Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 User Manual
What’s New
Pro Tools HD® 7. 2
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contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
System Requirements
New Features in Pro Tools HD 7.2
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Chapter 2. System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhancements
Recording and Playback from HFS+ Drives
Mouse Scrollwheel Enhancements
Right-Click Enhancements
New Right-Click Functions
New Right-Click Pop-Up Menus
Preserving Folder Hierarchy when Saving a Copy of a Session
Pro Tools Preferences
Importing Audio, MIDI, Video, and Region Groups
Sharing Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions with Previous Versions of Pro Tools HD
Sharing Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions with Previous Versions of Pro Tools LE or M-Powered
DigiBase Enhancements
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Chapter 3. Recording Features and Enhancements
Real-Time Display of Waveforms During Recording
DestructivePunch Mode
MachineControl Enhancements
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Chapter 4. Editing Features and Enhancements
Shuffle Lock Mode
Region-Based Editing in Automation Views
Display of Fade Boundaries and Shapes in Automation View
Enhanced Region Copy/Paste Behavior with Grabber Tools
Snapping Regions or Selections to the Preceding or Next Region
Enhanced Editing of Fades
Automatic Fades for Imported REX and ACID Files
Region List Enhancements for Searching
Importing Multichannel Audio Files from a Field Recorder
Region List Enhancements for Multichannel Metadata
Replacing a Region with an Alternate Channel from a Multichannel Recording
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Chapter 5. Grouping Features and Enhancements
Increase in Number of Available Mix and Edit Groups
New Group Functions
New Group Dialog and Commands
Enhanced Group Menus
Grouped Control Offsets
New Panning Features
VCA Master Tracks
VCA Automation
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Chapter 6. Automation Features and Enhancements
Automation Data Displayed in Real Time
New Automation Indicator Behavior
New Preference to Automatically Enable Plug-ins for Automation
“Write Automation To” Command Enhancements
AutoMatch and AutoJoin Enhancements
New Touch/Latch Automation Mode
New Trim Automation Features
Behavior of Switched Controls in Touch Mode
Priming Controls for Writing Automation in Latch Mode
New Automation Preview Mode
New Automation Capture Feature
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Chapter 7. Plug-in Features and Enhancements
Default Plug-in Preferences
Enhanced Dynamics III Display
DigiRack Time Shift Enhancements
New SignalTools Plug-ins
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Chapter 8. General Video Improvements
New Video Track
New Video Track Support
Video Track Controls
Setting the Video Engine Rate
Selecting the Main Video Track
New Options for Importing Video
Video Regions
General Video Editing
Video Region Groups
Multiple Undo for Video Operations
Video Window
Video in the Universe Window
Updates to FireWire Playback of QuickTime DV Movies
Playback of HD QuickTime Movies
Compensating for Video Monitoring Delays
Bouncing the Video Track to a QuickTime Movie
Sharing a Pro Tools 7.2 Session with a Previous Version of Pro Tools
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Chapter 9. New Pro Tools Features for Avid Video Peripherals
Matching File Suffixes for Digitized Video and Audio
Support for Importing Additional Types of AAF Sequences
Importing IMX MPEG30 and MPEG40 Video Files
Playback of QuickTime Movies through Avid Video Peripherals
Adjusting Video Black Output Level
Looping Audio with Avid Video Present
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Chapter 10. Control Surface Features
Ethernet Drivers for Control Surface Support Installed Automatically
General Control Surface Enhancements
ICON New Features and Enhancements
Displaying VCA Master Tracks
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What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.2
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chapter 1
Introduction
This chapter is an overview of new features in
Pro Tools HD 7.2 for Pro Tools|HD
Windows XP or Mac OS X.
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systems on
System Requirements
For complete system requirements, refer to the
Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com).
Compatibility Information
Digidesign can only assure compatibility and
provide support for hardware and software it
has tested and approved.
For a list of Digidesign-qualified computers,
operating systems, hard drives, and third-party
devices, refer to the Digidesign Web site
(www.digidesign.com).
New Features in Pro Tools HD 7.2
Pro Tools HD 7.2 includes the following new or
enhanced features:
Navigation Enhancements
• Mouse scrollwheel enhancements
• Right-click enhancements
• New Right-click commands
• New Right-click pop-up menus
Pro Tools Session Enhancements
• New “Preserve Folder Hierarchy” option in
Save Copy In dialog
• Reorganization of Preference dialog pages
and new preferences
• New Import Options dialogs (replace “Import to Track” commands)
DigiBase Enhancements
• Show and hide columns in DigiBase™
browsers
• New Field Recorder metadata column displays
• New Force Relink capability
Chapter 1: Introduction
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Recording Features and Enhancements
• Real-Time Display of waveforms during recording for QuickPunch™, TrackPunch, and
DestructivePunch modes
• New DestructivePunch Mode
• Prepare DestructivePunch-Enabled Tracks
command
• DestructivePunch File Length Operation
preference
MachineControl Enhancements
• External Synchronizer Track Name Display
• New Edit Preview mode for machine track
arming
• Controlling Pro Tools with Third-Party Paddle
Devices
• Transport Arming
• Track Arming
• TrackInput Monitoring
• Mute Toggling
• Solo Toggling
• New “PEC/Direct Style Input Monitoring”
Operation preference
Editing Features and Enhancements
• New Shuffle Lock mode to prevent accidental
shuffling of regions
• Region-based editing in Automation views
• Display of fade boundaries and shapes in Automation View
• Enhanced region Copy/Paste behavior with
Grabber tools
• New Snap To commands for snapping regions
or Edit selections to other regions
• Enhanced editing of fades
• Move/Nudge fades within regions
• Move/Nudge crossfades
• Separate Region command works on fades
• Trim fades
• New “Automatically Create Fades For Imported REX and ACID files” Editing preference
• Region List Enhancements
• New Search options
• Display of multichannel metadata
• Support for digital field recorders
• Importing multichannel audio files and
metadata from field recorders
• Selection of alternate field recorder audio
channels in the Pro Tools timeline
Grouping Features and Enhancements
• 104 available groups (4 banks of 26)
• New Group functions
• New and selectable Mix group attributes
• Attribute preset buttons
• Linking of send and plug-in controls across
tracks
• New Group dialog and commands
• Modify Group
• Delete Group
• Duplicate Group
• New grouped control offset behavior
• Group offsets preserved when faders are
moved to extremes
• Indication of overflow in Automation
views
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• New panning features
• Option to link main output pan and send
output pan controls
• Option for two-knob surround panning
(ICON work surfaces only)
• “Use Absolute Pan Linking” Automation
preference (also reverts stereo track linking
to legacy behavior)
• Enhanced Group menus
• Enhanced Group List pop-up menu
• Enhanced Group name pop-up menu
• New Group ID indicator pop-up
• New VCA-style grouping features
• VCA Master track type
• VCA Automation playlists
• Option to show composite level
• Preference and commands for coalescing
VCA automation
Automation Features and Enhancements
• Real-time drawing of automation
• New track Automation indicator behavior
• New Option to automatically enable plug-ins
for automation when added to a session
• Enhancements to Write To Start/End/All commands
• AutoMatch and AutoJoin enhancements
• New AutoMatch and AutoJoin buttons in
on-screen Automation window
• New AutoMatch on individual channels
command
• New AutoMatch on individual sends, inserts, or pans commands (ICON work surfaces only)
• New Touch/Latch Automation mode
• New Trim Automation features
• Trim Automation playlists
• Displays of Trim automation in other playlists
• Coalesce Trim, Clear Trim, and Trim Suspend commands
• New behavior options for switched controls
when in “Touch” mode
• Switched controls latch when in “Touch”
mode
• New Automation preference to override
latching behavior
• New Option to allow priming of Latch-enabled controls when transport is stopped
• New Automation Preview mode
• Preview command
• Suspend Preview command
• Punch Preview command
• New Automation Capture feature
• Capture command
• Punch Capture command
Plug-in Features and Enhancements
• Enhanced Dynamics III display
• DigiRack Time Shift enhancements
• Support for new Signal Tools plug-ins
General Video-Related Improvements
• New Video track
• New Video track support
• Quicktime movies or Avid video on individual Video tracks
• Multiple playlists in the video track
• Multiple video tracks in the Timeline
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• Video track controls
• Differences in video tracks with QuickTime
movies
• New Video Online button
• New Video Frame Rate indicator
• Record Enable button
• Video track locking
• Video regions
• General video editing
• General editing operations not applicable
to video regions
• Selecting within video frame boundaries
• Selecting and editing across multiple audio
and video tracks
• Inserting black
• Video region groups
• Multiple Undo for video operations
• Video window
• Resizing the Video window
• Video in the Universe window
• Video Universe display
• Updates to FireWire playback of QuickTime
DV movies
• Compensating for video monitoring delays
• New options for importing video:
• New Import Video command
• Dragging and dropping video from a DigiBase browser or the desktop
• Configuring Video Import options
• Video overlay on Import Session Data
• Extracting audio from QuickTime movies
• Bouncing the video track to a QuickTime
movie
• Sharing a Pro Tools 7.2 session with a previous version of Pro Tools
New Pro Tools features for Avid DNA Video
Peripherals (AVoption|V10 and Avid Mojo)
• Matching audio and video names for digitized
video
• Importing additional types of AAF sequences
• Importing AAF sequences with video mixdown and metadata
• Importing audio AAF sequences with unsupported video formats
• Importing IMX MPEG30 and MPEG40 video
files
• Playback of QuickTime movies through Avid
DNA video peripherals
• Playback of HD QuickTime movies through
Avid DNA video peripherals
• Adjusting video black output level
• Looping audio with Avid video present
Control Surface Features and Enhancements
• Ethernet Control Surface drivers installed
automatically on Windows XP
• New Scrub/Shuttle wheel capabilities
• Change in Automation indication
• Two-knob Surround Panning on D-Control
and D-Command
• Store and recall up to 48 Snapshots with
Capture command on D-Control and DCommand
• Default Plug-in assignment on D-Control
and D-Command
• New options for setting Custom Fader bank
size
• Display of VCA Master tracks and VCA
slave tracks in Custom Faders on D-Control
and D-Command
• New commands for AutoMatching individual controls
• New Soft Key commands on D-Control and
D-Command
What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.24
chapter 2
System Configuration, Session and
Navigation Enhancements
This chapter describes changes to Pro Tools system capabilities, session features, and basic navigation.
Recording and Playback from HFS+ Drives
(Windows Only)
Pro Tools 7.2 for Windows XP now supports recording and playback of sessions directly from
Mac-formatted (HFS+) drives using the
MacDrive software application.
In previous versions of Pro Tools, Macformatted HFS+ drives could only be used
as Transfer volumes when connected to
Windows XP systems using MacDrive.
When using MacDrive for recording and playback on a Windows system, the session file and
all audio files must be stored on Mac-formatted
(HFS+) drives. Recording and playback of a session from a mixture of Windows- and Mac-formatted drives is not supported.
Mouse Scrollwheel Enhancements
In Pro Tools 7.2, some of the key commands for
scrolling with a mouse scroll wheel have
changed.
To zoom continuously in the Edit window
(horizontal zoom):
■ Hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) while
turning the mouse scroll wheel.
To zoom continuously in the Edit window (vertical
zoom):
■ Hold Shift+Alt (Windows) or Shift+Option
(Mac) while turning the mouse scroll wheel.
To scroll the contents of the Edit window or Mix
window horizontally:
1 Focus the window you want to scroll by click-
ing in it or bringing it forward.
2 Hold the Shift key while turning the
Scrub/Shuttle Wheel.
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Right-Click Enhancements
Pro Tools 7.2 adds a number of Right-click shortcuts for choosing various Pro Tools commands and
menus with any Right-click capable mouse. The tables on the following pages summarize the Rightclick functionality in Pro Tools.
Mix Window Right-Click Commands and Menus
Right-click Shortcut Task
Channel Volume fader
Channel Pan slider
Channel Mute button
Channel Solo button
Channel Record Enable button
Channel TrackInput button
Send fader
Send Pan slider
Channel Input selector
Channel Output selector
Send selector Access Send commands:
Insert selector Access Insert commands:
Track Name
(in Mix window, Edit window and Track list)
Temporarily isolate control from group operation
Access I/O commands:
• Make Active/Inactive
• Rename
• Mute Send
• Make Active/Inactive
• Rename
• Bypass
• Make Active/Inactive
• Automation dialog (plug-ins only)
• Automation Safe (plug-ins only)
• Rename (hardware I/O only)
Access Track commands:
• Hide/Show
• Hide and Make Inactive
• Make Active/Inactive
• Scroll Into View
• Locked (video track only)
• Rename
• Duplicate
• Delete
• Coalesce VCA Master Automation
• Coalesce Trim Automation
• Clear Trim Automation
• Split Into Mono (multichannel tracks only)
What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.26
Mix Window Right-Click Commands and Menus
Right-click Shortcut Task
Surround Panning Mode button
(in Surround Output Window)
Region List items Access Region List commands:
Group List items Access Group List commands and information:
Access Panning modes:
• X/Y Mode
• 3-Knob mode
• Divergence Editing mode
• AutoGlide mode
• Clear
• Rename
• Time Stamp
• Replace Region
• Compact
• Export Region Definition
• Export Regions as Files
• Recalculate Waveform Overviews
• Select Parent in Workspace
• Object Select in Edit Window
• Group ID
• Tracks (list of tracks in Group)
• Attributes (list of Group Attributes)
• Modify
• Duplicate
• Delete
• Select Tracks in Group
• Show/Hide Tracks in Group
• Show/Hide Only Tracks in Group
• Show/Hide All Tracks
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Edit Window Right-Click Commands and Menus
Right-click Shortcut Task
Timeline or point in region previously selected
with Selector tool
Region or region selection Access Edit and Region commands:
Control-Right-click region (Windows)
Command-Right-click region (Mac)
Transport Window Right-Click Commands and Menus
Right-click Shortcut Task
Transport Play button Access Playback modes:
Access commands:
• Separate
• Matches (Channels or Alternates)
• Cut
• Copy
• Paste
• Clear
• Matches (Channels or Alternates)
• Separate
• Delete Fades
• Snap to Next
• Snap to Previous
• Spot
• Group Regions
• Ungroup Regions
Access Move Region commands:
• Move Region Start to Selection Start
• Move Region Sync to Selection Start
• Move Region End to Selection Start
• Half Speed
• Prime for Playback
• Loop Playback
Transport Record button Cycle through Record modes:
• Normal
• Destructive
• Loop
• QuickPunch
• TrackPunch
• DestructivePunch
What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.28
Transport Window Right-Click Commands and Menus
Right-click Shortcut Task
Transport Return to Zero button Access Automation commands:
• Write to Start
• Write to All
Transport Go To End button Access Automation commands:
• Write to End
• Write to All
Universe Window Right-Click Commands and Menus
Right-click Shortcut Task
Universe window Access Universe window commands
Video Window Right-Click Commands and Menus
Right-click Shortcut Task (Pro Tools HD Only)
Video window Access Universe window commands:
• Online
• Video Out FireWire
• Half Size
• Actual Size
• Double Size
• Fit Screen
Chapter 2: System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhancements 9
New Right-Click Functions
The following Right-click functions are new or
have changed in Pro Tools 7.2.
Scrolling a Track into View
Snapping Regions or Selections to Regions in the Edit Window
You can snap a region or Edit selection to other
regions in a track by Right-clicking. See “Snapping Regions or Selections to Regions in the Edit
Window” on page 10.
You can scroll a track into view on-screen by
Right-clicking its name in any of several locations.
To scroll a track into view:
■ In the Track List, or Mix or Edit window,
Right-click the track name and select Scroll into
View.
The track is selected, and the windows scroll as
follows:
• The Mix window scrolls to bring the selected track as close to the left as possible.
• The Edit window scrolls to bring the selected track as close to the top as possible.
Renaming I/O Paths from the Edit or Mix Window
You can rename I/O paths directly from the Edit
or Mix windows by Right-clicking, without
opening the I/O Setup dialog.
To rename an I/O path:
1 In the Edit or Mix window, Right-click the In-
put selector or Output selector for a track, and
choose Rename from the pop-up menu.
In previous versions of Pro Tools, Rightclicking in a region with the Selector tool
would scrub at the insertion point. To scrub
in a region, Start-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac).
Separating Regions in the Edit Window
You can separate regions in the Edit window by
Right-clicking.
To separate a region:
1 Do one of the following:
• Left-click in a region with the Selector tool
to place the cursor at the separation point.
– or –
• Drag to select the area you want to separate
in a region.
2 Right-click near the cursor position or selec-
tion and choose Separate from the pop-up
menu.
2 In the Rename I/O dialog, enter a name for the
I/O Path, and click OK.
What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.210
Selecting Alternate Takes from the Matching Takes List
Right-Click Commands and Selections
After recording multiple takes with loop or
punch recording, you can replace the take currently residing in a track with the other takes to
audition them in the Timeline.
Each region resulting from a punch or loop
record pass has an identical start time (the User
Time Stamp). This allows you to easily select and
audition alternate takes from the Matches popup menu, even while the session play or loops.
To select an alternate take:
1 Right-click with the Selector tool in the loop
or punch range.
2 Choose Matches from the pop-up menu and
choose a take from the list of Alternates that appears. The alternate region replaces the previous
take and snaps precisely to the correct location.
You can use Right-click commands with key
combinations to perform operations on objects
while maintaining selections in the Edit and
Mix windows. For example, you can maintain
selections in the following areas while carrying
out certain commands:
• Region selections in the Timeline
• Region name selections in the Region List
• Track selections
To apply a command to an object while keeping
the current selection:
■ Control-Right-click (Windows) or Command-
Right-click (Mac) the object and choose a command from the pop-up menu.
Right-Click Commands and Moving Regions
You can use Right-click commands with a key
combination to spot regions in a track.
In previous versions of Pro Tools, Rightclicking in a region with the Grabber tool
would spot the region to a selection.
Matching Takes List
3 Repeat the above steps to audition any addi-
tional alternate takes.
Chapter 2: System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhancements 11
To spot a region to a selection:
1 Click or drag with the Selector tool to locate
the cursor or make a selection in the track where
you want to spot the region.
2 Control-Right-click (Windows) or Command-
Right-click (Mac) the region and choose any of
the following from the pop-up menu:
• Move Region Start to Selection Start
• Move Region Sync to Selection Start
• Move Region End to Selection Start
New Right-Click Pop-Up Menus
Track Name Pop-Up Menus
(Edit Window, Mix window or Track List)
When you Right-click a track name in the Edit
window, Mix window, or the Track List, a popup menu provides access to the following commands:
Hide Hides the track (or selected tracks if any)
Hide and Make Inactive Hides the track and
makes it inactive (or selected tracks if any)
Make Active/Inactive Toggles the active status
of the track (or selected tracks if any)
Scroll Into View Scrolls the track to the top of the
Edit window or the left of the Mix window
Locked (video track only) Toggles the locked/unlocked status of the video track (or selected
video tracks if any)
Rename Opens the Track Name dialog
Duplicate Duplicates the track (or selected tracks
if any)
Delete Deletes the track (or selected tracks if
any)
Coalesce VCA Master Automation Coalesces the
VCA automation to the slave tracks of the VCA
Coalesce Trim Automation Coalesces Trim automation on the track (or selected tracks if any)
Clear Trim Automation Clears Trim automation
on the track (or selected tracks if any)
Split Into Mono (Multichannel Tracks Only) Splits
a multichannel track (or selected multichannel
tracks if any) into their mono component tracks
Audio Track Name pop-up menu
VCA Track Name pop-up menu
Region Name Pop-Up Menu
(Region List)
When you Right-click a region name in the Region List, a pop-up menu provides access to the
following commands:
Clear Removes selected regions from the session
Rename Renames selected regions
Time Stamp Redefines the time stamp of se-
lected regions
Replace Region Replaces multiple instances of a
region with another region
Compact Compacts selected regions
What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.212
Export Region Definitions Exports definitions for
selected regions
Export Regions as Files Exports selected regions
as files
Recalculate Waveform Overviews Redraws waveforms for selected regions
Select Parent in Workspace Highlights the parent file of selected region in the DigiBase Workspace Browser
Object Select in Edit Window Selects region as an
object in the Edit window
Region Name pop-up menu
Preserving Folder Hierarchy when Saving a Copy of a Session
Pro Tools 7.2 lets you preserve the relative arrangement of a session’s audio files that are
stored on separate drives or in different folders
when saving a copy of a session.
◆ When the Preserve Folder Hierarchy option is
selected, the main folder for the session copy
will include subfolders for each drive or folder in
the original session. The destination subfolders
use the same names as the source drives and
folders.
◆ When the Preserve Folder Hierarchy option is
not selected, the Save Copy In command copies
all files of the same type, regardless of their location, into a single destination folder.
To save a copy of a session and preserve the
relative arrangement of its folders and files:
1 Choose File > Save Copy In.
To record or play back from HFS+ drives with
Windows:
1 In Windows, go to the MacDrive Control
Panel.
2 Choose Options > File Names and select the
“International Use” option.
3 Delete all options listed under “File Name
Maps.”
4 In Pro Tools, choose Window > Workspace
and make sure that all Mac-formatted volumes
are set to R (record) or P (playback) in the A (Audio) and V (Video) columns.
Chapter 2: System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhancements 13
2 Choose a destination and enter a name for the
copied session file.
3 Choose a session file format for the copied ses-
sion.
4 Select an Audio File Type, Sample Rate, and Bit
Depth for the copied session.
5 If applicable, select a Fader Gain level for the
copied session.
6 If applicable, select “Enforce Mac/PC Compat-
ibility” to create session and audio files that can
be used on both Windows and Mac Pro Tools
systems.
7 Select the Items to Copy for the copied ses-
sion.
8 Select Preserve Folder Hierarchy.
9 Click Save.
Pro Tools Preferences
In Pro Tools 7.2, the Preference pages and many
of its options have been reorganized for easier
navigation.
Display Preferences
Basics Section
• Draw Grids in Edit Window
• Draw Waveforms Rectified
• Recompute Invalid Overviews
• Track Position Numbers Stay with Hidden
Tracks
• Tool Tips Display Options
• Edit Window Default Length
• “Organize Plug-in Menus By” Options
Meters Section
• Peak Hold Options
• Clip Indication Options
• Show Meters in Sends View Option
Operation Preferences
Transport Section
• Timeline Insertion Follows Playback
• Edit Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle
• Audio During Fast Forward/Rewind
• Custom Shuttle Lock Speed
• Back/Forward Amount
• Numeric Keypad Mode
Video Section
• QuickTime Playback Priority: In Pro Tools
7.2, QuickTime Playback Priority options
are named Normal, Medium, and Highest.
In previous versions of Pro Tools, the
“Medium” setting was called “Higher.”
• Avid Video Errors Stop Playback
• Avid Video NTSC Has Setup (NTSC-J): This
preference lets you adjust the level of NTSC
video black output between 7.5 IRE (standard) or 0 IRE. When this option is selected, output level is 0 IRE.
Color Coding Section
• Default Track Color Coding Options
• Default Region Color Coding Options
What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.214
Auto Backup Section
• Enable Session File Auto Backup
In previous versions of Pro Tools, the “Auto
Backup” feature was called “AutoSave.”
• DestructivePunch File Length: This preference
sets the duration of consolidated audio files
when preparing tracks for DestructivePunch
mode. The default value for this setting is 25
minutes.
Record Section
• Latch Record Enable Buttons
• .Link Record and Play Faders: When selected,
Pro Tools does not remember separate fader
levels for tracks when they are record-enabled, allowing you to maintain the same
monitoring level for tracks during recording
and playback.
• Audio Track RecordLock
• Transport RecordLock
• Disable “Input” When Disarming Track
(In “Stop”)
• Mute Record-Armed Tracks While Stopped
• PEC/Direct Style Input Monitoring: This option changes the way the TrackInput monitoring mode is indicated on-screen (and on
supported control surfaces) to emulate “PEC”
(playback) and “Direct” (input/bus) indication on some large format consoles.
• When not selected, the TrackInput button
shows the letter “I.” The button remains
gray to indicate Auto Input mode and
lights green to indicate Input Only mode.
• When selected, the TrackInput button remains gray and shows the letter “D” to indicated Input Only mode (“Direct”); it
lights green and shows the letter “P” to indicate Auto Input mode (“Pec” or playback).
• Online Options
• Open Ended Record Allocation Options
Misc (Miscellaneous) Section
• Auto Region Fade In/Out Length
• Calibration Reference Level
• Delay Compensation Time Mode
In previous versions of Pro Tools, the Delay
Compensation option was in the Display
Preferences page.
Solo Latch Options Moved To Options Menu
In Pro Tools 7.2, Solo Latch behavior is set in the
Options menu.
In previous versions of Pro Tools, Solo Latch
options were in the Operations page of the
Preferences dialog.
To select a Solo Latch mode:
■ Choose Options > Solo Mode and select from
the following options:
Latch When selected, pressing subsequent Solo
buttons adds them to the soloed mix of tracks.
X-OR (Cancels Previous Solo) When selected,
pressing subsequent Solo buttons cancels previous solos.
Momentary (Pro Tools HD Only) When selected,
Solo buttons are not sticky. A track is soloed
only when its Solo switch is held down.
Chapter 2: System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhancements 15
Editing Preferences
Regions Section
• Region List Selection Follows Edit Selection
• Edit Selection Follows Region List Selection
• Auto-Name Separated Regions
• “Matching Start Time” Takes List Options
Memory Locations Section
• Auto-Name Memory Locations When
Playing
• Recall Memory Location at Original Track
• Automatically Create Fades for Imported
REX and ACID files: When selected, this
option automatically applies fades between
regions (“slices”) within imported REX and
ACID files to minimize clicks or pops during playback. If there is overlap between
slices, a crossfade is applied. If there is a gap
between slices, a fade out is applied to the
end of the first region. (The fade shape applied to REX/ACID files follow the Default
Fade Settings for REX/ACID.)
• Levels of Undo
Mixing Preferences
Fades Section
• Crossfade Preview Pre-Roll
• Crossfade Preview Post-Roll
• QuickPunch/TrackPunch Crossfade Length
• Preserve Fades when Editing: This option
preserves fade-ins and fade outs, and converts separated crossfades into corresponding fade-ins and fade-outs.
Default Fade Settings
• REX/ACID: This new setting lets you
choose the default envelope shape for fades
and crossfades between regions (“slices”) in
imported REX and ACID files.
What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.216
In previous versions of Pro Tools, this Preferences page was named “Automation.”
Setup Section
• Sends Default to –INF
In previous versions of Pro Tools, the Sends
Default to -INF option was in the Operation
Preferences page.
• Send Pans Default to Follow Main Pan: When
selected, newly created sends have Follow
Main Pan turned on, so the Send Pan controls
follow the pan controls of the track. When
not selected, newly created sends have Follow
Main Pan turned off.
• Link Mix and Edit Group Enables
In previous versions of Pro Tools, the Link
Mix and Edit Group Enables option was in
the Operation Preferences page.
• Use Absolute Pan Linking: This option affects
behavior of grouped pan controls.
• When selected, grouped pan controls do
not maintain relative offsets when any of
the grouped pan controls is adjusted. All
grouped pan controls snap to the absolute
value of the adjusted control.
• When not selected, grouped pan controls
maintain relative offsets when any of the
linked controls is adjusted.
• Default EQ: Lets you choose any installed EQ
plug-in as the default, which makes it available for quick assignment, both on-screen and
on ICON work surfaces. On-screen, the plugin appears at the top of the Insert selector
pop-up menu. On ICON work surfaces, the
plug-in appears first in the list of menu
choices on the rotary encoders.
• Default Dynamics: Lets you choose any installed Dynamics plug-in as the default,
which makes it available for quick assignment, both on-screen and on ICON work surfaces. On-screen, the plug-in appears at the
top of the Insert selector pop-up menu. On
ICON work surfaces, the plug-in appears first
in the list of menu choices on the rotary encoders.
Controllers Section
In previous versions of Pro Tools, the following three options were in the Display
Preferences page.
• Edit Window Follows Bank Selection
• Mix Window Follows Bank Selection
• “Scroll to Track” Banks Controllers
• Always Fill Channel Strips When Banking:
If you are using an ICON worksurface, you
can select this option to maximize the
number of channels displayed when banking. This setting optimizes the Bank commands to prevent the display of a small
number of channels at the extremes of the
surface.
• Touch Timeout
Automation Section
• Smooth and Thin Data After Pass
• Degree of Thinning
• Plug-in Controls Default to Auto-Enabled:
When selected, all applicable controls of
newly added plug-ins are enabled for automation. When not selected, the controls of
newly added plug-ins must be manually enabled for automation.
• Suppress Automation “Write To” Warnings:
When selected, Pro Tools suppresses the
warnings that appear after invoking any of
the Write Automation To Start, Selection,
End, or Punch commands and then stopping
the transport.
Chapter 2: System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhancements 17
• Latching Behavior for Switched Controls in
“Touch”: This option determines the behavior
of switched controls (such as mute or plug-in
bypass) when writing automation in Touch
mode.
• When selected, controls in Touch mode
will latch in their current state. If an existing breakpoint is encountered, writing of
automation stops. If the transport is
stopped while writing, the control will AutoMatch to the underlying value.
• When not selected, controls in Touch
mode will not latch.
• Allow Latch Prime in Stop: When selected and
any tracks are in Latch mode, any automation-enabled controls on those tracks can be
set to new values while the transport is
stopped by touching or moving controls, to
prepare for the next automation pass.
• Coalesce When Removing Slaves from VCA
Group: This option determines the behavior
when removing slave tracks from a VCA-controlled group.
• When selected, any automation on the
VCA Master is automatically coalesced
(without confirmation) to its slave tracks
when the tracks are removed from the
group.
• When not selected, a confirmation dialog
lets you choose whether or not to coalesce
the VCA Master automation to the slave
tracks.
• Standard VCA Logic for Group Attributes:
This option determines which Mix group attributes may be selected in the Group dialog
when the group is assigned to a VCA Master.
• When selected, Main Volume, Mute, Solo,
Record Enable, and Input Monitoring controls on slave tracks follow the VCA Master
only and are not available to be independently linked. (This emulates the behavior
of analog console VCA masters.)
• When deselected, Main Volume, Mute,
Solo, Record Enable, and Input Monitoring
controls follow the VCA Master but also remain available for independent linking
with groups.
• Include Sends in Trim Mode: This option determines the Trim status of Send faders when
a track is put in Trim mode.
• When selected, Send faders go into Trim
mode along with the Main Volume fader.
• When deselected, the Main Volume fader
goes into Trim mode, but the Send fader
stays in the corresponding standard Automation mode.
• Include Control Changes in Undo Queue:
This option determines whether certain mixer
control changes, such as moving a fader or
pan control, are entered into the Undo queue.
• When selected, mixer control changes appear in the Undo queue, and are undone if
any prior operation is undone.
• When deselected, mixer control changes
will not appear in the undo queue, allowing you to undo other types of operations
without losing the current mixer settings.
Any set to default operations that affect
mixer controls are always entered into the
Undo queue.
• AutoMatch Time Setting
• AutoGlide Time Setting
What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.218
• Amount of Memory to Reserve for Automation Recording
• After Write Pass, Switch To
• Coalesce Trim Automation Options: These
options determine when Trim automation is
committed to the main automation playlist
on a track.
• After Every Pass: Sets Trim automation to
coalesce when the transport is stopped at
the end of each Trim automation pass. No
Composite Playlist is indicated.
• On Exiting Trim Mode: Sets Trim Automation to coalesce on a track when the track is
taken out of Trim mode. A Composite Playlist can be viewed before committing Trim
moves.
• Manually: Trim Automation can be coalesced only with the Coalesce Trim Automation command. A Composite Playlist
can be viewed before committing Trim
moves.
The following preferences have been removed, as group behavior of these controls
is now covered by the new Group features in
Pro Tools 7.2: Solos Follow Groups, Mutes
Follow Groups, LFEs Follow Groups, Send
Levels Follow Groups, Send Mutes Follow
Groups.
Processing Preferences
AudioSuite Section
• AudioSuite Buffer Size
• Use AudioSuite Dither
• Plug-in
• Bit Depth
TC/E (Time Compression/Expansion) Section
• TC/E Plug-in
• Default Settings
Import Section
In previous versions of Pro Tools, the following two options were in the Operation
Preferences page.
• Convert Imported “.wav” Files To
AES31/BroadcastWave
• Automatically Copy Files on Import
• Sample Rate Conversion Quality
In previous versions of Pro Tools, the Sample Rate Conversion Quality option was in
the Editing Preferences page.
Chapter 2: System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhancements 19
MIDI Preferences
Synchronization Preferences
Basics Section
• Play MIDI Notes When Editing
• Use MIDI to Tap Tempo
• Display Events as Modified by Real-Time
Properties
• Use F11 Key for Wait for Note
In previous versions of Pro Tools, the Use
F11 Key for Wait for Note option was in the
Operation Preferences page.
• .Default Note On Velocity
• Default Thru Instrument
• Pencil Tool Resolution When Drawing
Controller Data
• Global MIDI Playback Offset
• Note Display Options
• Delay Compensation for External Devices
In previous versions of Pro Tools, this
Preferences page was named “Machine
Control.”
Machine Control Section
• Machine Chases Memory Location
• Machine Follows Edit Insertion/Scrub
• Machine Cues Intelligently
• Stop at Shuttle Speed Zero
• Non-Linear Transport Error Suppression:
When Transport = Pro Tools, keeps
Pro Tools from sending a Stop command
when taken offline. This prevents Pro Tools
from stopping any other 9-pin devices connected to the system.
• Delay Before Locking to Time Code: Sets
the amount of time (in frames) for
Pro Tools to wait before attempting to lock
to machines that issue servo lock messages.
This setting allows time for the servo mechanisms to achieve stable lock.
Remote Mode (9-Pin Deck Emulation) Section
• Ignore Track Arming
• Set Servo Lock Bit at Play (Tamura Support)
What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.220
• Allow Track Arm Commands in Local
Mode: Sets Pro Tools to respond to incoming track arming (record enable) commands even when the system is not in
Remote Mode. This is useful if you are using a paddle device to control Pro Tools
track arming or punching.
• Punch In Frame Offset
• Punch Out Frame Offset
• Delay After Play Command
Synchronization Section
• Stable LTC Source: When selected, this option suppresses the normal 1-second wait
time before Pro Tools attempts to lock to
incoming LTC. Enable this option when
locking Pro Tools to a stable time code
source (such as an LTC generator). Disable
this option when locking to tape machines.
Importing Audio, MIDI, Video, and Region Groups
In Pro Tools 7.2, the process of importing audio
files, MIDI files, video files, and Region Groups
has been streamlined with new Import Options
dialogs.
3 To audition a selected file or region before you
import it, click the Play and Stop buttons in the
Import Audio dialog.
4 Do any of the following:
• To place a file or region in the Import list,
select the file and click Add or Convert.
• To import all files and regions in the current directory, click Add All or Convert All.
• To remove a file or region from the Import
list, select it and click Remove.
• To remove all files and regions, click Remove All.
5 When you have added all audio files and re-
gions to the Import list, click Done.
6 If you are copying or converting files, choose
a location for the new files. Choose a folder on a
valid audio drive, such as the Audio Files folder
for the current session.
7 In the Audio Import Options dialog, choose
where the imported files will go in the session:
New Track Creates a new track where the file or
region will be imported.
Region List Imports the file or region into the
Region List, where it will be available to place
into tracks.
For information on importing video, see
“New Options for Importing Video” on
page 93.
Importing Audio Files and Regions
To import audio files or regions into a session
using the Pro Tools File menu:
1 Choose File > Import > Audio.
2 In the Import Audio dialog, select an audio file
to display its properties and associated regions.
Chapter 2: System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhancements 21
Audio Import Options dialog
8 If you chose to create a new track, choose a lo-
cation for the imported file in the track:
3 If you chose to create a new track, choose a lo-
cation for the imported file in the track:
Session Start Places the file or region at the start
of the session.
Song Start Aligns the beginning of the file or region to the Song Start point.
Selection Aligns the beginning of the file or region to the edit cursor or to the beginning of a
selection in the timeline.
Spot Displays the Spot dialog, which lets you
spot the file or region to a precise location based
on any of the Time Scales.
9 Click OK.
Importing MIDI Files
To import Standard MIDI files into a session using
the Pro Tools File menu:
1 Choose File > Import > MIDI and select the file
you want to import.
2 In the MIDI Import Options dialog, choose
where the imported file will go:
New Track Creates a new track where the file will
be imported.
Region List Imports the file into the Region List,
where it will be available to place into tracks.
Session Start Places the file or region at the start
of the session.
Song Start Aligns the beginning of the file to
the Song Start point.
Selection Aligns the beginning of the file to the
edit cursor or to the beginning of a selection in
the timeline.
Spot Displays the Spot dialog, which lets you
spot the file to a precise location based on any of
the Time Scales.
4 Select any of the following Import options:
Import Tempo Map From MIDI File When se-
lected, overwrites any existing tempo map with
tempo information read from the MIDI file.
Remove Existing Instrument Tracks When selected, deletes any existing Instrument tracks.
Selecting this option does not remove any current MIDI tracks. All existing MIDI regions will
be left in the Region List.
Remove Existing MIDI Tracks When selected, deletes any existing MIDI tracks. Enabling this option does not remove any current Instrument
tracks. All existing MIDI regions will be left in
the region bin.
Remove Existing MIDI Regions When selected,
deletes existing MIDI regions (all data on all
MIDI and Instrument tracks) but leaves existing
MIDI and Instrument tracks in place.
MIDI Import Options dialog
What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.222
5 Click OK.
Importing Region Groups
To import a region group using the Pro Tools File
menu:
1 Choose File > Import > Region Groups and se-
lect the region group you want to import.
2 In the Region Group Import Options dialog,
choose where the region group will go:
New Track Creates a new track where the region
group will be imported.
Region List Imports the region group into the
Region List, where it will be where it will be
available to place into tracks.
Region Group Import Options dialog
Import Tempo Map from Region Group File When
selected, replaces the session tempo map with
the tempo map of the region group. This option
is only available when importing the region
group to the Session Start.
5 Click OK.
Sharing Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions with Previous Versions of Pro Tools HD
Opening Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions with Pro Tools 7.x
A Pro Tools HD 7.2 session can be opened with
some earlier versions of Pro Tools HD 7.x, but
certain session components will open differently or not at all.
To open Pro Tools HD 7.2 sessions with a
previous version of Pro Tools HD 7.x, you
need Pro Tools HD version 7.1cs3 or later.
3 If you chose to create a new track, choose a lo-
cation for the imported group in the track:
Session Start Places the group at the start of the
session.
Song Start Aligns the beginning of the group to
the Song Start point.
Selection Aligns the beginning of the group to
the edit cursor or to the beginning of a selection
in the timeline.
Spot Displays the Spot dialog, which lets you
spot the group to a precise location based on
any of the Time Scales.
4 Select any of the following import options:
Chapter 2: System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhancements 23
When opening a Pro Tools HD 7.2 session with
Pro Tools HD 7.x, the following will occur:
Tracks
• VCA Master tracks will be removed and any
uncoalesced VCA automation will be
dropped.
• Any uncoalesced Trim automation will be
dropped.
Groups
• All groups beyond the first 26 (Bank 1, Groups
a–z) will be dropped.
• Mix Groups will keep only Main Volume information.
• Mix/Edit Groups will keep only Main Volume
and Automation Mode information.
• Automation overflow information for
grouped controls will not be preserved.
• Group behavior of Solos, LFEs, Mutes, Send
Levels, Send Mutes will not be preserved.
• Solo Mode and Solo Latch settings will be
dropped.
Video
• Only the main video track will be displayed.
• Only the first QuickTime movie in the session
will be displayed or played back.
• If the session contains QuickTime movies in
the Region List but no video track, the session
opens with a new QuickTime Movie track
containing the first QuickTime movie from
the Region List.
• The Timeline will display and play back only
the video playlist that was last active. Alternate video playlists will not be available.
• Video regions and video region groups will
not be shown or saved.
Saving Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions to Pro Tools 5.1 -> 6.9 Format
A Pro Tools 7.2 session cannot be opened with
Pro Tools versions 6.9.x or lower.
To save a Pro Tools 7.x session so it is compatible with Pro Tools version 6.9.x or lower, use the
File > Save Copy In command to choose the
“Pro Tools 5.1 -> 6.9” session format.
When saving a Pro Tools HD 7.2 session to
Pro Tools 5.1 -> 6.9 format, the following will
occur:
Tracks
• Instrument tracks will be split into separate
Auxiliary Input and MIDI tracks.
• VCA Master tracks will be removed and VCA
automation will be coalesced to the corresponding slave tracks.
• Trim automation playlists will be coalesced to
their corresponding automation playlists.
• Fader Gain levels and automation breakpoints
higher than +6 dB will be changed to +6 dB.
• Long names will be shortened to 31 characters.
• The following attributes will be dropped:
• Region groups
• Region loops
• Sample-based MIDI regions
• Sample-based MIDI tracks
• Sends F–J and any associated automation
• Marker/Memory Locations 201–999
Groups
• All groups beyond the first 26 (Bank 1, Groups
a–z) will be dropped.
• Mix Groups will keep only Main Volume information.
• Mix/Edit Groups will keep only Main Volume
and Automation Mode information.
• Automation overflow information for
grouped controls will not be preserved.
• Group behavior of Solos, LFEs, Mutes, Send
Levels, Send Mutes will not be preserved.
• Solo Mode and Solo Latch settings will be
dropped.
What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.224
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