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Avid Complete Production Toolkit User Guide

Complete Production Toolkit
Version 1.0
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Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Complete Production Toolkit Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Requirements and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Contents of the Boxed Version of Complete Production Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Register Complete Production Toolkit for Pro Tools LE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Conventions Used in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
About www.digidesign.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2. Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing Complete Production Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Authorizing Complete Production Toolkit Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Removing Toolkit Options and Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 3. Session and Track Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Increased Voice and Track Counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Import Session Data Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
DigiTranslator 2.0 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
MP3 Export Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Session Interchange Between Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with Complete Production Toolkit 16
Chapter 4. DigiBase Pro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Searching for Multiple Criteria Simultaneously in DigiBase Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
DigiBase Pro Catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Chapter 5. Editing Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Continuous Scrolling During Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The Scrub Trimmer Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Replacing Audio Regions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
TCE (Time Compression and Expansion) Edit To Timeline Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Expanding Alternate Channels to New Playlists or Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 6. Beat Detective Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Separating Multiple Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Detection (Normal) and Collection Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 7. Mixing and Automation Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Creating Snapshot Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Glide Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Chapter 8. Surround Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Pro Tools Audio Connections for 5.1 Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configuring Pro Tools for Multichannel Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Default I/O Selectors in I/O Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.1 Track Layouts, Routing, and Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Routing Audio for Surround Mixing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Multichannel Audio Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Multichannel Signal Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Paths in Surround Mixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Example Paths and Signal Routing for a Surround Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Introduction to Pro Tools Surround Panning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Output Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Standard Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Surround Panner Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Panning Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Divergence and Center Percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
LFE Faders in Multichannel Panners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Pan Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Surround Scope Plug-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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Chapter 9. Time Code and Synchronization Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Timebase Rulers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Secondary Time Code Ruler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Selecting Time Code and Time Code 2 Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Selecting Feet+Frame Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Redefining Time Code Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Redefining Current Feet+Frames Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Use Subframes Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Pull Up and Pull Down Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Chapter 10. Video Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Video Track Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Support for Video Import Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Video Regions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
General Video Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Video Region Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Browsing Video in the Video Universe Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Chapter 11. Included Plug-ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
DINR LE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Eleven LE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hybrid Synthesizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
SoundCode Stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Smack! LE Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Structure LE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
TL Space Native . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
X-Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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chapter 1

Introduction

Complete Production Toolkit for Pro Tools LE® provides additional features, plug-ins, and soft­ware options for music creation and post pro­duction. Complete Production Toolkit provides increased voice and track counts, and surround mixing capabilities that are equal to Pro Tools HD. Additionally, it includes the full contents of DV Toolkit tion Toolkit 2.
™
2 and Music Produc-
For information on standard Pro Tools LE features, refer to the
Guide
(Help > Pro Tools Reference Guide).
Pro Tools Reference

Complete Production Toolkit Overview

Complete Production Toolkit enables the fol­lowing features in Pro Tools LE:
• Session and track features:
• Up to 128 mono or 64 stereo audio tracks of simultaneous playback or recording
• Ability to use QuickPunch tracks
• Up to 64 Instrument tracks
• 128 internal busses
• Import Session Data options (Destination Track Names, Time Code Mapping, Find Matching Tracks, Session Data to Import, Track Playlist)
™
on up to 64
• Enabling of all DigiTranslator for importing and exporting AAF and
®
OMF
format
• MP3 export option (for bounce recording or exporting a region as an MP3 file)
• Improved session interchange between Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE
• DigiBase
• Catalog browsers
• The ability to search on multiple criteria si-
•Editing features:
• Continuous Scroll
• Scrub Trim tool
• Replace Region command
• TCE Edit to Timeline Selection command
• Selection of alternate field recorder audio
• Expanding alternate field recorder chan-
• 1/2 frame grid and nudge
•Beat Detective
• Ability to apply Beat Detective across mul-
• Collection Mode
• Mixing and Automation features:
• Snapshot automation for writing or trim-
• Glide Automation commands
™
Pro, including support for:
multaneously in DigiBase browsers
channels in the Pro Tools Timeline
nels to new tracks
™
features:
tiple tracks
ming automation data
™
2.0 features
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
• Surround mixing up to 7.1 with 003®, 003 Rack, 003 Rack+, Digi 002 Rack, and up to 5.1 with Mbox
®
, and Digi 002
®
2 Pro
With Complete Production Toolkit, you can open surround sessions on any Pro Tools LE system. Use the Neyrinck SoundCode
™
Ste­reo down mixer plug-in for monitoring sur­round sessions in stereo with Pro Tools LE interfaces that have fewer than six outputs.

Additional Software

Complete Production Toolkit includes addi­tional software for working with Pro Tools:
DINR (Digidesign Intelligent Noise Reduction™) LE Plug-in For reducing noise in audio.
DigiTranslator 2.0 Software Option For exchang-
ing audio and video files, and sequences with other AAF and OMF-compatible applications.
• Time code and synchronization features:
• Timebase rulers (Time Code, Time Code 2, and Feet+Frames)
• Time Code Rate selector
• Feet+Frame Rate selector
• Current Time Code Position command
• Current Feet+Frames Position command
• Use Subframes option
• Audio Rate Pull Up and Pull Down
• Video Rate Pull Up and Pull Down
• Video features:
• Support for multiple video tracks on the Timeline, multiple QuickTime movies per track, and multiple playlists per track
• Support for adding and editing multiple video regions
• General video editing
• Video region groups
• Support for Video Import Options
• Video Universe window
Eleven LE Plug-in For use as a guitar amp and speaker emulation.
Hybrid Synthesizer Plug-in For use as a virtual in­strument in your Pro Tools sessions.
Neyrinck SoundCode Stereo For monitoring up to 7.1 surround sessions (down mixed to stereo) with all LE interfaces including 2 channel inter­faces (such as the Mbox 2 Micro). This plug-in also lets you quickly and easily create stereo mixes from up to 7.1 surround sessions.
Smack! LE Compressor Plug-in For applying compression to your audio.
Structure LE Plug-in For use as a virtual instru­ment in your Pro Tools sessions.
TL Space Native Convolution Reverb Plug-in For applying convolution reverb to your audio.
X-Form Plug-in For high-quality time compres­sion and expansion, and formant corrected pitch-shifting (based on the Radius
®
algorithm
from iZotope).
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System Requirements and Compatibility

To use Complete Production Toolkit, you need:
An iLok USB Smart Key (an iLok.com account
is also required for managing iLok licenses)
– and –
A Digidesign-qualified Pro Tools LE system
®
Digidesign provide support for hardware and software it has tested and approved.
For complete system requirements and a list of Digidesign-qualified computers, operating sys­tems, hard drives, and third-party devices, refer to the latest information on the Digidesign web­site:
www.digidesign.com/compatibility
can only assure compatibility and

Contents of the Boxed Version of Complete Production Toolkit

The Complete Production Toolkit package con­tains the following components:
• Complete Production Toolkit Installer disc
• Activation Card, with Activation Code and in­structions for authorizing Complete Produc­tion Toolkit software components using an iLok USB Smart Key (not supplied)

Register Complete Production Toolkit for Pro Tools LE

If you purchased the Complete Production Tool­kit software option from the DigiStore (www.digidesign.com) using Internet Activa­tion, you are automatically registered.
If you purchased a boxed version of the Com­plete Production Toolkit option, you will be au­tomatically registered when you authorize your software (see “Authorizing Complete Produc­tion Toolkit Option” on page 6).
Registered users receive periodic software update and upgrade notices.
For information on technical support, visit the Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com).
Chapter 1: Introduction 3

Conventions Used in This Guide

All Digidesign guides use the following conven­tions to indicate menu choices and key com­mands:
:
Convention Action
File > Save Choose Save from the
File menu
Control+N Hold down the Control
Control-click Hold down the Control
Right-click Click with the right
The names of Commands, Options, and Settings that appear on-screen are in a different font.
The following symbols are used to highlight im­portant information:
User Tips are helpful hints for getting the most from your Pro Tools system.
key and press the N key
key and click the mouse button
mouse button

About www.digidesign.com

The Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com) is your best online source for information to help you get the most out of your Pro Tools system. The following are just a few of the services and features available.
Product Registration Register your purchase on­line.
Support and Downloads Contact Digidesign Technical Support or Customer Service; down­load software updates and the latest online manuals; browse the Compatibility documents for system requirements; search the online An­swerbase; or join the worldwide Pro Tools com­munity on the Digidesign User Conference.
Training and Education Study on your own using courses available online or find out how you can learn in a classroom setting at a certified Pro Tools training center.
Products and Developers Learn about Digidesign products; download demo software or learn about our Development Partners and their plug­ins, applications, and hardware.
Important Notices include information that could affect your Pro Tools session data or the performance of your Pro Tools system.
Shortcuts show you useful keyboard or mouse shortcuts.
Cross References point to related sections in this guide or other Digidesign Guides.
Complete Production Toolkit Guide4
News and Events Get the latest news from Digidesign or sign up for a Pro Tools demo.
Pro Tools Accelerated Videos Watch the series of free tutorial videos. Accelerated Videos are de­signed to help you get up and running with Pro Tools and its plug-ins quickly.
chapter 2

Installation

Installing Complete Production Toolkit

A Digidesign-qualified version of Pro Tools LE must be installed before you install your toolkit and authorize its soft­ware components.
To install Complete Production Toolkit:
1 Do one of the following:
• Download the installer for your computer platform from the Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com). After downloading, make sure the installer is uncompressed (.ZIP on Windows or .SIT on Mac).
– or –
• Insert the Installer disc for your version of Pro Tools into your computer.
2 Locate and double-click the Complete Produc-
tion Toolkit installer icon:
• Install Complete Production Toolkit (Mac)
– or –
• Complete Production Toolkit.exe (Win­dows)
The installer process installs Complete Produc­tion Toolkit features, as well as any of the fol­lowing optional components that you choose to install:
•DINR
• DigiTranslator 2.0
•Eleven
•Hybrid
• MP3 Export option
• Neyrinck SoundCode Stereo
• Smack!
• Structure
•TL Space
•X-Form
5 Each software component (including Com-
plete Production Toolkit) must be authorized be­fore it can be used. See “Authorizing Complete Production Toolkit Option” on page 6.
™
LE
™
™
™
™
LE
LE
®
LE
™
Native
If you launch Pro Tools without authoriz­ing a Complete Production Toolkit software component, you will be prompted to autho­rize it.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete
the installation.
4 When installation is complete, click Quit
(Mac) or Finish (Windows).
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Authorizing Complete Production Toolkit Option

Complete Production Toolkit and its additional software components must be authorized before they can be used in Pro Tools.

Complete Production Toolkit and Additional Software Components

Each Complete Production Toolkit component must be authorized before it can be used in Pro Tools. Authorization includes activating your software licenses online, then transferring your licenses to an iLok USB Smart Key (iLok).
iLok USB Smart Key
The iLok is similar to a dongle, but unlike a don­gle, it is designed to securely authorize multiple software applications from a variety of software developers.
This key can hold over 100 licenses (or authori­zations) for all of your iLok-enabled software. Once an iLok is authorized for a given piece of software, you can use the iLok to authorize that software on any computer.
The iLok USB Smart Key is not supplied with the Complete Production Toolkit pack­age, and must be purchased separately.
The following Complete Production Toolkit software components must be authorized before they can be used in Pro Tools LE:
• Complete Production Toolkit (includes Pro Tools features)
•DINR LE
• DigiTranslator
•Eleven LE
•Hybrid
• MP3 Export option
• Neyrinck SoundCode Stereo
• Smack! LE
• Structure LE
•TL Space Native
•X-Form

Authorizing Download Versions of Complete Production Toolkit

If you purchased a download version of Com­plete Production Toolkit from the DigiStore (www.digidesign.com), authorize the plug-in by downloading licenses from iLok.com to an iLok.

Authorizing Boxed Versions of Complete Toolkit

If you purchased a boxed version of Complete Production Toolkit, it comes with an Activation Code (on the included Activation Card). You will need this code to authorize Complete Pro­duction Toolkit and the included plug-ins.
For additional information about iLok tech­nology and licenses, see the electronic PDF of the iLok Usage Guide.
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To authorize Complete Production Toolkit using an Activation Code:
1 If you do not have an existing iLok.com ac-
count, visit www.iLok.com and sign up for an iLok.com account.
2 Transfer the license for your toolkit option
an d plug-in s t o y our iLok.com a cc ount by doin g the following:
• Visit http://secure.digidesign.com/ activation.
– and –
• Input your Activation Code (listed on your Activation Card) and then your iLok.com Us er ID . Your iLok. com Us er ID is the name you create for your iLok.com account.
3 Transfer the licenses from your iLok.com ac-
count to your iLok USB Smart Key by doing the following:
• Insert the iLok into an available USB port on your computer.
• Go to www.iLok.com and log in.
• Follow the on-screen instructions for trans­ferring your licences to your iLok.

Removing Toolkit Options and Plug-ins

Complete Production Toolkit and all of its op­tional software components can be removed from your system.

Uninstalling Complete Production Toolkit Components

Mac
To remove Complete Production Toolkit on Mac:
1 Locate and open the Pro Tools folder (Applica-
tions/Digidesign/Pro Tools).
2 Drag the following components to the Trash:
• Complete Production Toolkit.bundle
•OMF.bundle
3 Locate and open the Codecs folder (Applica-
tions/Digidesign/Pro Tools/Codecs).
4 Drag the MP3 folder (containing MP3.bundle)
to the Trash.
4 Launch Pro Tools.
5 If you have any installed unauthorized plug-
ins or software options, you are prompted to au­thorize them. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the authorization process.
5 Locate and open the Plug-ins folder on your
Startup drive (Library/Application Support /Digidesign/Plug-ins).
6 Drag the following plug-ins to the Trash:
•DINR LE.dpm
•Eleven LE
• Hybrid Synthesizer
• Neyrinck SoundCode Stereo
• Smack LE Compressor
• Structure LE
•TL Space
•X-Form
7 Empty the Trash.
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To remove the TL Space Native impulse response library:
1 Locate the TL Space Impulse Responses folder
(Library/Application Support/Trillium Lane/TL Space).
2 Drag it to the Trash and empty the Trash.
Windows Vista
To remove Complete Production Toolkit on Windows Vista:
1 Choose Start > Control Panel.
2 Double-click Programs and Features.
3 From the list of currently installed applica-
tions, select Digidesign Complete Production Toolkit.
4 Click Uninstall.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions to remove
the Complete Production Toolkit option.
Windows XP
To remove Complete Production Toolkit on Windows XP:
1 Choose Start > Control Panel.
2 Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
3 From the Currently installed programs list, se-
lect Digidesign Complete Production Toolkit.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions.
5 When removal is complete, close the Add or
Remove Programs window.
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chapter 3

Session and Track Features

Complete Production Toolkit enables additional session and track features in Pro Tools LE. It also includes support for the MP3 export option.

Increased Voice and Track Counts

For more information on working with Pro Tools sessions and tracks, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.

Support for Up to 128 Voices

Complete Production Toolkit lets you play or record up to 128 voices simultaneously at 44.1 or 48 kHz and up t o 96 voices at 88.1 or 96 kHz. Each channel of an audio track uses a single voice.
For example, at 44.1 or 48 kHz, you can have up to:
•128 mono tracks
– or –
• 64 stereo tracks
– or –
• 21 5.1 tracks
– or –
• Any combination of mono, stereo, and sur­round tracks that do not require more that 128 voices for all audio channels
Higher track counts are only supported with multiple hard drives and faster Digidesign-qual­ified systems. Visit the Digidesign website for more information (www.digidesign.com).
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Track Priority and Dynamic Voicing
Tracks do not play back when they are inac­tive or their voice assignment is set to Off.
When working with more than 128 voices (at
44.1 or 48 kHz), you can play back audio on a track that would use voice number 129 and higher by changing the higher track’s priority, as follows:
• Make a lower numbered track inactive (click the Track Name and select Track > Make Inactive) to free up its voice.
• Set the voice assignment in a lower num­bered track to Off (click the Voice selector and select Off).
•Drag the Track Name button of the higher numbered track to the left (Mix window) or upwards (in the Edit window or Track List) until it is in the range of the maximum number of voiced audio tracks allowed by your system. The previous last voiced audio track will now be out of range and its voice assignment will change to Off.

Support for Up to 64 QuickPunch Tracks

With Complete Production Toolkit, up to 64 mono or stereo audio tracks at 44.1 or 48 kHz, and up to 48 tracks at 88.1 or 96 kHz can be si­multaneously recorded with QuickPunch.

Additional Enhanced Session and Track Features

In addition to the increased audio track count (using up to 128 voices), Pro Tools LE with the Complete Production Toolkit option includes the following:
• Support for up to 64 Instrument tracks
• Support for up to 128 internal buses
• Display of up to 256 tracks (128 voice­able)—tracks in excess the 128 voice limit are set to inactive
• Support for up to 21, 5.1 tracks (for more information about surround mixing and monitoring in Pro Tools LE with the Com­plete Production Toolkit option, see Chapter 8, “Surround Features”).
Setting a track voice assignment to Off
For the track that was originally higher num­bered than the total allowed number of voiced audio tracks, its voice assignment was set to Off. When bringing it into the range of total allowed voiced tracks, it automatically resets to DYN.
For more information on track priority and voice assignments, see the Pro Tools Refer­ence Guide.
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Import Session Data Enhancements

This section provides information on Import Session Data features that Complete Production Toolkit adds to Pro Tools LE systems.
With Complete Production Toolkit, the Import Session Data dialog lets you view the properties of a session, select which tracks to import, and choose which attributes of those tracks you want to import into the current session.
sion from which you are importing starts at 10:00:00:00, you can reset the start time code to 00:01:00:00, to avoid placing files 9 hours and 59 minutes from the start of your session.

Destination Track Names (Operation/Destination Track Pop-Up Menus)

For each source track, there is a corresponding Operation/Destination Track pop-up menu that lists options for importing the track and avail­able destination tracks in the current session.

Time Code Mapping Options

With Complete Production Toolkit, you can specify where the imported tracks are placed in the current session. Times are indicated in time code.
From the Import Session Data dialog, the follow­ing Time Code Mapping Options are available:
Maintain Absolute Time Code Values This op­tion places tracks at the locations where they were located in the source session. For example, if the current session starts at 00:01:00:00, and the session from which you are importing starts at 10:00:00:00, the earliest imported tracks can appear in your session is 9 hours and 59 minutes after the start of the session.
Maintain Relative Time Code Values This option places tracks at the same offset from session start as they had in the source session. For example, if the source session starts at 01:00:00:00 and con­tains a track that starts at 01:01:00:00, and the current session start is 02:00:00:00, the track will be placed at 02:01:00:00 in the current session.
Map Start Time Code To This option places tracks relative to their original session start time (with Complete Production Toolkit, times are expressed in hh:mm:ss:ff). For example, if the current session starts at 00:01:00:00, and the ses-
The names of available destination tracks in the current session are listed at the bottom of the pop-up menu. Imported playlists and all at­tributes selected in the Session Data to Import will be placed in the destination track you choose.
Only destination tracks that match the track type (audio, Instrument, MIDI, Auxiliary Input, or Master Fader) and the channel format (mono or stereo) of the source track appear in the pop­up menu.

Find Matching Tracks

If you are importing playlists from source tracks with the same name as destination tracks in the current session, click Find Matching Tracks to automatically match the track names. Tracks must have the same name, track type, and chan­nel format to be automatically matched.

Session Data to Import

The Session Data to Import menu is where you select which attributes of the selected tracks you want to import into the current session.
The selected attributes are applied to all tracks that you choose to import into the current ses­sion.
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Replacing Track Attributes
When you import an attribute of the source track into an existing track in the current ses­sion, it replaces the corresponding attribute in the destination track. If you choose not to im­port an attribute of the source track, the corre­sponding attribute in the destination track is re­tained.
Replacing Track Path Names
When you import a track’s input, output, send output or hardware insert assignments, any cus­tom path names and I/O configurations from the source session are imported into the track, but they are not imported into the I/O Setup. Use the Import Session button in the I/O Setup dialog to import I/O configurations into the I/O Setup.
For information on importing I/O configu­rations into I/O Setup, see the Pro Tools Ref­erence Guide.
Selecting Track Attributes to Import
You can select All, None, or any combination of the listed attributes to import.
The following attributes are available to import:
All Imports all of the source track’s playlists, ac­cording to the Track Playlist Option setting, and all of the attributes in the Session Data to Import list.
None Imports only the source track’s main play­list, according to the Track Playlist Option set­ting, and no other attributes of the source track.
Alternate Playlists Imports all of the source track’s alternate playlists. The alternate playlists appear in the destination track’s playlist pop-up menu.
Regions and Media Imports all of the audio files or regions in the source track, and places them in the Region List.
Volume Automation and Setting Imports the source track’s Volume fader setting and any au­tomation data on the track’s Volume Automa­tion playlist. The Volume fader setting and any Volume automation data in the destination track are replaced.
Pan Automation and Setting Imports the source track’s Pan Slider settings and any automation data on the track’s Pan Automation playlist. The Pan Slider setting and any Pan automation data in the destination track are replaced.
Mute Automation and Setting Imports the source track’s Mute setting and any automation data on the track’s Mute Automation playlist. The Mute setting and any Mute automation data in the destination track are replaced.
Main Output Assignments Imports the source track’s channel output assignments, including any multiple output assignments. The channel output assignments in the destination track are replaced.
Send Output Assignments Imports the source track’s send output assignments. Any Send out­put assignments in the destination track are re­placed.
Plug-in Assignments Imports the source track’s plug-in assignments. Any plug-ins in the desti­nation track are removed, and their associated settings and automation are lost.
If the source track uses a plug-in that is not avail­able on the destination system, it appears in the destination track and is made inactive.
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Plug-in Settings and Automation When the source track’s plug-in assignments are imported, this option imports the track’s plug-in settings and any automation data associated with the plug-ins. If no plug-in assignments are im­ported, this option has no effect.
Hardware Insert Assignments Imports the source track’s hardware Insert assignments. Any Insert assignments in the destination track are re­placed.
Input Assignments Imports the source track’s channel input assignment. The Input assign­ment in the destination track is replaced.
Side-Chain Assignments When the source track’s plug-in assignments are imported, this option imports any side-chain assignments associated with the plug-ins. If no plug-in assignments are imported, this option has no effect.

Track Playlist Options

You can select from the following options to control how the main playlist from each source track is imported to the destination track in the current session.
Import Main Playlists — Replacing Destination Main Playlists Imports the main playlist from
the source track. When you overlay the playlist into an existing track, the main playlist in the destination track is deleted and replaced with the imported playlist.
If you select the above option and import all
of the source track’s attributes, this is equivalent to importing the entire track.
If you select the above option and do not im-
port any of the source track’s attributes, you re­place the audio playlists while keeping your current mixer settings.
I/O Labels (Path Names) Imports the source track’s path names.
Track Active State Imports the active/inactive state of the source track from the source session.
Track Comments Imports the track comments associated with the source track. Any comments in the destination track are replaced.
Record Safe/Solo Safe Settings Imports the record safe and solo safe settings of the source track from the source session. Any record safe or solo safe settings in the destination track are re­placed.
Track View Settings Imports the track height and playlist view of the source track from the source session.
Mix/Edit Groups: Imports track group assign­ments from the source session.
Import Main Playlists—Overlaying New with Exist­ing, Trimming Existing Regions Imports the main
playlist from the source track. When you import the playlist into an existing track, any existing playlist data that overlaps data imported from the source track is trimmed and replaced with the imported data. Any playlist data in the des­tination track that does not overlap remains in the destination track.
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Do Not Import Main Playlists—Leaving Destina­tion Playlists Intact Does not import the main
playlist from the source track. No audio is im­ported; only the attributes selected in the Ses­sion Data to Import list are imported to the se­lected tracks.
If you select the above option and import all
of the source track’s input, output, send, insert and plug-in attributes, this is equivalent to im­porting a “channel strip.”
Import Tempo/Meter Map Imports the meter and tempo maps, as they appear in the Tempo and Meter Conductor rulers, from the source session. Any Tempo or Meter events in the des­tination session are replaced.
Import Marker/Memory Locations
Imports markers and Memory Locations as they appear in the Marker ruler, from the source ses­sion. Any markers and Memory Locations in the destination session are retained. Imported marker and Memory Locations are assigned the next available Marker/Memory Location num­bers.

DigiTranslator 2.0 Features

Importing AAF and OMF Sequences

With the DigiTranslator 2.0 option (included with Complete Production Toolkit), Pro Tools lets you open AAF and OMF sequences as new Pro Tools sessions or you can import AAF and OMF sequences into existing Pro Tools sessions.
Pro Tools cannot play MXF audio or video files embedded within an AAF sequence.
For more information on opening and im­porting AAF and OMF sequences using the DigiTranslator 2.0 option, see the Digi­Translator 2.0 Guide.

Exporting Pro Tools Tracks as AAF or OMF Sequences

With the DigiTranslator 2.0 option (included with Complete Production Toolkit), Pro Tools lets you export individual tracks in AAF or OMF format. Use the Export Selected Tracks as AAF/OMF command.
Pro Tools with DigiTranslator 2.0 does not support AAF files with embedded media.
For more information on exporting selected tracks from Pro Tools sessions as AAF and OMF sequences using the DigiTranslator
2.0 option, see the DigiTranslator 2.0 Guide.
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MP3 Export Option

When you export or bounce to MP3 format, you can set the following options:
With Complete Production Toolkit, the MP3 file type is available when using Bounce to Disk or exporting a region as a new audio file.

MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3)

The MPEG-1 Layer 3 compression format (MP3) is used for streaming and downloading audio over the Internet, and for playback on portable devices. The MP3 Export Option is required to use this file type.
MP3 Export Options
When you select this format, the Resolution pop­up menu in the Pro Tools Output Options dia­log is unavailable. The resolution is set by the encoder.
The sample rate chosen is given to the codec as a base sample rate for operations. The actual sample rate of the resulting file is determined in the MP3 Encoder Options dialog. For example, if a base sample rate of 48000 Hz is chosen, the MP3 Encoder Options dialog will allow output streams in 48, 24, or 12 kHz, depending on en­coding quality.
Encoder Settings
Encoder Speed Determines the audio quality of
the bounced file. There are two options: Highest Quality and Fastest Encoding Time.
The Highest Quality option can take up to five times longer to process audio than the Fastest Encoding option, so you should use it only when the highest fidelity is essential and you have the time to devote to the encoding process.
Constant Bit Rate (CBR) Encodes the file at a single bit rate that you choose from the Constant Bit Rate (CBR) pop-up menu. Because the bit rate is fixed, the quality of the encoded audio will vary depending on the nature of the material be­ing compressed. The 128 kbit/s option is gener­ally best for streaming over the Internet, since it has predictable bandwidth requirements.
ID3 Tag Info Settings
ID3 Tag Type The ID3 tag stores data about the
encoded audio file that is used by MP3 players to display information about the file. Pro Tools supports three versions of this tag, in order to provide backward compatibility with older MP3 players:
• ID3 v1.0: Appears at the end of a streaming MP3 file, so that tag information is only dis­played after software streaming is finished.
• ID3 v1.1: Same as version 1.0, but adds track number information to the tag.
• ID3 v2.3: Appears at the front of a streaming MP3 file, so that tag information is displayed when streaming begins.
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While ID3 v2.3 is the current standard MP3 format, not all MP3 players support ID3 v2.3. Contact the developer of your player software for compatibility informa­tion.
Title/Artist/Album/Comment Type the title, art­ist, and other information for the MP3 file. This information is displayed by many MP3 players.
Genre Choose a genre for the file. This informa­tion is displayed by many MP3 players, and can appear in searchable catalogs and databases.
Tra ck Num be r If you select ID3 tag type v1.1 or v2.3, you can enter a CD track number for the file. This information is displayed by many MP3 players.
Year Enter a year for the file. This information is displayed by many MP3 players.
Mac File Settings
Mac File Type and Creator If you expect your file
to be used on a Mac, you can enter the Mac file type and creator. This will allow users to double­click the file to open their MP3 player.
Default Button
To restore all settings in this dialog to their de­fault values, click Defaults.

Session Interchange Between Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with Complete Production Toolkit

The Complete Production Toolkit option pro­vides improved session interchange between Pro Tools|HD systems and Pro Tools LE systems.
For more information on sharing sessions, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.
When opening a Pro Tools HD session in Pro Tools LE with Complete Production Toolkit, the following occurs:
Tracks
• Any audio tracks that exceed the 128 voice limit, as well any inactive tracks, are set to voice off.
• Any Auxiliary Input tracks beyond 128 are made inactive.
• Any Instrument tracks beyond 64 are made inactive.
• TDM plug-ins with RTAS converted; those without equivalents are made inactive. When subsequently opening the session in Pro Tools HD, any plug-ins that were converted to RTAS will be converted back to TDM if possible.
• Multichannel surround tracks are maintained.
• Unavailable input and output paths are made inactive.
• Any Delay Compensation settings are re­moved. When subsequently opening the ses­sion in Pro Tools HD, the original Delay Compensation settings are restored.
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equivalents are
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• VCA Master tracks are hidden and any VCA
Active
Inactive
automation is automatically coalesced. When subsequently opening the session in Pro Tools HD, VCA tracks remain hidden and will need to be manually shown.
Groups
• Mix Groups keep only Main Volume informa­tion.
• Mix/Edit Groups keep only Main Volume and Automation Mode information.
• Automation overflow information for grouped controls is be preserved.
• Group behavior of Solos, Mutes, Send Levels, Send Mutes is be preserved.
• Solo Mode and Solo Latch settings are dropped.
To reconfigure a session that was created with audio output paths that exceed the available audio outputs of your Pro Tools LE audio interface for stereo monitoring:
1 After opening the session, choose Setup > I/O
and click the Output tab.
2 Make sure the audio output paths that are un-
available with your Pro Tools LE audio interface are set to Inactive by deselecting the Active/In­active control for the path. Inactive tracks that were assigned to the path display in italics in the track path selectors.
I/O Setup
If your Pro Tools LE audio interface has a suffi­cient number of outputs, the I/O Setup is main­tained. If not, a warning is posted when opening the session and you will need to manually re­configure the I/O Setup.
Active/inactive Output path settings in I/O setup
3 Click the Bus tab and, if necessary, create a
new surround format bus (such as 5.1).
4 Click OK to save your changes and close the
I/O Setup dialog.
5 Route any track outputs or sends that were as-
signed to the surround audio path to the new surround bus path.
6 Create a new Auxiliary Input track with the
desired surround channel format (such as 5.1).
7 Set the Input path for the Auxiliary Input
track to the corresponding surround bus.
8 Insert the SoundCode Stereo (surround chan-
nel format to stereo) plug-in on the Auxiliary In­put track. The channel width of the track changes to stereo.
9 Set the output path of the Auxiliary Input
track to the main stereo outputs of your audio interface for monitoring.
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Search Pane
Search icon
Selected Volume

DigiBase Pro

Complete Production Toolkit enables DigiBase Pro in Pro Tools LE.
For information on DigiBase, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.
With DigiBase Pro, you can:
• Search on any combination of file meta­data simultaneously.
• Create and share custom Catalog browsers (Catalogs) that reference files wherever they are stored.
• View, search, and import files from Cata­logs even if they are on offline volumes.

Searching for Multiple Criteria Simultaneously in DigiBase Browsers

Use DigiBase to find files by name, modification date, and kind. With DigiBase Pro, you can search multiple criteria simultaneously, and search on any criteria.
3 If in the Workspace browser, select volumes or
folders to search.
Search icon and Search pane
4 Enter text into the File Name field to search by
name, or enter a date, or select a kind from the Kind pop-up menu.
5 Choose additional search criteria as needed.
Press Tab to move to the next available search field, or Shift+Tab to move to the previous.
To start a search:
1 Open any browser.
2 Click the Search icon to display the Search
pane.
You can also start a search by pressing Con­trol+F (Windows) or Command+F (Mac).
6 Click the Search button, or press Enter (Win-
dows) or Return (Mac).
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Searching begins, indicated by the spinning ar-
Catalog name
Menu and toolbar
Items List
Fixed pane
Scrolling pane
Pane split
Show/Hide
rows in the toolbar, and by the Search button changing to Stop. The Results List (at the bot­tom of the browser) fills with items that match the search criteria. Items can be selected and au­ditioned as they are found.
7 Click the Stop button at any time to stop the
search, and keep the list of files already found (if any).
For detailed information on DigiBase search functions, see the Pro Tools Refer­ence Guide.

Saving Search Results as a Catalog

To save the results of your search as a Catalog:
1 Choose Edit > Select All, or press Control+A
(Windows) or Command+A (Mac), to select all items in the Items List.
2 From the Browser menu, choose Create Cata-
log.

DigiBase Pro Catalogs

Catalogs are available with DigiBase Pro, which is included with Complete Production Toolkit (see Figure 1).
While Volume browsers are designed to be an accurate representation of the file structure on a given volume, Catalogs are similar to having a Favorites folder, and serve as a way to collect and organize frequently used items regardless of where they are stored.
Figure 1. Catalog browser
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A Catalog is analogous to a folder full of aliases
Catalogs
or shortcuts. Placing a file in a Catalog does not create a copy of the file, and does not change where the file is stored. Rather, it stores a refer­ence (or alias) to the file so that it can be found and manipulated without having to search for its physical location.
Clip names can only be edited in a Catalog. Ed­iting the Clip name does not affect the actual file; however, if you add the same file to a new Catalog, it retains its original Clip Name. When you drag a file from a Catalog into a session, the edited Clip Name is what appears in the Time­line and Region List.

Opening a Catalog Browser

Catalogs are displayed in the Workspace browser.
Catalogs item in the Workspace
To open a Catalog browser:
1 Open the Workspace browser.
2 Click the Catalogs Expand/Collapse icon.
3 Do one of the following:
• Click the Expand/Collapse icon for the de­sired Catalog to view its contents in the Wor ksp ace .
– or –
• Double-click the Catalog name to open it in its own browser window.

Clip Names in Catalogs

Clip Names are the names that appear in the Timeline and Region List when a file is imported into a session.
For most files, the Clip name is the same as the file name. For OMF Files, the Clip Name is the name that appears in the Avid
®
bin.
If the Clip Name is longer than 32 characters, Pro Tools truncates the name automatically when imported into the session.

Comments and Catalogs

Catalogs provide commands for managing OS 9 Finder comments, Database comments, and Clip Names.
Database Comments in a Catalog are stored in the Catalog database. Database Comments, which can be up to 256 characters in length, are searchable, cross-platform, and editable.
Copy OS 9 Finder Comment to Database Com­ments (Mac Only) Copies an item’s OS 9 Finder
comments to its Database comments.
OS 9 Finder comments (from the OS 9 Get Info window) are not supported in OS X Get Info windows. Use the Copy OS 9 Finder Comment to Database Comments com­mand to utilize any OS 9 Finder comments stored with your media.
Copy OS X Finder Comment to Database Com­ments (Mac Only) Copies an item’s OS X Finder
comments to its Database comments.
Copy Database Comments to Clip Names Copies an item’s Database comments to Clip Name.
Copy File Comments to Clip Names Copies an item’s File Comments to Clip Name.
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Creating Catalogs

Renaming a Catalog

Catalogs can be added to the Workspace as new, empty Catalogs, or you can select items first and then save a Catalog of all selected items.
To create a new, empty Catalog:
1 Open the Workspace browser.
2 Choose New Catalog from the browser menu.
3 Enter a unique name and click OK.
To catalog a selection of items:
1 Open any browser (including an existing Cat-
alog).
2 Select the items you want to include in the
new Catalog.
3 Choose Create Catalog from Selection from the
Browser menu.
A new, fully indexed Catalog database of the se­lected items is created.
Creating Catalogs of Folders
Catalogs can be renamed at any time.
To rename a Catalog:
1 Click the Catalog item in the Workspace
browser until its name highlights.
2 Enter a new name for the Catalog.

Modifying Catalogs

To add items to a Catalog, do one of the following:
Open the Catalog and drop new items from
another browser.
– or –
Click the main Catalogs icon in the Work-
space, to expand your view of all existing Cata­logs, then drop items onto any Catalog.
To add a folder to a Catalog:
1 Open the Catalog.
2 Choose Create Folder from the Browser menu.
To create a Catalog of an entire folder and all its contents:
1 Open the Workspace browser, if not already
open.
2 Drag and drop a single folder onto the Catalog
icon in the Workspace browser.
Pro Tools first indexes the folder, then a fully in­dexed Catalog is created, with the same name as the dropped folder.
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To delete items from a Catalog:
1 Select the items.
2 Press the Delete key, or choose Delete Selected
from the Browser menu. A warning dialog ap­pears.
3 In the warning dialog, do one of the follow-
ing:
• Click Cancel to cancel the delete operation.
• Click Delete Files to delete aliases and asso­ciated files from disk.
• Click Delete Aliases to delete only the aliases and not the associated files.
This operation cannot be undone.
Consolidating Files with Catalogs
Catalogs are excellent tools for consolidating files from a variety of sources.
For example, create a Catalog named “Thumps” and fill it with sound effects from three different volumes. You can then drag the Catalog from the Workspace browser to another volume, and a folder named “Thumps” is created on that vol­ume. All of the files referenced by the Catalog are automatically copied to the volume. Folders and sub-folders, if any, and their contents are included in the copy.

Updating Catalogs

Since a Catalog database is not linked to any par­ticular volume, there is a limit to the abilities of the Update Index command. When Update Data- base for Selected is selected from the Browser menu in a Catalog, Pro Tools searches for the items represented by the aliases in the Catalog and updates the following information:
Metadata Metadata for all files found online, in­cluding File comments, are updated.

Deleting Catalogs

To delete a Catalog:
1 Select one or more Catalogs in the Workspace
browser.
2 Press the Delete key, or choose Delete Selected
from the Browser menu. A warning dialog ap­pears.
3 In the warning dialog, do one of the follow-
ing:
• Click Cancel to cancel the delete operation.
• Click Delete Files to delete aliases and asso­ciated files from disk.
• Click Delete Aliases to delete only the aliases and not the associated files.
This operation cannot be undone.

Importing Catalog Items

You can import online and offline items from Catalogs into the current session.
Importing Online Items from a Catalog
Database Comments Database Comments are not updated, because they are unique to each Catalog and are not part of the file’s metadata.

Relinking Catalog Items

If files are ever missing from a Catalog, use the Relink window to locate, copy, and relink files. For more information, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.
Dragging and dropping audio files to the Pro Tools Region List and Timeline is identical to dragging and dropping from Volume brows­ers.
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Importing Offline Items from a Catalog
With Catalogs, it is possible to search and im­port files that are offline. For example, if you have a music cue that you know you want to use, but it resides on a CD-ROM or other un­mounted volume, you can spot the file from a Catalog to the session Timeline, and it is auto­matically imported into the session when the volume is mounted.
The first step is to add files to a Catalog (files must be online to be added to a Catalog). Once added to a Catalog, if the items are taken offline they are listed in italicized text.
Offline files can be dropped from a Catalog to the Timeline just like online files. When you drop the files, a dialog appears asking if you want to relink the files or skip relinking. Click Skip All to load all the items as offline files (in the Timeline, their regions appear in light blue). In the Project browser, these items are listed in the Render Sources folder, to ensure that Pro Tools remembers that these items need to be relinked.
Whenever the volume containing the offline items is mounted, Pro Tools automatically starts to import the files, in the background. This is true even if you have saved the session, quit, and relaunched Pro Tools.
Once the items are completely imported, they appear as online items in the Timeline, Region List, and in the Project browser.
If the offline items match the session sample rate, bit depth, and file format, no conversion is necessary. As long as the volume is playable, the items become playable in the session as soon as the volume is mounted.
If the volume is unsuitable for playback, you are informed that some items must be copied to suitable volumes first.
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