like a bracket and allows you to trim either the head or tail of any audio clip to the desired point. The Trim Tool will appear at either end of an audio clip when the Smart Tool is engaged. The Grabber allows you to click and drag a clip forwards/backwards in time, or up and down different tracks. The lower half of an audio clip will engage the Grabber Tool, which appears as a hand. The Selector allows you to make selections by highlighting portions of a clip, or choose a playback/editing point by clicking at the desired location on the clip. With the Smart Tool engaged, the upper half of a given audio clip will engage the Selector Tool. Or, you can use the keyboard shortcut F7 and F8 simultaneously, or the command key plus the number 7. To enable the Smart Tool, click the bar placed just above the Trim, Selector, and Grabber tools. While it’s possible to use different keyboard shortcuts to trim, select, and move audio clips, the Smart Tool combines all three and changes based on cursor position. The Smart Tool is a very handy 3-in-1 audio editing device consisting of the Trim, Selector, and Grabber tools. In this clip, Jon teaches you how to use the Smart Tool in Pro Tools. He also teaches at the world-renowned Berklee College of Music. ![]() Today, Jon is a Pro Tools Master Instructor for Avid, travelling the world and training Pro Tools users of all levels. Having been with Avid since the company first started out as DigiDesign in the early ‘90s, he quickly became their Product Specialist in Los Angeles, offering Pro Tools installations, training, and support to major studios like Warner Bros., Universal, Capitol, The Village, Record One, Westlake, and more. Jon Connolly is the most sought-after Pro Tools instructor in the world. ![]()
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