Specifications

Chapter 14: Grouping Tracks 261
Mix Groups and VCA Masters
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete
Production Toolkit Only)
An existing Mix Group can be assigned to a VCA
Master, or a new Mix Group can be assigned to a
VCA Master while it is being created. Only one
group can be assigned to a VCA Master at a time.
A VCA Master cannot control a group that in-
cludes itself.
Group Controls
Menus and commands for creating and modifying
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 located
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 ses-
sion, as well as a pop-up menu for accessing
grouping commands. From this menu, you can se-
lect 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”).
For information on assigning groups to VCA
Masters, see “Assigning Groups to VCA
Masters” on page 941.
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