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What’s New
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Pro Tools HD 7.2
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Copyright © 2006 Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. This guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the express written consent of Digidesign. AudioSuite, Avid, Command|8. Control|24, D-Command, D- Control, DigiBase, Digidesign, DigiTranslator, MachineControl, ProControl, Pro Tools, Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools LE, Pro Tools M-Powered, Mojo, and QuickPunch are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. in the US and oth
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contents Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 New Features in Pro Tools HD 7.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2. System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhance
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Chapter 4. Editing Features and Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Shuffle Lock Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Region-Based Editing in Automation Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Display of Fade Boundaries and Shapes in Automation View . . . . . . .
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Chapter 7. Plug-in Features and Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Default Plug-in Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Enhanced Dynamics III Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 DigiRack Time Shift Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 10. Control Surface Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Ethernet Drivers for Control Surface Support Installed Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 General Control Surface Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 ICON New Features and Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Displaying VCA Master T
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chapter 1 Introduction This chapter is an overview of new features in ® New Features in Pro Tools HD 7.2 for Pro Tools|HD systems on Windows XP or Mac OS X. Pro Tools HD 7.2 Pro Tools HD 7.2 includes the following new or enhanced features: System Requirements Navigation Enhancements For complete system requirements, refer to the • Mouse scrollwheel enhancements Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com). • Right-click enhancements Compatibility Information • New Right-clic
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Recording Features and Enhancements • Enhanced editing of fades • Move/Nudge fades within regions • Real-Time Display of waveforms during re- cording for QuickPunch™, TrackPunch, and • Move/Nudge crossfades DestructivePunch modes • Separate Region command works on fades • New DestructivePunch Mode • Trim fades • Prepare DestructivePunch-Enabled Tracks • New “Automatically Create Fades For Im- command ported REX and ACID files” Editing prefer- • DestructivePunch File Length Operation e
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• New panning features • New Trim Automation features • Option to link main output pan and send • Trim Automation playlists output pan controls • Displays of Trim automation in other play- • Option for two-knob surround panning lists (ICON work surfaces only) • Coalesce Trim, Clear Trim, and Trim Sus- • “Use Absolute Pan Linking” Automation pend commands preference (also reverts stereo track linking • New behavior options for switched controls to legacy behavior) when in “Touch” mode • E
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• Video track controls New Pro Tools features for Avid DNA Video Peripherals (AVoption|V10 and Avid Mojo) • Differences in video tracks with QuickTime movies • Matching audio and video names for digitized video • New Video Online button • New Video Frame Rate indicator • Importing additional types of AAF sequences • Record Enable button • Importing AAF sequences with video mix- down and metadata • Video track locking • Importing audio AAF sequences with un- • Video regions supported video for
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chapter 2 System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhancements This chapter describes changes to Pro Tools sys- Mouse Scrollwheel tem capabilities, session features, and basic nav- igation. Enhancements In Pro Tools 7.2, some of the key commands for scrolling with a mouse scroll wheel have Recording and Playback from changed. HFS+ Drives To zoom continuously in the Edit window (Windows Only) (horizontal zoom): Pro Tools 7.2 for Windows XP now supports re- ■ Hold Alt (Windows) or Optio
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Right-Click Enhancements Pro Tools 7.2 adds a number of Right-click shortcuts for choosing various Pro Tools commands and menus with any Right-click capable mouse. The tables on the following pages summarize the Right- click functionality in Pro Tools. Mix Window Right-Click Commands and Menus Right-click Shortcut Task Channel Volume fader Temporarily isolate control from group operation Channel Pan slider Channel Mute button Channel Solo button Channel Record Enable button Channel TrackInput b
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Mix Window Right-Click Commands and Menus Right-click Shortcut Task Surround Panning Mode button Access Panning modes: (in Surround Output Window) • X/Y Mode • 3-Knob mode • Divergence Editing mode • AutoGlide mode Region List items Access Region List commands: • Clear • Rename • Time Stamp • Replace Region • Compact • Export Region Definition • Export Regions as Files • Recalculate Waveform Overviews • Select Parent in Workspace • Object Select in Edit Window Group List items Access Group List c
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Edit Window Right-Click Commands and Menus Right-click Shortcut Task Timeline or point in region previously selected Access commands: with Selector tool • Separate • Matches (Channels or Alternates) Region or region selection Access Edit and Region commands: • Cut • Copy • Paste • Clear • Matches (Channels or Alternates) • Separate • Delete Fades • Snap to Next • Snap to Previous • Spot • Group Regions • Ungroup Regions Control-Right-click region (Windows) Access Move Region commands: Command-Ri
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Transport Window Right-Click Commands and Menus Right-click Shortcut Task Transport Return to Zero button Access Automation commands: • Write to Start • Write to All Transport Go To End button Access Automation commands: • Write to End • Write to All Universe Window Right-Click Commands and Menus Right-click Shortcut Task Universe window Access Universe window commands Video Window Right-Click Commands and Menus Right-click Shortcut Task (Pro Tools HD Only) Video window Access Universe window co
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Snapping Regions or Selections to New Right-Click Functions Regions in the Edit Window The following Right-click functions are new or You can snap a region or Edit selection to other have changed in Pro Tools 7.2. regions in a track by Right-clicking. See “Snap- ping Regions or Selections to Regions in the Edit Window” on page 10. Scrolling a Track into View You can scroll a track into view on-screen by In previous versions of Pro Tools, Right- Right-clicking its name in any of several loc
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Selecting Alternate Takes from Right-Click Commands and the Matching Takes List Selections After recording multiple takes with loop or You can use Right-click commands with key punch recording, you can replace the take cur- combinations to perform operations on objects rently residing in a track with the other takes to while maintaining selections in the Edit and audition them in the Timeline. Mix windows. For example, you can maintain selections in the following areas while carrying Each
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New Right-Click Pop-Up Menus Track Name Pop-Up Menus (Edit Window, Mix window or Track List) When you Right-click a track name in the Edit window, Mix window, or the Track List, a pop- up menu provides access to the following com- mands: Hide Hides the track (or selected tracks if any) Hide and Make Inactive Hides the track and Audio Track Name pop-up menu makes it inactive (or selected tracks if any) Make Active/Inactive Toggles the active status of the track (or selected tracks if any) Scr
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Export Region Definitions Exports definitions for Preserving Folder Hierarchy selected regions when Saving a Copy of a Export Regions as Files Exports selected regions Session as files Pro Tools 7.2 lets you preserve the relative ar- Recalculate Waveform Overviews Redraws wave- rangement of a session’s audio files that are forms for selected regions stored on separate drives or in different folders when saving a copy of a session. Select Parent in Workspace Highlights the par- ent file of s
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Operation Preferences Pro Tools Preferences In Pro Tools 7.2, the Preference pages and many of its options have been reorganized for easier navigation. Display Preferences Transport Section • Timeline Insertion Follows Playback • Edit Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle • Audio During Fast Forward/Rewind • Custom Shuttle Lock Speed • Back/Forward Amount Basics Section • Numeric Keypad Mode • Draw Grids in Edit Window Video Section • Draw Waveforms Rectified • QuickTime Playback Priority: In Pro Too
