AVID Pro Tools
What are the edit tools? - ANS-Zoom, Trim, Selector, Grabber, Scrubber, and Pencil
How do you use the zoom tool? - ANS-Select the Zoom tool and scrub over the selection that
you want to zoom in to
What are some of the subsets of the trim tool? - ANS-TCE trim and the loop trim tool
What is the TCE trim tool - ANS-Time Compression and Expansion, will either stretch or slim a
clip depending on where it needs to fit
What is the loop trim tool - ANS-Will continuously loop the clip if expanded over a course of
time. Good for ambience and room tone.
this editing tool looks like an audio track - ANS-the selector tool
this tool looks like a speaker symbol - ANS-scrubber tool
what is the smart tool comprised of - ANS-selector, grabber, and trim tools combined
how do you activate the smart tool - ANS-click on the bridge above the selector, grabber, and
trim tool
how do you add fade ins and outs - ANS-with the smart tool positioned at the beginning or end
of a clip
what are the 4 edit modes - ANS-shuffle, spot, slip, and grid
what does the edit mode affect - ANS-all edit operations and clip movements on the tracks in
your session
in this edit mode, the clips will snap together and cannot be overlapped - ANS-shuffle
in this edit mode when you perform an edit, all the subsequent clips will either move to make
space or close the space depending on the edit - ANS-shuffle
in this edit mode, all selections, clip movements, and edits can be done unconstrained -
ANS-slip
you can overlap clips in this mode and place clips literally anywhere on the timeline no matter
what is already there - ANS-slip
What are the edit tools? - ANS-Zoom, Trim, Selector, Grabber, Scrubber, and Pencil
How do you use the zoom tool? - ANS-Select the Zoom tool and scrub over the selection that
you want to zoom in to
What are some of the subsets of the trim tool? - ANS-TCE trim and the loop trim tool
What is the TCE trim tool - ANS-Time Compression and Expansion, will either stretch or slim a
clip depending on where it needs to fit
What is the loop trim tool - ANS-Will continuously loop the clip if expanded over a course of
time. Good for ambience and room tone.
this editing tool looks like an audio track - ANS-the selector tool
this tool looks like a speaker symbol - ANS-scrubber tool
what is the smart tool comprised of - ANS-selector, grabber, and trim tools combined
how do you activate the smart tool - ANS-click on the bridge above the selector, grabber, and
trim tool
how do you add fade ins and outs - ANS-with the smart tool positioned at the beginning or end
of a clip
what are the 4 edit modes - ANS-shuffle, spot, slip, and grid
what does the edit mode affect - ANS-all edit operations and clip movements on the tracks in
your session
in this edit mode, the clips will snap together and cannot be overlapped - ANS-shuffle
in this edit mode when you perform an edit, all the subsequent clips will either move to make
space or close the space depending on the edit - ANS-shuffle
in this edit mode, all selections, clip movements, and edits can be done unconstrained -
ANS-slip
you can overlap clips in this mode and place clips literally anywhere on the timeline no matter
what is already there - ANS-slip
