Specifications

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Pro Tools displays only the clip name in the Clip
List by default.
Sorting and Searching in the
Clip List
Most sessions will contain many clips, which can
make it challenging to swiftly locate a particular
clip in the Clip List. Pro Tools lets you sort and
search clips in the Clip List to quickly locate any
clip you want.
Sorting Clips
To sort clips in the Clip List:
1 Click the Clip List menu (at the top of the Clip
List) and choose
Sort By.
2 From the submenu, select a basis for sorting.
Different options are available for audio and
MIDI clips. See “Sort By Options” on page 275.
3 To set whether clips are listed in ascending or
descending order, click the Clip List menu,
choose
Sort By, and select Ascending or
Descending.
Sort By Options
The Sort By options let you sort clips to help keep
track of large numbers of clips.
Audio clips can be sorted by:
• Clip Type
• Name
• Length
• Original Time Stamp
• User Time Stamp
• Timebase
• Start in Parent
• End in Parent
• File Name
• File Length
• File Creation Date
• File Modification Date
• Disk Name (audio and clip groups only)
• Track Format/Width
• By Channel Name
• By Scene and Take
MIDI clips can be sorted by:
• Name, Length
• Original Time Stamp
• User Time Stamp
• Timebase
• Start in Parent
• End in Parent
Clips can also be sorted by
Clip Type (Audio and
MIDI), or in
Ascending or Descending order.
Clips with file information shown in the Clip List
When editing, the Clip List can become
cluttered with auto-created clips. You can
hide auto-created clips by choosing Show
in the Clip List menu, and deselecting Auto-
Created.