Nudge Audio Inside a Clip Without Moving the Clip - Pro Tools

By TOM BOWSER

If the transient (beginning) of a drum hit is cut off, the sound of the drum hit will not have as much impact. The kick drum hit in the clip below has had the transient truncated by the fade in. Nudge the audio inside the clip to correct this. See image below.

Set the nudge value:

1. Left-click on the tiny drop-down arrow (see image below).
2. Left-click on "100 Samples" to begin, change to 10 as needed.

To nudge audio inside a clip without moving the clip:

1. Select the drum hit you want to nudge (left-click on the bottom half of the drum hit clip).
2. Press and hold down the "Windows Start key" (has the Windows logo on it).
3. Press the + (plus) key to move backward and - (minus) key to move forward on the timeline. You must use the + and - keys on the numeric keypad.

The image below shows the corrected drum hit clip after the audio in the clip has been nudged to the right and forward on the time line using the - key.

TIP:

You can nudge the audio within one clip or an entire track of clips simultaneously. You must first select all the clips you want to nudge.