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single take of lead vocals for the whole length of your song, then that Track will only show one
Region of audio, i.e. one playback entry on the "play" list. Each punch-in, region split, cut, move,
and paste adds another entry to the Playlist.
Playlists have two primary purposes in the Mackie HDR. One is to make all punching and editing
non-destructive, since such actions only affect the Playlist and not the audio. Secondly, Playlists give
you a way to hang on to versions of the Project as your session(s) progress.
Each Project can have one or several load-able Playlists. When a Playlist is loaded, it becomes
active, and all other Playlists are made inactive. Each Playlist contains all of the tracks and all of the
takes for that version of the Project. The GUI track display is a graphic representation of the active
Playlist.
During the course of creating your Project, you can record different takes into separate Playlists, or
place previously recorded audio into different Playlists, all without copying or changing the audio.
Any audio you record within a Project will be saved as part of the Project and it will be available for
use in any Playlist within that project. Initially, however, the audio will appear on the track view only
for the Playlist that was active while you were recording. Project audio from all Playlists can always
be accessed via the Region List.
You can also edit your takes in different ways in various Playlists, and you can continue recording
into your various Playlists after editing. Well-conceived Playlist management gives you lots of
options. You can use Playlists as a creative tool, deciding on the best version at only critical
junctures or even right at the end. Or you can complete your Project with several final versions such
that each version serves it's own purpose or target market (like a radio version and the longer dance
mix version)
All Playlist operations are accessed from the GUI and not from the front panel or remotes. Use the
Playlist menu.
Anytime you want to branch off a new version use Save Playlist As…
Save Playlist As…
As you work, you may want to leave behind versions of the
Project like breadcrumbs down a path traveled. While the
History List provides you such a feature for each recording pass
and edit within the open Playlist, the History List is gone once
the Project has been closed or a new Project is opened.. To
keep a history of different stages in your Project from session-to-session you need take snap-shots
of the Project using Playlists. And… Playlists do not merely allow you to capture where you
were, but they allow you to move forward from that point without throwing away other versions,
something the History List does not offer.
Whenever you have created a good but
still unfinished version of a Project that
you think could go in several directions as
you continue working, then you'll want to
save the Project, then save the open
Playlist to a new name.
Playlist | Save Playlist As…
When you select Save Playlist As…
from the Playlist menu you will be
presented with the Save Playlist As… window. Here you can provide a new name under
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