M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 217)

Chapter 12: Grouping Tracks 199
Group Controls
Menus and commands for creating and modify-
ing groups are accessible in the following:
• Group List
• Group name in the Group List
• Group ID indicator on a track
• Track > Group menu
The Group List
The Pro Tools track grouping functions are lo-
cated at the left side of the Mix, Edit, and MIDI
Editor windows in the Group List. This scrolling
window contains the names of all the groups in
your session, as well as a pop-up menu for ac-
cessing grouping commands. From this menu,
you can select and enable groups.
By default, every session has a group named All,
which includes every track in the session. The
All group cannot be edited or deleted.
Show/Hide Track List/Group List View
Button
To show the Group List (and Track List):
„
Click the Show/Hide Track List/Group List
View button in the Mix, Edit, or MIDI Editor
window.
Group ID
To the left of each name in the Group List is a
letter denoting its Group ID (“a” through “z”).
Group Symbols
To the left of each Group ID (“a” through “z”) is
a symbol indicating whether that group is se-
lected in the current window (either the Mix or
Edit window). There are three types of Group
symbols, as shown in the following figure:
The Group symbols indicate the following:
Filled-in Circle Indicates that all members of the
group are currently selected, and no members
from outside the group are selected
Hollow Circle Indicates that only some members
of the group are currently selected
Circle with a Dot Indicates that all members of
the group are currently selected, plus additional
members outside the group
Group List
Group List menu
Click to
select a
group by
typing its
letter
Click to
activate a
group
Click to
select group
members
on-screen
Show/Hide
Group List
Group IDs Colors
Groups Symbols
Hollow Circle
Filled In Circle
Circle with a Dot