Index
Numerics
1622 I/O 6
16-bit
Bounce to Disk 542
176.4 kHz
and pull factors 621
192 Digital I/O 6
192 I/O 6
Hardware Setup 43
Soft Limit 43
192 kHz
and pull factors 621
1x 678
24 FPS 604
24-bit
Bounce to Disk 542
TDM processing 473
24-bit ADAT Bridge I/O 6
25 FPS (EBU) 604
256x 676
29.97 FPS Drop 603
29.97 FPS Non-Drop 603, 634
3 Second option
Clip Indication 91
Peak Hold 91
3 Second Peak Hold preference 56
3:2 Pulldown 604
30 FPS Drop 603
30 FPS Non-Drop 603
32-bit, floating 473
3-knob panning 590
5.0 paths in 5.1 mixes 578
5.1 formats in Pro Tools 565
882|20 I/O 6
888|24 I/O 6
8-bit 542
96 I/O 6
Hardware Setup 43
96i I/O 6
Hardware Setup 43
A
AAF format 131
Absolute Grid mode 233, 288
active
items 16
making inserts 479
making plug-ins 18
tracks 109
ADAT Bridge I/O 6
Add Unique Triggers 390
adding
a new playlist 225
audio tracks 163
Auxiliary Input tracks 447
Master Fader tracks 448
MIDI tracks 185
sends 456
AES/EBU
Hardware Setup 42
AFL/PFL Path
selecting 84 setting a level 84
AFL/PFL Path Selector 84
After Write Pass, Switch To preference 62, 500
AIFF file format 538
All Notes Off command 412
all tracks
hiding 97
selecting 264
selecting all regions in 259
selecting in Timebase Rulers 264
showing 97
allocating
DSP 655, 657
Amount of memory to reserve for automation recording option
63
Analog In 43
Analog Out 43
applying to automatically bypassed tracks 471
archiving
preparing with Compact Selected 322
Assignment View
sends 458
Audio During Fast Forward/Rewind option 57, 248
Index 679
audio files
compacting 323
concepts 12
default names 152
formats 538
importing 117
mixed file types 49
mixed formats 118
audio format, for session 612
audio interfaces 8
input channels 14
Audio Media options 124
Audio Pull Up and Pull Down 618
audio recording
undoing a take 166
audio regions 219
and automation 221
fitting to an Edit selection 306
stripping silence from 319
whole-file 214
Audio Regions Focus 30, 231
Audio Regions List 228
displaying file info for audio regions 229
dragging from 277
finding regions 230
sorting 229
Audio Regions List menu 630
Auto Rename Selected command 324
Clear Selected command 325
Compact Selected command 322
Display All command 230
Export Region Definitions command 130
Export Selected As Files command 129
Find command 230
Rename Selected command 324
Selected Unused command 325
Show Disk Names option 229
Show File Names option 229
Show Full Pathnames option 229
Sorting option 230
Time Stamp Selected command 287
audio tracks 13
5.1 format 561
adding 163
and Output format 572
and surround sessions 570
bouncing to disk 536
channel strips 88
configuring for recording 163
creating a tempo map for 348
loop recording 171
placing audio in multichannel tracks 571
punch recording 169
recording multiple 167
signal flow 446
Waveform view 215, 219
AudioSuite
Dither 473
Duplicate plug-in 299
plug-ins 474
processing 299
AudioSuite Buffer Size preference 64
AudioSuite Dither preferences 64
Audition Paths Selector 82
auditioning
680 Pro Tools Reference Guide
fades 309
pre/post-roll 266
programs 409
selection start and end points 266
takes 172
Auto button 484
Auto Input Monitoring option 148
Auto Match Pull Factors 619
Auto Regions Fade In/Out Length option 59, 317
Auto Rename Selected command 324
auto-created regions 214
hiding 325
renaming 323
auto-fades 317
AutoGlide mode 591
AutoGlide Time preference 63, 591
AutoJoin 501 indicator 501
AutoMatch Indicators 505
AutoMatch Time option 63, 505
Automatically Copy Files on Import option 58
Automatically Find and Relink 138
automating
plug-Ins 510
sends 509
switched controls 508
tracks 507
automation 497
and audio regions 221
and Duplicate Selected Tracks command 499
and multichannel pan 594
and multiple output assignments 572
breakpoints 517
buffer size 505
capture & apply 531
creating 511
cutting, copying, and pasting 293, 520
deleting 512
delta 502
drawing with Pencil 514
editing 515
editing with Smart Tool 302
enabling, suspending 511
for grouped tracks 519
for hidden tracks 98
on multichannel tracks 518
On Stop 525
pass-through point 500
playlists 224, 498, 507
plug-in accuracy in bounce 543
relative and absolute 502
rule and Track View 293
Safe button 484
safing 506
smoothing 504
snapshot 530
special Paste mode 522
stepped 517
thinning 505, 513
To Current or All Enabled 532
to next breakpoint 526
to start, end, or all 524
Trim mode 502
trimming 523
writing 507
Automation Mode Selector 499
Automation modes
Latch 501
Latch/Trim 503
Off 499
Read 499
Read/Trim 502
Touch 500
Touch/Trim 503
Trim/Off 502
Write 500
Write/Trim 504
Automation Preferences 62
AutoMatch Time option 63, 505
Memory for Automation Recording option 505
Mutes Follow Groups option 104
Smooth and Thin Data After Pass option 513
Solos Follow Groups option 104
Touch Timeout option 63
Automation Safe button 484
Automation Write Safe button 492
Auto-Name Memory Locations While Playing option 60, 363
Auto-Name Separated Regions option 61, 272
auto-naming
and Strip Silence 320
audio files and regions 152
playlists 224
QuickPunch regions 200
separated regions 272
takes 152
AutoSave option 59
Auto-Spot Regions command 629
Auxiliary Inputs 15, 87, 466
adding 447
and DSP usage 662
signal flow 447
Auxiliary Send level, and Master Fader 469
Avid Xpress DV
codec requirements for export 639 playback in Pro Tools 639
B
Back and Play command 249
Back command 249
Back/Forward Amount 249
Back/Forward commands 248
extending selections 250
repeating 249
bank select 19, 405
Bar|Beat Markers
and tempo events 349
audio with varying tempos 351
editing 349
from Identify Beat command 350
generated with Beat Detective 379
moving 348
Bars:Beats Time Scale 241
bass
extension 560
management 557, 560
redirection 560
sub content 557
Batch Fades dialog 318
Beat Detective 369
beat triggers 377 deleting 377
generating 374
inserting 378
moving 377
promoting 378
Collection Mode 388
conforming regions 384
defining the selection 372
detecting transients 374
DigiGroove templates 380
edit smoothing 386
extrapolation 381
generating Bar|Beat Markers 379
Groove Templates
extracting 380
Scroll Next 379
separating regions 382
system requirements 370
templates 380
Trigger Pad 382
window 371
with multiple tracks 383
beat triggers
deleting 377 editing 377
generating 374
inserting 378
moving 377
promoting 378
Bi-Phase/Tach 602
bit depth, for session 46, 612
black burst 633
Blocks view 215
Bounce to Disk 533, 536
and dither 534
and time stamps 536
Bounce Options 537
Convert After Bounce 543
Convert During Bounce 543
File Type 538
Format 541
format 538
Help button 544
Resolution 542 sample rate 542 sample rate conversion options 542
sample rate conversion quality 543
source path 537
Use Squeezer option 543
Bounce to Movie command 645
Bounce to QuickTime Movie command 645
bouncing
to a stereo mix 545
to a submix 544
to QuickTime movies 645
breakpoints 517
Avid keyframes 515
Browser
defined 670
Buffer Size
Hardware 151
bussing
multichannel sends 574
surround examples 578
Index 681
BWF (.WAV) file format 538
Bypass button
for real-time plug-ins 484
C
Calculator Entry mode (for numeric entry) 263
Calibration Mode command 146
Calibration Reference Level preference 59
cancelling record takes 166, 188
Capture Region command 271
capturing time code 628
Center % (Percentage) 592
Center % in Output window 593
centered crossfade 308
Change Duration command 427
Change Meter command 351, 352
Change Tempo command 328
Change Velocity command 425
Channel Delay indicator 90
channel mapping
default path order 85
editing 76
re-mapping 77
Channel Selector 485
for multi-mono plug-ins 575
channel strips 14
audio tracks 88
MIDI tracks 89
channels 14
chasing
controller events 410
MIDI notes 410 program changes 410
Cinema Stereo 552
Classic Numeric Keypad Mode 31, 58
Clear command 294
Clear Selected command (regions) 325
click 28
configuring 159
enabling 160
Click Options command 159
Click/Countoff Options dialog 159
Click plug-in 159
clicks and pops, avoiding 220
Clip Indication options
3 Second 91
Display Preferences 56
Infinite 91
None 91
Clip LED 484
clipping 145, 484
clock source 495
Clock Source pop-up menu 42
Close Session command 52
closing multiple plug-in windows 486
Collection Mode, Beat Detective 388
color coding tracks 110
comb-filtering 647
Command|8 474
Commands Focus 30
Comments View 92, 94, 450
Compact Selected command 322
Compare button 484
compatibility
682 Pro Tools Reference Guide
and automatic delay compensation 648
information 4
surround formats 558
Compatibility Preferences 64
Compress/Expand Edit To Play command 305
and multichannel tracks 306
compressed QuickTime file formats 644
Conductor button 28
Conductor Rulers 240
including in selections 264
configuring
click options 159
MMC 624
Pro Tools 37
SMPTE 615
conforming QuickTime movies 643
connecting
effects units 494 external audio devices 494
Consolidate Selection command 322
continuous controller events 19
Continuous Scroll During Playback option 253 and half-screen 253
Continuous Scroll with Playhead option 253 and half-screen 253
continuous zoom 235
control surfaces
Command|8 474
Control|24 474
D-Command 474
D-Control 474
ProControl 474
Control|24 474
controller events 19, 403
and MIDI regions 223
chasing 410
editing 404
editing with Smart Tool 302
inserting 404
Controller Meter Path Selector 82
Conversion Quality option 61, 119, 543, 644
Tweak Head setting 543
Convert Plug-In pop-up 484
Convert WAV files to AES31/BroadcastWave option 57, 139
converting session
audio file format 48 bit depth 48 sample rate 48
Copy command 294
Copy Edit Selection to Timeline command 269
Copy Settings command 487
Copy Timeline Selection to Edit command 269
Copy To Send command 465, 509
copying
a plug-in setting 489
all automation playlists for a track 293
MIDI notes with the Split command 430
selections and regions 294
track automation to sends 509
track control settings to sends 465
countoff 28, 160
CPU Processing Activity 506
CPU Usage Limit 38
Create Fades command 314, 315
creating
crossfades 314
fade-ins/outs 315
groups 114
Mac and PC compatible sessions 139
Markers and Memory Locations 362
regions 271
sessions 45
settings subfolders 488
Crossfade Preference for Pre/Post-Roll option 61, 313
crossfades 307
and dither 474
creating with Smart Tool 301
equal gain 311 equal power 311, 313
Fades dialog 309
in batches 317
linear 313 overlap 313
pre/post 315
removing 314 trimming 314
types 307
with dither 311
current Cursor Location 24
current meter 28, 351 current tempo 28, 327
Current Time display 613
cursor display 24
Cursor Location display 24
25
custom session templates 51
Custom Shuttle Lock Speed 255
Cut command 294
cutting
automation 520
MIDI notes with the Split command 430
selections and regions 294
D
DAE 11
DAE Playback Buffer Size 40
DAT recorder, recording from 179
database
defined 671
D-Command 474
D-Control 474
default
audition path 82
I/O Setup 80
meter 160
metering path 82
output path 83
path order 85
paths 73
program change 406
sample rate 39
tempo 161
Zoom Toggle Track Height 238
Default Fade Settings 61
Default Note On Velocity option 64, 396
Default Path Order Selector 85
Default Settings preference, for TC/E plug-in 64
Default Thru Instrument 183
Default Thru Instrument option 65
Degree of Thinning option 63
delay
Channel Delay indicator 90
MIDI Track Offset 412
Delay After Play Command preference 66
Delay Compensation 469, 471, 648
and TimeAdjuster 649
bypassing 471 changing track delay 471
configuring Delay Compensation Engine 470
dedicating DSP resources 40
during recording 152
enabling 469
engine 40
exceeding compensation limit 471
H/W Insert 85
information 470
MIDI Beat Clock 65
MIDI Timecode 65
mode 55
Plug-In Delay (dly) indicator 470 settings 470
suggest uses 649
User Offset (+/-) field 470
viewing 92, 451
Delay Compensation Engine
configuring 470
Delay Compensation Mode option 55
Delay Compensation View 92, 451
Delay for External Devices options 65
Delay plug-ins 475
Delete Current Settings File command 487
Delete Fades command 314
Delete Group command 114
Delete Path 76
Delete Selected Tracks command 96
deleting
automation 512, 520
existing I/O paths 76
groups 115
in MIDI Event List 441
Memory Locations 366
MIDI notes 401
playlists 225
program changes 409
sysex events 410
tracks 96
unused regions 325
delta
trimming automation 502
destination folder for plug-in settings 488
destructive editing
compacting audio files 323
Destructive Record mode 157, 168
destructive recording 168
Digi 001
punching with footswitch 197
Digi 002 9
Digi 002 Rack 9
Digidesign Audio Engine 11
DigiGroove templates 380
digital clipping 145
Digital Format 42
digital mastering 546
Index 683
digital signal processing (see DSP)
DigiTest 666
DigiTranslator Integrated Option 131
Direct Outputs mode 82
discrete signal control 571
Disk Allocation 153
and cross-platform sessions 154
and system volume 155
dialog 153
Display All command 230
Display Auto-Created Regions option 325
Display menu
Bars:Beats Time Scale 241
Display Auto-Created Regions option 325
Display Name In Regions option 219
Display Sync Point In Regions 278, 632
Display Time In Regions option 219
Edit Window Shows option 21
Feet.Frames Time Scale 241
Minutes:Seconds Time Scale 241
Mix Window Shows option 21
Narrow Mix Window option 109
Ruler View Shows option 240
Samples Time Scale 241
System Usage Window Shows 656
Time Code Time Scale 241
Display Name In Regions option 219
Display Preferences 54
Draw Grids in Edit Window option 234
Draw Waveforms Rectified option 219
Show Meters in Sends View option 459
Display Time In Regions option 219
displaying
all regions 230
all Rulers 240
file info for audio regions 229
Meter Ruler 351
Original Time Stamps 630
region names 219 region times 219
Tempo Ruler 327
User Time Stamps 631
dither
and Bounce to Disk 534
and fades 311, 474
AudioSuite 473
on Master Faders 534
preferences 473
resolution and Bounce to Disk 542
Dither Plug-In preference 64
divergence
and width 557
drawing 593
using 592
Dolby Digital 556
Dolby Surround 552
Dolby Surround EX 552
Draw Grids in Edit Window option 54, 234
Draw Waveforms Rectified option 54, 219
drum machine style loop recording 190
DSP 655
active and inactive items 16
allocating 655, 657
and Auxiliary Inputs 662
and inactive outputs 455
684 Pro Tools Reference Guide
and inactive sends 459
and Master Faders 663
and mixing 655
and no output 455
and overall resources 16
and Send meters 459
and TDM plug-ins 663
monitoring usage 656
DSP delays 647
automatic compensation 648
compensating for 649
how to compensate 648 when to compensate 648
DSP Manager 656
DTS 552, 556
dubber
preference to emulate 57, 203
Duplicate command 296
Duplicate plug-in 299
Duplicate Selected Tracks command 96, 499
duplicating
inserts 483
MIDI note selections 296
playlists 224
selections and regions 296
durations, for MIDI notes
editing with Change Duration command 427
making more legato 428 making more staccato 428
randomizing 427
DV
and sync offset 640
DV Movies
playback through Firewire 639
DV Stream 639
Dynamics plug-ins 475
E
Edit and Timeline selections, unlinked 256
Edit commands 292
and Edit mode 293
clear 294 cut 294
paste 295
edit cursor 247
and scrubbing 254
moving to region boundaries 264
Edit Dither Settings preference, for Dither plug-in 64
Edit Groups 114
and selections 258
Edit Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle option 57, 254
Edit insertion point
placing regions at 278
trimming regions to 274
Edit Markers 257
and selection length 261
Edit menu
Capture Region command 271
Clear command 294
Compress/Expand Edit To Play command 305
Consolidate Selection command 322
Copy command 294
Copy To Send command 465, 509
Create Fades command 314, 315
Cut command 294
Delete Fades command 314
Duplicate command 296
Fade To End command 316
Fade To Start command 316
Fades command 309
Heal Separation command 276
Identify Beat command 348
Identify Sync Point command 277, 631
Insert Silence command 321
Lock/Unlock Regions command 292
Merge Paste command 297
Mute/Unmute Region command 292
Paste command 295
Quantize Regions command 291
Redo command 227
Remove Sync Point command 278, 632
Repeat command 297
Repeat Paste To Fill Selection command 305
Select All command 258
Separate Region command 272
Shift command 291
Strip Silence command 319
Thin Automation command 514
Trim Automation command 532
Trim End To Insertion command 275
Trim Start To Insertion command 274, 275
Trim To Selection command 274
Undo command 227
Write Automation command 530, 531
Edit mode buttons 232
Edit modes 232
and edit commands 293
and placing regions 277
Grid 233
Shuffle 232
Slip 233
Spot 233, 627
edit playlists 224
Edit selections
auditioning with Playhead enabled 269 copied from Timeline selection 269 copied to Timeline selection 269
sliding in the Ruler 265
edit smoothing, with Beat Detective 386
Edit tools 24
Grabber 260
Pencil 299
Scrubber 254
Selector 247
Trimmer 281
Zoomer 235
Edit window 21
half-screen 253
Pro Tools 6.0 23
scrolling from the Ruler 251
Edit Window Default Length option 55
Edit Window Follows Bank Selection option 54
Edit Window Shows option 21
editing
across multiple tracks 295
and Edit modes 232
and Grid modes 288
and hidden tracks 98
and Track View 293
automation 515
Bar|Beat Markers 349
beat triggers 377
breakpoints 517
controller events 404
during playback 213
Grid mode 233, 234
in MIDI Event List 440
Markers 365
Memory Locations 365
meter events 352
MIDI notes 397
MIDI regions 223
nondestructive 213
nondestructively for audio 221
nondestructively for MIDI 223
note attributes 401
note durations 427
note velocities 399, 425
program changes 408
regions as grid 234
Shuffle mode 232
Slip mode 233
Spot mode 233
tempo events 328
waveforms 220
Editing Preferences
Auto-Name Memory Locations While Playing option 363
Auto-Name Separated Regions option 272
Conversion Quality option 119
Crossfade Preference for Pre/Post-Roll option 61, 313
QuickPunch Crossfade Length option 197, 202
Region List Selection Follows Track Selection option
229, 259
Separate Region Operates On All Related Takes option
173, 272
Take Region Lengths That Match option 173
Take Region Names That Match Track Names option
173
Track Selection Follows Regions List Selection option
259
effects, printing to disk 533
Enable Session File Auto Backup option 59
enabling
automation 511
AutoSave option 59
groups 116
MIDI input devices 182
plug-in automation 492
encoding and decoding 559
Enforce Mac/PC Compatibility option 50, 139
EQ plug-ins 475
equal gain crossfades 311 equal power crossfades 311, 313
Event Edit Area 24
note attributes 401
Exit command (Windows) 52
Expanded Track Display 218, 518
Export MIDI command 135
Export Region Definitions command 130
Export Selected As Files command 129
Export Selected dialog 129
Export Session As Text command 131
Export Settings button 81
Index 685
exporting
a session as text 131
AAF files 131
audio 129 audio from regions 129
markers 135
MIDI tracks 135
OMFI files 131
region definitions 130, 631 stereo interleaved files 130
Ext. Clock Output 42, 610
extending selections 262, 335
to adjacent tracks 263, 264
to include adjacent regions 262 to Markers and Memory Locations 262 to region boundaries 262, 335
Extensions 667
external clock source 495
extrapolation 381
F
factory I/O settings 82
Fade To End command 316
Fade To Start command 316
fade-in shapes 312
fade-out shapes 310
Faders Move During Playback option 62
fades 315
and dither options 474
auto-fades 317
creating 315
creating with Smart Tool 301
in batches 317
regenerating 138
with dither 311
Fades command 309
Fades dialog 309
In Shape 312
Link option 311
Out Shape 310
Use Dither option 311
Fast Forward
incrementally 248 locating with 248
Fast Forward button 26
Feet.Frames and QuickTime offset 642
Feet.Frames Time Scale 241
file formats (audio) 538
AIFF 538
BWF (.WAV) 538
MP3 539
QuickTime 538
SND resource 538
Sound Designer II 538
File menu
Bounce To Disk command 536
Close Session command 52
Delete Selected Tracks command 96
Duplicate Selected Tracks command 96
Exit command (Windows) 52
Export MIDI command 135
Export Session As Text command 131
Group Selected Tracks command 114
Import Audio to Track command 119
686 Pro Tools Reference Guide
Import MIDI to Track command 134
Make Selected Tracks Inactive command 109
New Session command 45
New Track command 163, 185
Open Session command 46
Revert to Saved command 48
Save Session As command 48
Save Session command 47
Save Session Copy In command 50, 140
Split Selected Tracks Into Mono command 298
files
Transfer 138
Film 552
film speed 605
filtering in bass management 560
final mixdown 545
Find command 230
Find Matching Tracks option 126
finding regions 230
Firewire
QuickTime DV playback 639
Flatten Performance command 424
formats
supported multichannel 552
Forward and Play command 249
Forward command 249
frame rate
pull up and pull down 619
freewheeling time code 614
Front Divergence 592
Front/Rear Divergence 592
G
generating time code 614, 622
Glide Automation command 522
Global MIDI Playback Offset option 65, 411
Go to End button 26
Grabber tool 260
editing breakpoints with 334, 516
Object Grabber 260
selecting MIDI notes with 397
Separation Grabber 273
Grid
setting for MIDI editing 395
value selector 234
Grid mode 233, 288
Absolute 233, 288
configuring 234
Draw Grids in Edit Window option 234
Regions/Markers option 234
Relative 233, 288
setting the Grid value 287
suspending 288
grid panners in Mix and Edit 584
Grid value 287
Groove Quantize command 418
Groove Quantize window 418
Groove Quantize window 418
Groove Templates 380, 419
groove templates
applying 421 mapping 421
Group Selected Tracks command 114
groups
and automation editing 519
and hidden tracks 98
and pan 594
and selecting tracks 114
changing members 115
creating 114
deleting 115
Edit Groups 114
enabling 116 keyboard selection 116
linking Mix and Edit Groups 115
Mix Groups 114
renaming 115 unlinking Mix and Edit Groups 115
Groups List 113
Groups List Focus 30
Groups pop-up menu 114
Delete Group command 114
Display command 114
New Group command 114
Suspend All Groups command 114
H
H/W Buffer Size 38, 151
H/W Insert Delay 85
half-screen 253
half-speed playback 180 half-speed recording 180
hard drives
and Compacting Audio 322
and QuickTime movies 637
recording to system volume 155
Round Robin Allocation 154
hardware
insert delays 85
routing to Pro Tools 71
updating I/O Setup after changing 75
Hardware Buffer Size 38
hardware I/O inserts 475
hardware I/O sends 457
Hardware Setup 41
Analog In 43
Analog Out 43
Clock Source 42
Digital Format 42
Ext. Clock Output 42
initializing Legacy I/O 43
Input Channel Selector 42
Meters pop-up menu for 96 I/O 42
Output Channel Selector 42
selecting multiple outputs 44
Hardware Setup dialog
Buffer Size 151
HD Accel
systems 6
HD Core card 6
HD Process card 6
HD systems
TrackPunch 201
HD-series systems 6
Heal Separation command 276
hidden tracks
and group edits 98 and groups 98
and selections 258
hiding
all tracks 97
auto-created regions 325
tracks 97
Highest Priority Playback option 637
Horizontal Zoom buttons 235
I
I/O Labels (see I/O Setup)
I/O Settings 82
I/O Settings files
import and export 81
I/O Setup 67, 70
and surround sessions 562
default settings 80 displaying unavailable I/O 80
factory settings files 82
import and export settings 81
importing for surround 564
initializing 77
last used 81
reset paths 75
settings files 80
Stereo Mix preset 82
surround mix examples 578
surround mix settings file 82
I/O View 90, 451
Identify Beat command 348, 350
Identify Sync Point command 277, 631
Ignore Track Arming preference 66
Import Audio dialog 120
Import Audio From Current Movie command 645
Import Audio to Track command 119
Import MIDI command 135
Import MIDI to Track command 134
Import Movie command 638
Import Movie dialog 638
Import Session Data command 122
Import Session Data dialog 123
Import Settings button 81
Import Settings command 487
importing
and converting audio 118
audio 117
audio and Conversion Quality 119
audio from QuickTime movies 644
markers 135
MIDI tracks 134
multichannel I/O Settings 564
plug-in settings 488
Pre settings 128
QuickTime audio 644
QuickTime movies 638
tempo and meter map 128
tracks for other sessions 122
In Stop Mode, Turn Off Input Button When Disarming a Track
150
inactive
items 16
making inserts 479
making plug-ins 18
Master Faders and assignments 449
Index 687
paths 78 paths, global 78
sends 459
track path assignments 78
tracks 109
Incoming Time display 613
Indexing
defined 673
Infinite option
Clip Indication 91
Peak Hold 91
Infinite Peak Hold preference 56
in-place auditioning 83
Input Channel Selector 42
input connections 14, 145
Input Devices command 182
Input Filter command 183
MIDI Input Filter dialog 183, 437
input levels 145
Input Only Monitoring option 149
Input Quantize command 184, 431
Input Selector 90, 99
Input Status LED 26
Insert Position Selector 484
Insert Silence command 321 and Shuffle Mode 321 and Slip Mode 321
inserting
controller events 404
in MIDI Event List 438
meter events 351
MIDI notes 395
plug-ins during playback 480 plug-ins on tracks 480
program changes 408
tempo events 328
inserts 449, 475
as a shared bus 476
duplicating 483
for hardware I/O 475 for plug-ins 475
labeling 494
making inactive (and active) 479
mono 476
moving 483
on single tracks 476
post-fader on Master Faders 448, 476
shared within a submix 467
stereo 476
Inserts View 451
interlaced 621
Internal mode (Clock Source option) 612
Inverse linked panning 462
Items to Copy 50
J
Jam Sync 615
Join 501
K
Key Input
filters 493
Key Input Selector 485
688 Pro Tools Reference Guide
Keyboard Focus 29
Audio Regions Focus 30, 231
Commands Focus 30
Groups List Focus 30
MIDI Regions Focus 30, 231
keyboard shortcuts 491
for plug-ins 492
global key commands 29
numeric entry 263
recording 167
L
labeling
inserts and sends 494
paths 74
Last Used 81
Latch Mode
AutoJoin 501
Join 501
Latch option 107
Latch Record Enable Buttons option 57
Latch Solo Buttons option 57, 107
latency for recording and monitoring 151
LCRS path examples 565
LE systems 9
capabilities 10
QuickPunch 199
Legacy I/O 43
length, for selections 261
level faders
Output windows 453
sends 455
level meters
for audio tracks 91 for MIDI tracks 91
Levels of Undo preference 61, 228
LFE
enable in plug-ins 595
example sub-path 578
examples of discrete versus contribution 581
faders 595
LFE Enable button 485
LFEs Follow Groups option 63
Librarian menu 484
Limit To option 59
linear crossfades 313
Link Edit and Timeline Selection option 257
Link Enable buttons 485
in multi-mono plug-ins 575
Link Mix and Edit Group Enables option 58
Link Record and Play Faders option 151
Link Selection button 257
linking
inverse panning 462
multi-mono plug-ins 575
plug-in controls 491
stereo panners 462
Local Control 19, 183
locating
the playback cursor 251
with Fast Forward/Rewind 248
with Location Indicators 250
Location Indicators 250 locating with 250
locations, for MIDI notes
dragging 398
quantizing 417
randomizing 416, 418
Lock Settings File command 487
Lock/Unlock Regions command 292 locking regions 292
Loop Playback option 267
and Touch mode 508
loop points 174 and Playback Markers 174
Loop Record mode 157, 171
loop recording
and pre/post-roll 171 audio 171
MIDI 190 drum machine style 190
multiple takes 191
looping selections 267
loops and reverb, delay 535
low latency monitoring
Bounce to Disk 152 during recording 152
Low Latency Monitoring option 151
Lt Rt 556
LTC (Linear Time Code) 602
M
Machine Chases Memory Location option 65, 625
Machine Control 623
Machine Control option 65
Machine Cues Intelligently option 65
Machine Follows Edit Insertion/Scrub option 65, 625
Macintosh sessions
compatibility with Windows 139
main paths 69
Main Time Scale 242, 618
Make Selected Tracks Inactive command 109
managing regions 323
Manual Tempo mode 28, 162
Manually Find and Relink 138
mapping paths in I/O Setup 76
Markers 361
creating 362
creating on the fly 363
deleting 366
editing 365
exporting 135
extending selections to 262
importing 135
moving 365
sorting 368
tick-based and sample-based 361
viewing options 367
markers
importing 135
Master Faders
adding 448
and DSP usage 663
as master send level control 469
inactive 449
inserts 476
meters pre/post fader 449
multichannel 574
paths 454
post-fader inserts 448 signal flow 448
Master Link button 485
in multi-mono plug-ins 575
master view for tracks 217, 521
mastering
digitally 546
to disk 545
Matching Start Time Takes List preference 61
matrix 555
Mbox 9
measures
renumbering 360
media 673
Medium Priority Playback option 637
Memory for Automation Recording option 505
Memory Location dialog 360
Memory Locations 360, 361
creating 362
creating on the fly 363
deleting 366 deleting all 366
editing 365
extending selections to 262
Markers 361
recalling 364
recalling Edit selections 176
renaming 364
Selection Memory Locations 361
storing Edit selections 175
Memory Locations window
view filter 367 viewing options for Markers 367
Merge mode (see MIDI Merge mode)
Merge Paste command 297
Metadata 673
meter
current 351
default 160
display 28
meter events 351
editing 352
inserting 351
meter map
importing 128
Meter Path Selector 82
Meter Ruler
displaying 351
extending an Edit selection to 353
meters
and control surfaces 82
Sends View 459
SurroundScope plug-in 595
Mic Preamps View 451
MIDI 18
and signal paths 20
audio input to Pro Tools 466
common misconceptions 20
Default Thru Instrument 183
patch names 407
MIDI Beat Clock command 627
MIDI channels 19
assigning 104
MIDI clips and Regions List 229
Index 689
MIDI control surfaces 19
MIDI controller devices 19, 181
Local Control 19, 183
MIDI devices 19
MIDI editing
setting the Grid value 395
MIDI Event List 435
deleting events 441
editing events 440
inserting events 438
navigating in 437
Options menu 442
selecting events 441
View Filter 436
MIDI files (see Standard MIDI Files)
MIDI Input Selector 103, 185
MIDI interface 19
MIDI Machine Control (MMC) 623
configuring in Pro Tools 624
controlling external devices with 623
remote track arming 626
MIDI menu
All Notes Off command 412
Change Duration command 427
Change Meter command 351
Change Tempo command 328
Change Velocity command 425
Click Options command 159
Groove Quantize command 418
Input Devices command 182
Input Filter command 183
Input Quantize command 184, 431
MIDI Beat Clock command 627
MIDI Thru option 183
Quantize command 414
Renumber Bars command 360
Select Notes command 429
Split Notes command 430
Transpose command 428
MIDI Merge mode 28, 158, 185
MIDI Note Display option 65
MIDI notes
attributes for 401
chasing 410
deleting 401
duplicating selected 296
editing 397
durations 427
pitch 398
velocities 399, 425
inserting 395
lengths in ticks 243
moving 398
quantizing 414, 418
scrolling 222
selecting 397, 429
splitting 430
transposing 398, 428 trimming start/end points 398
MIDI offsets 411
MIDI Operations window 413
parameter options 414
MIDI Output Selector 104, 186
MIDI patch name files (.midnam) 407
690 Pro Tools Reference Guide
MIDI Preferences 64
Default Note On Velocity option 396
Global MIDI Playback Offset option 411
Pencil Tool Resolution When Drawing Controller Data option 64, 405, 515
MIDI recording 181
cancelling takes 188
enabling input devices 182
Input Filter 183
Merge/Replace mode 185
monitoring with MIDI Thru 182
quantizing on input 184, 431
System Exclusive data 196
undoing a take 188
Wait for Note 184
MIDI regions 221
and controller events 223
and Merge Paste command 297
and punch recording 190
guidelines for editing 223
MIDI Regions Focus 30, 231
MIDI Regions List 228
and MIDI clips 229
dragging from 277
finding regions 230
sorting 229
MIDI Regions List menu
Auto Rename Selected command 324
Clear Selected command 325
Display All command 230
Find command 230
Import MIDI command 135
Rename Selected command 324
Select Unused command 325
Sorting option 230
Time Stamp Selected command 287, 630
MIDI Replace mode 28, 158, 185
MIDI sound source 19
MIDI Thru option 183
MIDI tracks
and MIDI offsets 411
assigning to multiple channels 186
channel strips 89
configuring for recording 185
default program change 406
exporting 135
input 103
loop recording 190
Merge Paste command 297
note chasing 410
Notes View 215, 221
output 104
punch recording 188
punching on the fly 189
recording 181
Regions View 215, 222
selecting a pitch range in 430
Sysex view 409
Velocity view 399
Minimum Sync Delay option 626
Minutes:Seconds Time Scale 241
missing files
skipping 138
mix busses 53, 457
resetting 75
Mix Groups 114
Mix window 21
Pro Tools 6.0 22
track controls 21
track width 109
Mix Window Follows Bank Selection option 54
Mix Window Shows option 21
mixed file types 49, 118
mixer channels 14
Mixer plug-ins
Pro Tools|HD Systems 662
mixing 551
and Delay Compensation 649
and DSP usage 655
surround formats 552
mixing down to stereo 545
MMC (see MIDI Machine Control)
Momentary Solo Latch option 107
monitoring
during punch recording 170
MIDI recording with MIDI Thru 182
status LED 26
monitoring latency 151
monitoring modes 148
Auto Input Monitoring 148
Input Only Monitoring 149
mono
Bounce to Disk 541
format 552
inserts 476
paths 73
mono in/stereo out 476
Movie
sync offset 640
Movie menu
Bounce to Movie command 645
Bounce to QuickTime Movie command 645
Highest Priority Playback option 637
Import Audio From Current Movie command 645
Import Movie command 638
Medium Priority Playback option 637
Normal Priority Playback option 637
Set Movie Sync Offset command 642
Show Movie Window command 641
Movie Tracks 638
scrubbing 640
setting sync point 642
Movie window 640
moving
Bar|Beat Markers 348
inserts 483
Markers 365
MIDI notes 398
program changes 408
sysex events 409
MP3 file format 539
MP3 Option 117, 539
MPEG-1 Layer 3 539
MTC (MIDI Time Code) 601
outputting 614
multichannel plug-ins 476, 575
multichannel regions 214
multichannel tracks 163
and automation 518
dragging regions to 298
names for 153
replacing regions in 305
signal routing 569
splitting 298
multilingual application support 142
multi-mono
plug-in Channel Selector 575
plug-ins 476, 574
Multiple mono 541
multiple outputs
Hardware Setup 44
multiple tracks
and Beat Detective 383
audition takes 173
editing across 295
extending selections to 263, 264
fitting audio regions to Edit selection 306
nudging regions in 290
pasting to 296
selecting 263
separating regions on 272
shuffling regions on 285
MultiShell 663
multi-timbral 19
Mute Audio Inputs in Auto Input 209
Mute automation 516
Mute button 108
Mute Frees Assigned Voice option 108
Mute Overwrite/Extend command 527
Mute Record-Armed Tracks While Stopped 209
Mute/Unmute Region command 292
Mutes Follow Groups option 62, 104
muting
regions 292
tracks 108
MXF format
importing 117
N
Narrow Mix Window option 109
network connections 667
New Group command 114
New Memory Location dialog 176
New Session command 45
and last used 81
New Track command 163, 185
New Track dialog 163
New Track Default Output Selector 83
Next Setting button 484
No Auto-Scrolling option 253
no Clip Indication 91
No Output
by deleting paths 76
No Output option 455
No Peak Hold option 56, 91
No Peak Hold preference 56
non-contiguous selections 260
nondestructive editing 213
for audio 221
for MIDI 223
Nondestructive Record mode 156
nondestructive recording 167
recording to a new playlist 169
with QuickPunch 197
Index 691
nonlinear 11
Normal Priority Playback option 637
Note Chasing option 410
notes (see MIDI notes)
Notes View 215, 221
MIDI tracks 221 mini-keyboard 221
scrolling up or down 222
NTSC
speed 605
Nudge value 289
trimming regions by 276
nudging 289
by next Nudge Value 290 multiple regions 290 region contents 290
selection range 261 selection start/end points 261
selections and regions 289 setting the Nudge value 289
Number of Voices 38
numeric entry
shortcuts 263
Numeric Keypad modes 31, 58
Classic 31
Shuttle 33, 256
Transport 32
O
Object Grabber 260 and Edit Groups 260
Object selections 260
offline regions 214
offset (movie sync) 640
OMFI format 131
On Stop 525
Online button 25
Online option 59, 622
online recording 622
on-the-fly punch recording
MIDI tracks 189
QuickPunch 157, 197
Open Ended Record Allocation option 59, 155
Open Session command 46
opening multiple plug-in windows 485
Operation Preferences 57
Audio During Fast Forward/Rewind option 248
Auto Regions Fade In/Out Length option 317
Edit Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle option 254
Link Record and Play Faders option 151
Machine Chases Memory Location option 625
Machine Follows Edit Insertion/Scrub option 625
Open Ended Record Allocation option 155
Record Online option 622
Use F11 for Wait for Note 184
Operation/Destination Track pop-up menus 125
Operations menu
Auto Input Monitoring option 148
Auto-Spot Regions command 629
Calibration Mode command 146
Copy Edit Selection to Timeline command 269
Copy Timeline Selection to Edit command 269
Destructive Record mode 168
Input Only Monitoring option 149
692 Pro Tools Reference Guide
Link Edit and Timeline Selection option 257
Loop Playback option 267
Loop Record mode 171
Low Latency Monitoring option 151
Mute Frees Assigned Voice option 108
Online option 622
Play Edit Selection command 269
Play Timeline Selection command 269
Pre/Post Roll Playback command 177
Pre/Post-Fader Metering option 91
Pre-Fader Metering 91
Scroll Options 253
Optical
ADAT I/O 42
Optical (S/PDIF)
Hardware Setup 42
Organize Plug-In Menus By option 55, 480
Original Time Stamp 286, 630
Output Channel Selector 42
Output Options
Conversion Quality option 543
Sample Rate 542
Output Selector 90, 100
Output windows 453
outputs
default 5.1 paths and sub-paths 564
format and tracks 572
to multichannel paths 573
overlap crossfades 313
overlapping paths 77
P
Page Scroll During Playback option 248, 253
Pan automation 516
Pan Indicator 90
Pan slider 90
panning
3-knob 590
and groups 594
automation and groups 519
fine-adjust mode 590
grids 584
guidelines 577
linked stereo 462
multichannel automation playlists 594
take over in grid 589
trajectory 591
X/Y mode 589
parallel mixing 572
pass-through point 500
Paste command 295
Paste Settings command 487
pasting
automation 522
between automation playlists 293
multiple data types 296
plug-in settings 489
selections and regions 295
to multiple tracks 296
with Merge Paste command (MIDI) 297
with Repeat Paste To Fill Selection command 305
paths
active and inactive 78
applying 77
arranging 74
audition 82
creating and editing 73
creating multichannel 564
default mono and stereo 73
default order 85
default output 83
deleting 76
for surround 576
last used 81
main 69
mapping 76
mono versus stereo 73
multichannel example 76
naming 74
overlapping 77
reset using Default 75
selecting 74
Stereo Mix preset 82
sub-path surround examples 578
PCI Bus Activity 506
Peak Hold options
3 Second 91
Display Preferences 56
Infinite 91
None 91
Peak Indicator 90
Pencil tool 299, 393
as Eraser 402
drawing automation with 514
editing breakpoints with 516
Freehand 393
inserting MIDI notes with 395
Line 332, 394
Random 332, 394
repairing waveforms with 299
resolution for inserted controller events 405
selecting the Pencil tool shape 393 shapes 393, 514
Square 332, 394
Triangle 332, 394
Pencil Tool Resolution When Drawing Controller Data option
64, 405, 515
Performance Volume
defined 674
Playback 674
Record 674
phase 647
Phase Invert button 485
pitch, for MIDI notes
transposing 398
transposing with Transpose command 428
Play button 26
Play DV Movie Out FireWire Port 639
Play Edit Selection command 269
Play MIDI Notes When Editing option 65
Play Timeline Selection command 269
playback cursor 247
locating 251
Playback Cursor Locator 251
Playback Engine 610
Playback Markers 174, 257
and Edit selections 258
and selection length 261
and Timeline selections 268
Playhead 253
and Edit selections 269 and Timeline selections 269
moving to region boundaries 270
playing
and on-the-fly selections 259
at half-speed 180
Edit selections with Playhead enabled 269
from a track point 247
selections 266
Timeline selections with Playhead enabled 269
tracks 247
Playlist Selector 13 playlists 13, 224
adding new 225
and groups 226
and multichannel tracks 518
and nondestructive MIDI editing 223
assigning 225
automation playlists 224, 498, 507 auto-naming 224
changing timebase of 226, 244
deleting 225
duplicating 224 edit playlists 224
recalling 225
recording to new 169
renaming 225
setting pre/post-roll in 177
plug-in controls
adjusting 491 linking 491
Plug-In Delay (dly) indicator 470
plug-in inserts 475
Plug-In Selector
for real-time plug-ins 484
plug-in settings librarian 486
plug-in window
closing multiple windows 486
opening multiple windows 485
plug-ins
“Organize Plug-In Menus By” 481
and pull rates 621
and surround mixing 574
automating 510
automation accuracy in bounce 543
bypassing from window 490
Category 481
Category and Manufacturer 481
Channel Selector for multi-mono 575
creating a default setting 489
enabling automation 492
favorites 482
Flat List 481
for surround 575
inserting during playback 480 inserting on tracks 480 inserting on-the-fly 480
linking 575
linking and unlinking 491
making inactive (and active) 18
Manufacturer 481
mono-to-stereo 476 multichannel 476 multi-mono 476, 574
Index 693
Next Setting button 484
Plug-Ins Settings Select button 484
Previous Setting button 484
removing from tracks 480
Plug-Ins Settings Select button 484
positional reference 601
post crossfades 308, 315
Post-Roll button 27
pre crossfades 308, 315
PRE settings
importing 128
Pre/Post Roll Playback command 177
Pre/Post-Fader inserts 476
Pre/Post-Fader Metering option 91
pre/post-roll
and loop recording 171
and punch recording 170
auditioning 266
setting 176
Pre/Post-Roll Flags 177, 257
Pre-Fader Metering option 91
Preferences
AudioSuite Dither
Bit Depth option 64
general 672
Mac OS X User 677
Mute Audio Inputs in Auto Input 209
Mute Record-Armed Tracks While Stopped 209
TrackInput 150
TrackPunch 202
Zoom Toggle Track Height 238
Preferences command 54
Pre-Process using Standard Conform 386
Pre-Roll button 27
Previous Setting button 484
Pro Tools Inputs 182
Pro Tools LE
file management 137
systems 9
Pro Tools LE systems
capabilities 10
Pro Tools M-Powered 10
Pro Tools session file icon 12
Pro Tools TDM systems
file management 137
QuickPunch 198
TrackPunch 200
Pro Tools|HD Accel systems 6
Pro Tools|HD systems 6
processing bandwidth 506
Processing Preferences 64
ProControl 474
Program Change dialog 406, 407
program changes 19, 405
and bank select 405
auditioning 409
chasing 410
default, for MIDI tracks 406
deleting 409
editing 408 inserting 408 moving 408
Progressive Scan 621
ProLogic 552
694 Pro Tools Reference Guide pull up and pull down
and plug-ins 621 and rulers 621
audio 618
video 619
Pull Up/Down 606
3:2 Pulldown 604
Punch In Frame Offset preference 66
Punch Out Frame Offset preference 66
punch points 174 and Playback Markers 174
punch recording
and monitoring 170 and pre/post-roll 170
audio 169
MIDI 188
MIDI on-the-fly 189
Q
Quantize command 414
experimenting with 418
Quantize window 414
Quantize Regions command 291
and Grid value 287
Quantize window 414
Quantize options 416
quantizing
MIDI notes 414, 418
attacks vs. releases 415
MIDI on input 184, 431
QuickPunch 157, 197
crossfades 197, 202
LE systems 199
region/take numbering 200
TDM systems 198
QuickPunch Crossfade Length option 61, 197, 202
QuickTime
and Avid Xpress DV 639
QuickTime file formats 538, 644
QuickTime movies
bouncing to 645
conforming 636, 643
frame length 637
importing 638
importing audio from 644
offset in Feet.Frames 642 offsetting 642
optimizing for playback 641
playback quality 637 requirements 637
setting start time 642
spotting 643
R
randomizing
note durations 427
note locations 416
real-time editing 213
real-time plug-ins 475
Rear Divergence 592
Recall Original Track Selections preference 60
Recompute Invalid Overviews option 55
record (database) 675
Record button 26, 156
Record Enable button 146 record enabling tracks 146
record modes 156
and MIDI 158
Destructive Record mode 157
Loop Record mode 157
Nondestructive Record mode 156
QuickPunch 157
switching with Record button 156
Record Online at Insertion/Selection preference 59
Record Online at Time Code (or ADAT) Lock preference 59
Record Online option 622
Record Pause mode 167
Record Safe mode 148
Record Status LED 26
recording 163 a mono audio track 163 a stereo audio track 163
a submix to disk 535
additional takes 167
and Delay Compensation 649
at half-speed 180
bouncing to disk 536
cancelling takes 166
destructively 168
from a digital source 178
from Record Pause mode 167 keyboard shortcuts 167
monitoring latency 151
multichannel tracks 163
multiple audio tracks 167
nondestructive 11
nondestructively 167
nonlinear 11
online 622
preferences for stop 202
status LED 26, 204
System Exclusive data 196
to a new playlist 169
to the system volume 155
with a countoff 160
with Round Robin Allocation 154
with the click 159
Red Book Audio CDs 646
Redo command 227
Regenerate Missing Fades 138
region boundaries
extending selections to 262, 335
moving edit cursor to 264
moving Playhead to 270
region definitions 130, 631
Region List Selection Follows Track Selection option 61, 229,
259
regions 13
aligning to region start points 280
auto-created 214
auto-naming options 324
auto-spotting 629
capturing 271
clearing 294
conforming with Beat Detective 384
consolidating 322
copying 294
creating 271
crossfading between 314
cutting 294
default names 152
displaying all 230
displaying names 219 displaying times 219
dragging from Regions List 277
dragging to multichannel tracks 298
duplicating 296
exporting as audio files 129
extending selections to include 262
finding 230
healing separations 276
hiding auto-created 325
inserting silence into 321
locking 292
managing 323
moving in Grid mode 288
multichannel 214
muting 292
nudging 289
offline 214
Original Time Stamp 286
pasting 295
placing at Edit insertion point 278
placing in tracks 276
quantizing 291
removing unused 325
renaming 323
repeating 297
replacing 303
selecting 258 selecting all in a track 258
separating 272
separating with Beat Detective 382
separating with Separation Grabber 273
shifting 291
shuffling 284
on multiple tracks 285
sliding 284
slipping 285
sorting 229
spotting 286, 629
spotting to movies 643
sync points 277, 631
time stamping 630
trimming by Nudge Value 276
trimming start/end points 281
trimming to Edit insertion point 274 trimming unwanted data from 274
User Time Stamp 286
user-defined 214, 323, 325 whole-file audio regions 214
Regions View 215, 222
related takes 172
and Separate Region command 173 preferences for 173
Relative Grid mode 233, 288
Remote Mode option 66
remote track arming 626
Remove Sync Point command 278, 632
removing
crossfades 314
plug-ins from tracks 480
sends 456
Index 695
Rename Selected command 324
renaming
auto-created regions 323
groups 115
Memory Locations 364
playlists 225
regions 323
Renumber Bars command 360
Repeat command 297
Repeat Paste To Fill Selection command 305
repeating selections and regions 297
Replace mode
Replace Regions command 303
and multichannel tracks 305
Replace Regions dialog 303
reset paths 75
Restore Performance command 423
Restore Performance window 423
Return to Zero button 25
Revert to Saved command 48
Rewind
incrementally 248 locating with 248
Rewind button 25
Root Settings folder 487
specifying 488
Round Robin Allocation 154
RTAS plug-ins 477
Ruler View Shows option 240
Rulers
changing display order 240
Conductor Rulers 240 displaying all 240
scrolling in 251
Timebase Rulers 240
zooming in 237
rulers
pull up and pull down 621
S
S/PDIF
Hardware Setup 42
safing automation 506
sample delays (see DSP delays)
sample rate 542
film speed vs. video speed 605
Sample Rate Conversion options 125
sample rate conversion quality 119, 542, 644
Sample Rate setting 39, 542
sample-based timing 243, 361
Samples Time Scale 241
Save Session As command 48
Save Session command 47
Save Session Copy In command 48, 50, 140 saving a copy of a session 48
saving a session 47
saving plug-in settings 488
Save Plug-In Settings To command 487
Save Settings As command 487
Save Settings command 487
saving the session file with a new name 48
scaling note velocities 400, 426
screen savers 667
Scroll After Playback option 253
696 Pro Tools Reference Guide
Scroll Options 253
scroll wheel
and MIDI track’s Note display 222, 238
scrolling a Pro Tools window 251
zooming in the Edit window 238 zooming in the Edit windows 238
scrolling
in the Ruler 251
Mix and Edit to tracks 252
Notes View up or down 222
Pro Tools window vertically or horizontally 251
scrolling MIDI track’s Note display 222, 238
Scrub Trimmer 283
Scrubber tool 254
in Shuttle mode 255
selecting with 265
scrubbing 254 a single audio track 254 and edit cursor 254
Movie Tracks 640
on two audio tracks 254 playback speed and direction 254 resolution 254
with Scrub Trimmer 284
with the Selector 254
SDDS 552
Select All command 258
Select Notes command 429
Select Notes window 429
Select Unused Regions command 325
selecting
a pitch range of notes 430
across multiple tracks 263
all regions in a track 258
all regions in all tracks 259 during playback 259
in MIDI Event List 441
MIDI notes 397, 429
non-contiguous regions 260
notes in a chord 430
on all tracks 264
regions 258 track material 258
with Scrubber 265
with Selection Indicators 262
Selection Changes Alternate Playlists 226, 244
Selection Indicators 262
Selection Memory Location 361
moving stored selection 365
selections
across multiple tracks 258, 263
and Bounce to Disk 536
and Edit Groups 258 and hidden tracks 258 and Playback Markers 258
auditioning start and end points 266
changing length of 261
clearing 294
consolidating 322
copying 294 cutting 294
duplicating 296
extending 262, 335
extending to the Meter Ruler 353
extending to the Tempo Ruler 329, 366
including Conductor Rulers 264
looping 267
moving to adjacent tracks 264
moving to the next/previous region 265
non-contiguous 260
nudging 261, 289 nudging start/end points 261
Object 260
on-the-fly 259
pasting 295
playing 266
removing a track from 264
repeating 297
shifting 291
storing with Memory Locations 361
Selector tool 247
scrubbing with 254
selecting MIDI notes with 397
Send controls 455
Send Levels Follow Groups option 63
Send mute 455
Send Mutes Follow Groups option 63
Send pan 455 sends 455
adding 456
and multichannel mixing 573
Assignment View 458
automating 509
changing default setting 456
copying track automation to 509
default level 456
displaying controls for 458
for hardware I/O 457 for mix busses 457
labeling 494
mono or stereo 456
multichannel 573
removing 456
Sends Default to -INF preference 57
Sends View 451
Sends View Shows 457
Separate Region command 272 and multiple tracks 272
and related takes 173
Separate Region Operates On All Related Takes option 61,
173, 272
Separation Grabber 273
session data
importing 122
Session Data to Import menu 126
session files
concepts 12
session parameters 49
Session Setup window 611
Current TC 633
sessions 12
audio format 612
bit depth 46, 612
closing 52
creating 45
creating for surround mixing 562
frame rate 613
mixed audio formats 49
opening 46
sample rate 39, 46, 612
saving 47
start frame 612
templates 51
transfers and Delay Compensation considerations 649
Set As User Default command 487
Set Movie Sync Offset 640
Set Movie Sync Offset command 642
Set Plug-In Default To command 487
Set Root Settings Folder command 487
Set Servo Lock Bit at Play (Tamura Support) preference 66
setting punch/loop points 174
settings
choosing a destination for 488
copying 489
creating subfolders 488
creating User Default 489
importing 488
pasting 489
saving 488
Settings Preferences command 487
Settings menu 484
Setups menu
Disk Allocation 153
I/O Setup 70
Preferences command 54
Shift command 291
Shift dialog 291
shortcuts for keyboard input 491
Show Disk Names option 229
Show File Names option 229
Show Full Pathnames option 229
Show Meters in Sends View option 54, 459
Show MIDI Operations command 413
Show Movie Window command 641
Show Original Setup button 80
Show System Usage 656
Shuffle mode 232
and locked regions 292
and moving regions 284
shuttle
fixed mode option 255
Shuttle, Numeric Keypad mode 33, 59, 256
side-chain processing 485, 492
signal flow
audio tracks 446
Auxiliary Inputs 447
Master Faders 448
signal routing
and default path order 85
basics for surround 573
example 15
surround examples 579
Single Zoom mode 237
Skip All 138
sliding regions 284
Slip mode 233
and moving regions 285
Smart Tool 300
and audio tracks 301 and MIDI tracks 301
and multichannel tracks 302
creating crossfades with 301 creating fades with 301
editing automation with 302 editing controller events with 302
Index 697
Smooth and Thin Data After Pass option 62, 513
smoothing automation 504
SMPTE
configuration 615
frame formats 603
start frame for session 612
SMPTE/ITU 552
snapshot automation 530 adding to empty automation playlists 530
and trim values 532
writing over existing automation 531
SND resource file format 538
Soft Limit 43
Solo button 105
Solo Latch options 107
Solo Modes 105
Solo Safe mode 108
soloing
tracks 105
tracks in a submix 469
Solos Follow Groups option 62, 104
sorting
Markers 368
regions 229
Sorting option 230
Sound Designer II file format 538
Source Path 537
speakers
layouts 552
suggested 5.1 placement 554
surround calibration 555
surround placement 554
Split Notes command 430
Split Notes dialog 430
Split Selected Tracks Into Mono command 298 splitting stereo and multichannel tracks 298
Spot dialog 286, 628
Use Subframes option 628
User Time Stamp button 630
Spot mode 233, 627
and moving regions 285
trimming regions in 629
spotting
auto-spotting 629
QuickTime movies 643
regions 286, 627, 629
SRC options 125
Standard MIDI Files 134
exporting 135
importing 134
Type 0 134
Type 1 134
Standard Trimmer 281
start frame, for sessions 612
Start, End, and Length display 24, 175
stems 69
surround examples 580
stepped control automation 517
Stereo 542
stereo format 552
stereo inserts 476
stereo interleaved files, exporting 130
Stereo Mix
I/O Setup factory preset 82
Stereo Mixer plug-in 662
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dragging regions to 298
names for 153
replacing regions in 305
splitting 298
Stop at Shuttle Speed Zero option 66
Stop button 25
Stop Disarms Audio Track Record Button 203
Strip Silence command 319
and region naming 320
Strip Silence window 319
stuck notes 412
Sub Time Scale 242, 618
subfolders, creating for settings 488
subframes 628
submixes
applying an insert to 467
bouncing to 544
bouncing to disk 535
soloing tracks in 469
sub-paths 69
examples for surround 576
surround
and sends 573 basic signal routing 573
bass management 560
center percentage (%) 593
concepts 551
configuring Pro Tools and sessions 562
delivery formats 559
discrete level, solo, mute 571
divergence basics 557
encoding and decoding 559
example 5.1 format paths 565
importing I/O Settings 564
Lt Rt 556
mix compatibility 558
mixer specifications 662
mixing concepts 558
mixing formats 552
pan playlists and automation 594
panning grids 584
Pro Tools formats 552
settings files 562
speaker arrangements 552
terminology 555
using paths 576 using sub-paths, examples 576
Surround Mixer
specifications 662
Surround Mixer plug-in 662
SurroundScope 595
Suspend All Groups command 114
suspending automation 511
swing 416, 417
SYNC I/O 600, 603
and VSO
generating time code with 623
resolving with 609
sync options 610
Sync Mode field 612
Sync Offset 615
sync points 631
for QuickTime movie 642
for regions 277
from Beat Detective 387
identifying 277, 631
synchronization 599
3:2 Pulldown 604 and film 604
Bi-Phase/Tach 602
black burst 633
film speed vs. video speed 605
guide tracks 604
LTC 602
MIDI Beat Clock 627
MMC 623
options 609
positional reference 601
Pull Up/Down 606
resolving 633
SMPTE frame formats 603
time code 601
troubleshooting 633
VITC 602
Sysex view 409
system
settings 37 shutting down 37 starting up 37
System Activity 506
System Exclusive data 19, 409
deleting 410
moving 409
recording 196
System Memory Allocation 41
system resources 16
System Usage 506
System Usage window 656
System Usage Window Shows 656
T
Tab to Transients button 265
take over (surround pan) 589
Take Region Lengths That Match option 61, 173
Take Region Names That Match Track Names option 61, 173
takes
auditioning 172 auditioning from Takes List 172
default names 152
numbering for QuickPunch 200
recording additional 167
Takes List pop-up menu 172
and multiple tracks 173
tapping in the tempo 162
Target button 485
Tascam DA30 42
TC/E Plug-In preference 64
TDM Mixer plug-ins 662 switching 662
TDM plug-ins 477
and DSP usage 663
MultiShell 663
TDM systems 5
audio capabilities 7
audio interfaces 8
I/O capabilities 8
MIDI capabilities 7
QuickPunch 198
TDM Time Slot usage 506
technical support
suggestions 667
templates
Beat Detective 380
DigiGroove 380
tempo
Pro Tools session 51
current 327
default 161
display 28
effects on Markers and Memory Locations 361
Manual Tempo mode 162 tapping in 162
tempo events 327
and Bar|Beat Markers 349
editing 328 inserting 328
tempo map
from Identify Beat command 348
importing 128
Tempo Ruler
displaying 327
extending an Edit selection to 329, 366
Tempo Sync 485
test 543
Thin Automation command 514
thinning automation 505, 513
tick-based timing 243, 361
time alignment 647
time code 601
and Jam Sync 615
capturing 628
freewheeling 614 generating 614, 622
Time Code Mapping options 124
Time Code Time Scale 241
Time Grabber 260
Time Scale 241
Bars:Beats 241
Feet.Frames 241
Main 242, 618
Minutes:Seconds 241
Samples 241
Sub 242, 618
Time Code 241
Time Stamp Selected command 173, 287, 630
time stamps 630
and Bounce to Disk 536
Time Trimmer 282
TimeAdjuster 650
and Delay Compensation 649
Timebase Rulers 240
and selecting on all tracks 264
and Timeline selections 268
Edit Markers 257
Playback Markers 257
Pre/Post-Roll Flags 257
sliding Edit selections 265
sliding Timeline selections 269
Timecode Rate pop-up menu 613
Timeline Insertion Follows Playback option 57
Timeline selections 268 and Playback Markers 268
auditioning with Playhead enabled 269
Index 699
copied from Edit selection 269 copied to Edit selection 269
in Timebase Rulers 268
sliding in the Ruler 269
start, end, and length fields 27
To All Enabled Parameters
writing automation 532
To Current Parameter
writing automation 532
toggling
track height 217
Track View 216
zoom level 238
Touch Timeout option 63
track controls
Edit window 24
Mix window 24
track data 214
Track Height 217
and Zoom Toggle 238
track layout
default path order 85
track level meters 91
Track Name/Comments dialog 94
Track Offset options 125
Track Selection Follows Regions List Selection option 60, 259
Track Selector 484
Track View 215
and edit content 293
Blocks 215
changing 216
Expanded Track Display 218, 518
master view 521
Notes 215, 221
Regions 215, 222
Sysex 409
toggling 216 toggling common views 216
Velocity 399
Waveform 215, 219
Track View Toggle 216
track width 109
TrackPunch
HD systems 201
tracks
preferences 202
5.1 format track layout 570
adding comments 94
adding to selection 263, 264
and surround 569
appending new material to end of 168
concepts 13
deleting 96 duplicating 96
grouping 112
hiding 97
locating with Fast Forward/Rewind 248
making inactive/active 109
master view 217, 521
moving selections between 264
muting 108
names 93, 152
placing regions in 276
playback priority 101
playing 247
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record enabling 146
removing from a selection 264
scrolling shortcut 252
selecting across multiple 263
selecting all regions in 258
selecting all regions in all tracks 259
selecting material in 258
selecting on all 264
soloing 105
Track Height 217
Track View 215, 216
transposing 429
trimming unwanted data from 274
trajectory panning 591
Transfer
files 138
Transfer Volume
defined 677
transients
detecting with Beat Detective 374
tabbing to 265
Transport
Input LED 26
Record LED 26
record status display 204
Transport Master 625
Transport Master button 27
Transport Numeric Keypad Mode 32, 58
Transport window 25
MIDI controls 28
pre/post-roll 27, 177 start, end, and length fields 27, 175
transport controls 25
Transport, Numeric Keypad mode 32
Transpose command 428
Transpose window 428 transposing 428
by octave 429 key 429
MIDI notes 398
tracks 429
Trim Automation command 532
Trim End To Insertion command 275
Trim Start To Insertion command 274, 275
Trim To Selection command 274
Trimmer tool 281
Scrub Trimmer 283
Time Trimmer 282
trimming
automation breakpoints 335, 516, 523
crossfades 314
note start/end points 398
region start/end points 281
regions by Nudge Value 276
regions to Edit insertion point 274
regions with Scrub Trimmer 284
unwanted region and track data 274
Tweak Head setting 543
U
unavailable I/O
showing 80
unavailable resources 47
Undo and audio recording 166
Undo command 227
Undo History window 227
Undo Queue 228
Universe window 239
unlinked Edit and Timeline selection 256
unlinking plug-in controls 491, 575
Use All Available Space preference 59
Use AudioSuite Dither preference 64, 473
Use F11 for Wait for Note option 58, 184
Use MIDI to Tap Tempo option 65
Use Squeezer option 543
Use Subframes option 628
User Default setting, creating 489
User Offset (+/-) field 470
User Time Stamp 286, 631
user-defined regions 214, 323, 325
V
Variable Speed Override 613
velocities, for MIDI notes
default for inserted 396
drawing with Pencil 400
editing 399, 425 editing velocity 399
fading 426 scaling 426
scaling with Trimmer 400
Velocity view 399
Vertical Zoom buttons 235
video
recording limits with pull 621
video capture/playback cards 636
Video Media options 124
Video Pull Up/Down 619
video speed 605
View Filter command 436
views
Comments View 92
Delay Compensation 92
I/O View 90
Inserts View 451
Sends View 451
Wide Meters View 92
Virtual Memory 667
VITC (Vertical Interval Time Code) 602
Voice 22
Voice Selector 102
voices
and track priority 101
auto-assignment of ascending 102
for TrackPunch 201
Volume
types, definitions 674
Volume automation 516
Volume fader 90
Volume indicator 90
VSO (see Variable Speed Override)
W
Wait for Note 28, 184
WAV file format 139, 538
AES31/Broadcast compliant 139
Waveform view 215, 219
waveforms 219
and zero-crossing 220 avoiding clicks and pops 220
drawn rectified 219
guidelines for editing 220
repairing with Pencil tool 299
Web site 4
whole-file audio regions 214
Wide Meters View 92
Windows menu
Show System Usage 656
Windows sessions
compatibility with Macintosh 139
Word Clock 42
about 678
workflows 207
Write Automation command 530, 531
Write Switches to Touch After Pass preference 62
Write to Next Breakpoint command 526
Write to Next Breakpoint on Stop command 527
Write to Start/All/End buttons 524
writing
automation 507
automation on stop 525
automation to next breakpoint 526
automation to start, end, or all 524
snapshot automation 530
X
XML (Extensible Markup Language) 407
X–OR (Cancels Previous Solos) option 107
Z
zero-crossing 220
Zoom buttons 235
Zoom Presets 235, 237
Zoom Toggle command 238
Zoom Toggle Track Height 55, 238
Zoomer tool 235, 236 zooming 235
a track area 236 all the way out 236 around a track point 236
continuously 235
default toggle height 238
horizontally for all tracks 235
in the Ruler 237
on a selection 236
recalling zoom levels 237
return to the previous zoom level 236
storing zoom levels 237
to make all regions visible 236
vertically for all audio tracks 235 vertically for all MIDI tracks 235
with a scroll wheel 238
Zoom Toggle 238 zooming without changing playlists 238
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