Expand region length to insertion command......?

[lobe]

I'd like to be able to expand the length of a region to the next or previous adjacent region. I can't find a command that will do this. "Trim to insertion" works only as long as the edit point is within the current regions boundaries. Is there another command or shortcut that works in conjunction with the trim tool for this purpose?? I thought there might be one similar to the shortcut where you move regions' start/end to the insert point....

The only work around I can think of is zooming in and doing it visually but that's more mouse intensive.

Thanks

[Rail Jon Rogut]

Use the Trimmer Tool while using the Control modifier key

Rail

[lobe]

Thanks Rail I'll give it a try

[lobe]

It works for me. Great. Thanks for the tip!

[tomcat]

wait, what do you mean?!? this would be great but i never thought PT could do this. I tried it and it doesn't work.
Maybe I am not understanding something. Here is my workflow:

There is a region that I know has handles long enough to reach the next region in the track, but it is trimmed shorter.
I position the cursor at the start of the region I want the other region extended to
I swith to the trimmer tool and control click close to the end of the redion I want to extend
what happens is, the region is simply trimmed to the point where I click.

What am I not getting?

btw 10.4.1, 6.9.2


Thanks,

[Rail Jon Rogut]

The Trimmer Tools will trim to the extent of the region or up to the next region if you use the Control modifier. If you want to TCE (stretch) the audio to the next region then use the TCE/Trimmer Tool while using the Control modifier.

Rail

[schorse]

i think there is an easier solution to your problem:

select region - highlight the intermittent space up to the next region using shift/tab - extend region hitting apple/+ (to extend backwards use alt instead).

the only quirk is since pt6 it extends and adds the nudge amount to it. can come in handy for fades - can be a total pita...

[lobe]

Tomcat: You don't need to position the curser at the next region. You just hold down control and before you do the trimming and drag the tool.

[tomcat]

Oh. I see. I thought it was going to snap the the instertion point. I see that you still need to drag it but that cntrl makes it stop on the next region. Very useful. Thanks.