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You can highlight any Playlist by clicking on it with the mouse or by using the [ ARROW ] keys on
the keyboard to move the highlight.
Each Playlist is displayed with its Name, Creation Date & Time, and a Description. The Creation
Date and Time are not editable. The Description can be edited "in-place" by simply double-
clicking on its field for the Playlist to be described. The Description field will open for typing
and remain the focus until you press [E
NTER ] on the keyboard or click somewhere else in the
window.
You can also rename a Playlist by first selecting it (highlighting it), then click on RENAME.
Similarly you can delete a Playlist using the DELETE button.
New Playlist
The New button creates a new empty Playlist. Generally, once you have clicked on New,
you will first get a prompt asking whether you want to save the current playlist. Answer Yes
to keep your most recent changes the open Playlist, No to discard recent changes, or Cancel
if you're not ready for a new list yet. Remember that answering No cannot discard changes
that happened before the last time you saved your Project, which includes you last recording
pass.
The new Playlist retains characteristics that are global to the Project. Track names are
preserved for example. But the new Playlist will not automatically have any regions in place
on its tracks. Instead you are given a clean slate into which you can record or drop Regions
from the Region List onto the empty tracks. If this is not what you are trying to accomplish,
see the Save Playlist As… command described above for an alternate method for starting a
new Playlist.
NOTE: You cannot use the following characters in Playlist names: / \ : * ? “ < > | . ; ,
{ } ~ They are reserved for use by the system.
Open Playlist
The currently open Playlist is indicated in the list by an arrow to the left of its entry. When a
Project is created it creates a default Playlist called "Playlist 1" and makes this Playlist the
active (open) Playlist. Until you Save Playlist As… or create a new Playlist from the NEW
command, the list will only show this default Playlist. When any Project is opened it
automatically loads the Playlist that was open when the Project was last saved.
To open a Playlist that already appears in the list, double-click on its name in the list. You
can also move the highlight using the keyboard [
ARROW ] keys or select a Playlist with a
single-click, then click on OPEN.
If the currently open Playlist has not been changed since it was last saved, the newly selected
Playlist will be opened and the Playlist Manager window will be automatically closed.
If the currently open Playlist has been changed since it was last saved, you will first be
queried whether to save it now or not. Answer by clicking on YES or NO (as you see fit), or
on CANCEL to abort the opening of a different Playlist.
Rename a Playlist
Select the Playlist that you want to rename with a mouse click or move the highlight using the
keyboard [
ARROW ] keys, then click on RENAME. The Rename Version window will
appear, providing you a place to type in the new name. Click on ENTER or press the
keyboard [E
NTER ] to confirm the new name. Use CANCEL to abort. See the note under
New Playlist for disallowed characters in Playlist names.
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