M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 446)

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Following are just a few examples of editing and
arranging tasks that can be performed while
playing back a Pro Tools session:
• Capture, separate, cut, copy, paste, and
trim regions.
• Place, spot, or rearrange regions.
• Add fades or crossfades to audio regions.
• Quantize MIDI notes and audio events.
• Transpose and otherwise modify MIDI
tracks.
• Nudge audio or MIDI regions.
• Audition different playlists.
• Adjust or scale automation and MIDI con-
tinuous controller data.
• Insert real-time plug-ins.
• Apply Real-Time (and Rendered) Elastic
Audio processing.
• Process audio with an AudioSuite plug-in.
• Automation editing.
There are a few things that cannot be changed
while Pro Tools plays, as noted throughout this
guide.
Track Material
Each time you record or import audio, video,
and MIDI, Pro Tools creates regions for the new
track data, which not only indicate where the
material begins and ends, but also provides vi-
sual feedback on its general character and con-
tent. When you record additional takes, or
“punch in” on a specific location within a track,
Pro Tools creates additional regions.
Regions are also created by cutting and pasting,
resizing, separating, and re-capturing existing
regions. Regions in a session are listed in the Re-
gion List, where they can be dragged to existing
tracks. A track can contain any number of re-
gions, in any arrangement. The order and loca-
tion of regions in a track define its playlist.
Region Types
There are different types of audio and MIDI re-
gions, based on how they are created:
Whole-File Audio Regions These audio regions
are created when recording or importing audio,
consolidating existing regions, and when non-
destructively processing with an AudioSuite
plug-in. Whole-file audio regions reference an
entire audio file that resides on your hard drive.
Whole-file audio regions are displayed in bold
in the Region List (see Chapter 13, “The Region
List”). Normal regions often reference only a
portion of the parent audio file and are created
in the course of editing and, in some instances,
when punch recording or loop recording.
User-Defined Regions These are regions that are
explicitly defined, such as when you record or
import audio or MIDI; capture, separate, or con-
solidate a selection; trim a whole-file audio re-
gion; or rename an existing region.
In addition to audio and MIDI regions,
tracks provide automation playlists of any
automation data (such as volume and pan).
Automation can be recorded and edited in
the Mix, Edit, and MIDI Editor windows.
For more information, see Chapter 42, “Au-
tomation.”
For information on video regions, see
Chapter 48, “Working with Video in
Pro Tools.”