Pinnacle Systems Pro Tools - 6.7 User's Guide
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contents
Chapter 1. Pro Tools Menu
Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Macintosh Application Management Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Quit Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2. File Menu
New Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Open Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Close Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Save Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Save Session As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Save Session Copy In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Revert To Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Send Session Via DigiDelivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Bounce to Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
New Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Group Selected Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Duplicate Selected Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Split Selected Tracks Into Mono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Make Selected Tracks Inactive or Make Selected Tracks Active. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Delete Selected Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Import Session Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Import Audio to Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Import MIDI to Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Export Selected Track as OMF/AAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Export MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Export Session As Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Log Offline Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Get Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 3. Edit Menu
Undo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Redo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Paste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Repeat Paste to Fill Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Merge Paste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Duplicate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Repeat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Select All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Trim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Capture Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Separate Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Heal Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Quantize Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Mute/Unmute Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lock/Unlock Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Consolidate Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Compress/Expand Edit to Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Send Region to Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Bring Region To Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Identify Sync Point and Remove Sync Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Identify Beat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Insert Silence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Copy to Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Thin Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Write Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Trim Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Chapter 4. AudioSuite Menu
1-Band EQ II and 4-Band EQ II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Compressor II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
D-Verb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
DC Offset Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
DeEsser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Duplicate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Expander-Gate II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Gate II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Invert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Limiter II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Multi-Tap Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Normalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ping-Pong Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Pitch Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Signal Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Time Compression/Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Chapter 5. MIDI Menu
Change Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Insert Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cut Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Move Song Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Renumber Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tempo Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Quantize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Groove Quantize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Restore Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Flatten Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Change Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Change Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Select Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Split Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Input Quantize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Step Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Click Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
MIDI Beat Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Input Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Input Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
MIDI Thru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
All Notes Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 6. Movie Menu
Import Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Import Audio From Current Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Import Audio From Other Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Bounce to QuickTime Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
New Avid Movie Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Normal Priority Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Medium Priority Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Highest Priority Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Use Scrub Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Set Scrub Window Size/Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Set Movie Sync Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Movie Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Play DV Out FireWire Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Window Aspect Ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Add Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Undo Add Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Clear Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Clear Movie Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Chapter 7. Operations Menu
Destructive Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Loop Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
QuickPunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
TrackPunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Change Record Enabled Tracks To Auto Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Change Record Enabled Tracks To Input Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Low Latency Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Pre/Post-Roll Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Loop Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Scroll Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Scroll To Track Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Link Edit and Timeline Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Copy Edit Selection to Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Copy Timeline Selection to Edit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Play Timeline Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Play Edit Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mute Frees Assigned Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Auto-Spot Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Pre-Fader Metering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Clear All Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Calibration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Use Delay Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 8. Setups Menu
Hardware Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Playback Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Disk Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
I/O Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Redefine Current Time Code Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Redefine Current Feet+Frames Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Create Machine Track Arming Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Edit MIDI Studio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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Narrow Mix Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mix Window Shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Edit Window Shows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Transport Window Shows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sends View Shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Ruler View Shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
System Usage Window Shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Disk Space Window Shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Display Time in Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Display Sync Point in Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Display Name in Regions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Display Region Overlap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Display Auto-Created Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Display Track Position Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Bars:Beats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Minutes:Seconds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Feet+Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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Chapter 10. Windows Menu
Show Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Show Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Show Task Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Show Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Show Project Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Browsers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Show MIDI Event List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Show Time Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Show Tempo Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Show MIDI Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Show MIDI Track Offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Show Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Show Session Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Show Big Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Show Automation Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Show Memory Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Show Machine Track Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Show Universe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Show Beat Detective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Show Movie Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Show Strip Silence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Show Color Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Show Undo History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Show System Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Show Disk Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Chapter 11. Help Menu
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chapter 1
Pro Tools Menu
Pro Tools Menu
(Macintosh Only)
The Pro Tools menu commands include links to
online Pro Tools documentation, Pro Tools
Preferences, access to Mac OS X application
management, and the Quit command.
Pro Tools menu
Preferences
Pro Tools Preferences are available from both
the Pro Tools Menu and the Setups menu. For
more information, see “Preferences” on page 43.
Macintosh Application Management Commands
The Pro Tools menu also provides access to Macintosh OS X application management commands, such as Services, Hide Pro Tools, Hide
Others, and Show All. For more information
about these and other Mac OS X features, please
refer to your Apple Macintosh documentation.
Quit Pro Tools
The Quit Pro Tools command ends your
Pro Tools session and closes the Pro Tools application.
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File Menu
File Menu
File menu commands are used to create and
maintain Pro Tools sessions.
New Session
The New Session command creates a new
Pro Tools session. Before the session is created,
you must name the session and choose its Audio
File type, Sample Rate, Bit Depth, Fader Gain
level, and I/O Settings. Selecting the Enforce
Mac/PC Compatibility option ensures proper
interchange of sessions and their associated media between Macintosh and Windows-based systems. Specific file-naming and audio format restrictions apply.
File menu
New Session dialog
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Open Session
Save Session Copy In
The Open Session command opens a session
previously created with Pro Tools. Only one session can be open at a time.
Close Session
The Close Session command closes the current
session without quitting Pro Tools. Pro Tools
prompts you to save changes before closing the
session.
Save Session
The Save Session command saves changes made
since the last time the session was saved. You
cannot undo the Save Session command.
Save Session As
The Save Session As command lets you save a
copy of the current session under a different
name, or in a different location. Because the
Save Session As command closes the current session and allows you to keep working on the renamed copy, it is useful for saving successive
stages of the session.
The Save Session Copy In command lets you
save a copy of the currently selected session under a different name or in a different location.
Session media can be included in the copy that
you save, with options to save the media at a different bit depth, sample rate, fader gain level, or
file format type. Sessions can be saved in a variety of session formats for compatibility with
older systems. This command is useful for archiving sessions.
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Save Session Copy In dialog
Unlike the Save Session As command, Save Session Copy In does not close the original session,
so subsequent edits are made to the original session. The saved copy becomes a backup copy,
and gives you the option of returning to the earlier version.
When you Save Session Copy In with a lower bit
rate, the built-in Pro Tools Dither with Noise
Shaping will be applied.
When you have a session with a +12 dB Fader
Gain and Save Session Copy In with a +6 dB
Fader gain, any fader automation breakpoints
that are over 6 dB will be lowered to 6 dB.
The Items To Copy section of this dialog provides several options for copying a session along
with its associated files.
Revert To Saved
The Revert to Saved command restores the most
recently saved version of a session, discarding all
changes made since the last time you saved. Reverting to the last saved version of a session is
like closing the session without saving changes
and reopening it.
All Audio Files
audio files are copied to the new location. Selecting All Non-“file type” Audio Files copies all
audio files
dio file type. This option’s file type will always
be the default audio file type of the session; so if
the session’s default audio file type is WAV, the
option will read All Non-WAV Audio Files. Selecting Don’t Copy Fade Files omits fade files
from the copied data.
Session Plug-In Settings Folder
tion is selected, the session’s Plug-In Settings
Folder is copied to the new location. The references to these plug-in settings in the session are
redirected to the copied files.
Root Plug-In Settings Folder
selected, the Root Plug-In Settings Folder is copied to the new location. The references to these
plug-in settings in the session are redirected to
the copied files.
Movie/Video Files
the session’s video files are copied to the new location, and the references in the session are redirected to the copied movie or video file.
When this option is selected, all
except
audio files of the specified au-
When this op-
When this option is
When this option is selected,
Send Session Via DigiDelivery
(Windows XP Only)
DigiDelivery is Digidesign’s system for efficient
and reliable transfer of digital media files over
the Internet. Send Session Via DigiDelivery lets
you send a Pro Tools session and all of its related
files using DigiDelivery from within Pro Tools.
Anyone can send and receive files from a
DigiDelivery system, even if they do not own a
DigiDelivery network appliance, as follows:
◆
To send a delivery, senders must have an Internet connection, an account on a DigiDelivery
network appliance, and the DigiDelivery client
application.
◆
To receive a delivery, recipients only need an
Internet connection and the DigiDelivery client
application; an account on the network appliance is not needed.
For more information about DigiDelivery,
see the DigiDelivery Guide.
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Bounce to Disk
Sample Rate
Selects the sample rate.
The Bounce to Disk command allows you to mix
together the outputs of all currently audible
tracks routed to a common output path to create
a new audio file. You can use the Bounce to Disk
command to create a submix or to create a final
mix in any of several audio file formats.
Bounce to Disk dialog
Bounce Source
bounce. Only audio routed to the selected path
will be included in the bounce.
File Type
SDII, BWF (.WAV), AIFF, MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3),
QuickTime, and Sound Resource (Macintosh) or
Windows Media (Windows). Certain file types
are restricted in regards to format, resolution,
and sample rate.
Format
Selects the channel format (number of
channels). Choices are mono (summed), multiple mono, or interleaved.
Selects the audio output path to
Selects the audio file type. Choices are
Whenever a Bounce to Disk is configured to
a different file type, file format, resolution,
or sample rate, additional options become
available to convert during or after the
bounce. See “Additional Bounce Options”
on page 6 for more information.
Import After Bounce
audio after it is bounced and adds it to the Regions List so that it can be used in the session.
Automatically imports the
The Import After Bounce option is not
available when converting during or after a
Bounce.
Additional Bounce Options
The following Bounce options are only available
when bouncing to a different file type, format,
resolution, or sample rate.
Conversion Quality
tion ranging from Low to Tweak Head, when
bouncing to a new sample rate.
Use Squeezer
bounced audio before conversion to 8-bit resolution.
Convert During Bounce
file type, sample rate, and bit resolution conversion as the file is being bounced.
Convert After Bounce
file type, sample rate, and bit resolution conversion after the file has been bounced.
Selects the quality, with op-
Optimizes the dynamics of the
Automatically performs
Automatically performs
Resolution
24-, 16-, or 8-bit resolution.
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Selects the bit depth. Choices are
New Track
Duplicate Selected Tracks
The New Track command adds one or more new
audio tracks, Auxiliary Inputs, Master Faders, or
MIDI tracks to a session. Tracks can be mono,
stereo, or any one of a variety of multichannel
formats.
Only mono and stereo tracks are supported
in Pro Tools LE. Greater-than-stereo multichannel formats are not supported.
New Track dialog
Group Selected Tracks
This command groups the currently selected
tracks together so that their controls are linked
together in either or both the Mix and the Edit
window. Groups can be nested so that subgroups are contained within larger groups.
This command duplicates a selected track, including its audio or MIDI data, playlists, automation, and other attributes.
Split Selected Tracks Into Mono
This command splits a selected stereo or multichannel track into individual mono tracks that
can be edited and manipulated independently.
The Split Selected Tracks Into Mono command
cannot be undone.
Make Selected Tracks Inactive or Make Selected Tracks Active
This command makes selected tracks inactive,
so that they no longer play back or use any DSP
resources or voices. Inactive tracks can be made
active again by choosing the Make Selected
Tracks Active command.
Delete Selected Tracks
This command removes tracks from a session.
While audio or MIDI region data will remain in
the Regions List, the track and its playlists will
be deleted.
Group Selected Tracks dialog
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Import Session Data
Import Session Data dialog
This command lets you import selected session
data from an existing session into the current
session. Options are provided for time code
mapping, sample rate conversion, and copying,
converting, and referencing audio and video
source files. The Import Session Data command
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also provides the ability to import specific playlists, routing assignments, and automation—either adding them as new tracks or overlaying elements onto existing tracks.
Import Audio to Track
Export MIDI
This command loads audio files or regions into
the current session. Each imported audio file
will appear on its own individual track. To import audio files without automatically creating
new tracks for them, use the Import Audio command in the Audio Regions List pop-up menu.
Import MIDI to Track
The Import MIDI to Track command imports all
tracks from a Standard MIDI file into Pro Tools
and automatically places them in new MIDI
tracks. To import MIDI regions to a session without automatically creating new tracks for them,
use the Import MIDI command in the MIDI Regions List pop-up menu. The Import MIDI to
Track command allows you to import tempo
data contained in the sequence or apply existing
tempo data in the session to the imported file.
Export Selected Track as OMF/AAF
(DigiTranslator Option Only)
This command exports all currently audible
MIDI tracks in a session as a standard MIDI file.
Muted MIDI tracks will not be exported. You
can export the file as a Type 1 (multitrack) or
Type 0 (merged) Standard MIDI file.
Export Session As Text
This command exports the current session as a
tab-delimited text file containing region and file
names, and SMPTE start times. This command
will not print or format session events to any
particular standard; it simply provides the data
in a text format.
The Export Selected Tracks as OMF command
exports selected tracks in AAF and OMFI format.
Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) is a multimedia file format and Open Media Framework Interchange (OMFI) are industry standard file formats that facilitates the transfer of digital media
between applications (such as Pro Tools and
Avid Video editing software). If the DigiTranslator option is not installed, the Export Selected
Track as OMF command will be greyed out in
the File menu.
For more information, see the DigiTranslator 2.0 Integrated Option Guide.
Export Session As Text dialog
Log Offline Media
This command creates a text file listing the media used on selected tracks. Media is offline if it
is unavailable to the session (such as when on
sever to which you are not connected or on a
drive that has been removed from the system).
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Get Info
This command lets you enter and save information about the session.
Left-column text fields are topic fields. Text entered there is saved with your Pro Tools Preferences and will appear in all sessions, allowing
you to preset the field to topics that you commonly use.
Right-column text fields are information fields
and are session specific and will be saved with
the session.
Exit
(Windows Only)
The Exit command ends your Pro Tools session
and closes the Pro Tools application.
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Edit Menu
Edit Menu
Edit menu commands are used to edit and manipulate regions.
Undo
The Undo command lets you sequentially undo
up to 32 of your previous actions. Certain commands and actions (such as saving) are not undoable. The last command in the undo queue
will appear in the menu (for example, “Undo
Paste”).
Redo
After undoing a command or action, you can
redo it by choosing the Redo command. This is
a good way to compare before and after states of
edits.
Cut
This command cuts a selection out of its current
location and stores it in memory so that you can
paste it elsewhere.
Copy
This command copies a selection (leaving the
original intact) and stores it in memory so that
you can paste it elsewhere.
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Paste
This command inserts cut or copied data into a
location specified with an Edit tool (such as the
Selector tool).
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Repeat Paste to Fill Selection
(TDM Systems Only)
This command repeatedly pastes copied data
until it completely fills a selection. If you select
an area that is not an exact multiple of the copied region size, the remaining selection area is
filled with a trimmed version of the original selection. This allows you to easily create drum
loops and other repetitive effects. Before the
data is pasted, Pro Tools prompts you to specify
a crossfade to smooth transitions between regions.
Merge Paste
This command pastes MIDI data into a track
without replacing existing data by merging the
pasted data with the existing data. This can be
useful for consolidating MIDI data from several
tracks into a single MIDI track.
Clear
Shift
This command moves track material earlier or
later in time by a specified amount. To use this
command, select the material you want to
move, choose Shift, then enter the desired direction and time value.
Select All
This command selects all audio and MIDI data
in one or more tracks.
◆ To select all regions in a single track, select a
portion of the track, or click the Selector anywhere in a track and choose Select All.
◆ To select all regions on multiple tracks, Shift-
click a region on each track with the Selector or
Grabber and choose Select All.
◆ To select all regions on all tracks, Select the
“All” Edit Group in the Groups List, click the Selector anywhere in a track, and choose Select
All.
This command removes the contents within a
selection in the Edit window.
Duplicate
This command copies a selection and places it
immediately after the end of that selection in a
track.
Repeat
This command is similar to Duplicate, but allows you to specify the number of times the selected material is duplicated. To use this command, select the material you want to repeat,
choose Repeat, then enter the number of repetitions.
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Trim
This command provides several options for editing region boundaries.
To Selection
The Trim To Selection command removes data
before and after a region or MIDI note selection,
leaving only the selection. This command lets
you quickly remove all data in a region (and in
some instances the entire track) except for the
current selection.
Trim To Insertion
The Trim To Insertion command lets you trim a
region or MIDI note by automatically removing
the material between the Edit insertion point
and the start or end point.
Trim to Fill Gaps
The Trim to Fill Gaps commands let you automatically reveal underlying material in the gaps
between regions. You can choose to fill gaps by
revealing underlying audio from either the start
point of the following audio regions, or from
the end point of the preceding audio regions.
Quantize Regions
This command adjusts the placement of a selected audio or MIDI region in a track so that its
start point (or Sync Point, if it contains one) precisely aligns to the nearest Grid boundary. Grid
units are chosen from the Grid pop-up menu in
the Edit window.
Capture Region
This command defines a selection as a new region and adds it to the Regions List. From there
the new region can be dragged into a track. You
cannot capture selections across multiple regions unless the data is contiguous material
from the same file.
Separate Region
This command defines a selection as a new region (or the current insertion point as a region
split point), and in the process, separates it from
adjacent data in the track where it was created.
By separating a region you will also create byproduct regions from data on either side of the
separation.
Heal Separation
This command repairs separated regions, provided that the regions are contiguous and their
relative start and end points haven’t changed
since they were originally separated. If you have
trimmed or changed the start and end points of
the two regions, or moved them away from each
other, they cannot be repaired with the Heal
Separation command.
Mute/Unmute Region
This command mutes playback of a selected region. Choosing the Unmute command unmutes
the region. This command does not create automation data.
Lock/Unlock Region
This command locks a selected region in place
so it cannot be moved unless you unlock it. This
command is useful for permanently associating
a region with a particular location in a track
(such as a beat, SMPTE frame, or time value). A
small lock icon appears in the region indicating
it has been locked.
Consolidate Selection
This command consolidates multiple regions
into a single region. When an audio track is consolidated, a new audio file is written that encompasses the selection range, including any
blank space.
Compress/Expand Edit to Play
(TDM Systems Only)
This command uses the Time Compression/Expansion plug-in to fit an audio selection to a
Timeline selection. This is only possible when
the Edit and Timeline selections are unlinked.
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Send Region to Back
Identify Beat
This command sends the selected region or regions behind any neighboring overlapping regions. If multiple overlapping regions are selected, Pro Tools will apply the command to
each region as that region relates to the neighboring region on the right.
Bring Region To Front
This command brings the selected region or regions to the front of any neighboring overlapping regions. If multiple overlapping regions are
selected, Pro Tools will apply the command to
each region as that region relates to the neighboring region on the right.
Identify Sync Point and Remove Sync Point
This command places a Sync Point at the current cursor location. When you identify a sync
point, a small down arrow appears at the bottom of the region, with a vertical, light grey line
indicating the location of the sync point. This
Sync Point can then be used as the reference
point—nudge, spot, move, and so on—instead
of the region start or end. On TDM systems,
when you choose this command, the current
SMPTE time is automatically entered as the
SMPTE location for the Sync Point.
To remove a Sync point from a region, select the
region with the Grabber and choose Edit > Remove Sync Point.
This command lets you establish a tempo/meter
map for audio that was recorded without listening to a click, or for imported audio with unknown tempos.
Identify Beat dialog
The Identify Beat command analyzes a selection
range (usually with a distinct number of beats or
measures) and calculates its tempo based on the
specified meter. In doing this, Bar|Beat markers
for the calculated tempo are inserted and appear
in the Tempo Ruler at the beginning and end of
the selection. in addition, meter events are inserted into the Meter Ruler.
Insert Silence
This command creates regions of silence. Make a
selection on one or more tracks, choose Insert
Silence, and precisely that amount of silence
will be inserted.
Fades
This command lets you create a crossfade between two adjacent audio regions, or a fade-in
or fade-out of a single region. Crossfade duration, position, and shape are all selectable. A se-
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lection that crosses multiple regions will create
crossfades for each of the region transitions. If a
selection includes regions that already contain
crossfades, the existing crossfades will be modified.
Fades dialog
Create Fades
Copy to Send
(TDM Systems Only)
This command lets you copy either the current
values or automation of a selected track’s volume, pan, mute, or LFE automation to the corresponding playlist for the send. This is useful
when you want a track’s send automation to
mirror automation on the track itself.
The Create Fades command produces a crossfade between adjacent regions according to parameters you specify with the Fades editor.
Delete Fades
The Delete Fades command removes a crossfade
between adjacent regions.
Fade to Start
The Fade to Start command creates a fade-in
from the current insertion point to a region’s
start point.
Fade to End
The Fade to End command creates a fade-out
from the current insertion point to a region’s
end point.
Copy to Send dialog
To copy a track’s current control settings to a
send on that track, select Current Value. To
copy the entire automation playlist for the track
to a send, select Automation.
Thin Automation
This command lets you selectively thin areas in
a track where automation data is too dense,
aversely affecting CPU performance. The
amount of thinning performed is determined by
the amount you have selected in the Automation page of the Preferences dialog. Avoid overthinning data or it may no longer accurately reflect the original automation.
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Write Automation
This command lets you write automation states
for one or more parameters to specific session
locations in a single step. This saves you the
trouble of performing multiple automation
passes for different parameters in real time, or
having to graphically draw automation state
changes on individual automation playlists.
To Current Parameter
This command writes the current value only to
the currently displayed automation parameter.
To All Enabled Parameters
This command writes the current settings for all
automation parameters enabled in the Automation Enable window.
Trim Automation
This command lets you use trim values as snapshots and apply the relative changes or delta val-
ues to the selected automation. This is similar to
the Write Automation command, except that it
writes delta values instead of absolute values to
automation data. You can use trim values in
writing snapshot automation to any automatable parameter.
To Current Parameter
This command trims the current value only to
the currently displayed automation parameter.
To All Enabled Parameters
This command trims the current settings for all
automation parameters enabled in the Automation Enable window.
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