Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 User Manual
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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• New panning features
• Option to link main output pan and send
output pan controls
• Option for two-knob surround panning
(ICON work surfaces only)
• “Use Absolute Pan Linking” Automation
preference (also reverts stereo track linking
to legacy behavior)
• Enhanced Group menus
• Enhanced Group List pop-up menu
• Enhanced Group name pop-up menu
• New Group ID indicator pop-up
• New VCA-style grouping features
• VCA Master track type
• VCA Automation playlists
• Option to show composite level
• Preference and commands for coalescing
VCA automation
Automation Features and Enhancements
• Real-time drawing of automation
• New track Automation indicator behavior
• New Option to automatically enable plug-ins
for automation when added to a session
• Enhancements to Write To Start/End/All com-
mands
• AutoMatch and AutoJoin enhancements
• New AutoMatch and AutoJoin buttons in
on-screen Automation window
• New AutoMatch on individual channels
command
• New AutoMatch on individual sends, in-
serts, or pans commands (ICON work sur-
faces only)
• New Touch/Latch Automation mode
• New Trim Automation features
• Trim Automation playlists
• Displays of Trim automation in other play-
lists
• Coalesce Trim, Clear Trim, and Trim Sus-
pend commands
• New behavior options for switched controls
when in “Touch” mode
• Switched controls latch when in “Touch”
mode
• New Automation preference to override
latching behavior
• New Option to allow priming of Latch-en-
abled controls when transport is stopped
• New Automation Preview mode
• Preview command
• Suspend Preview command
• Punch Preview command
• New Automation Capture feature
• Capture command
• Punch Capture command
Plug-in Features and Enhancements
• Enhanced Dynamics III display
• DigiRack Time Shift enhancements
• Support for new Signal Tools plug-ins
General Video-Related Improvements
• New Video track
• New Video track support
• Quicktime movies or Avid video on indi-
vidual Video tracks
• Multiple playlists in the video track
• Multiple video tracks in the Timeline