Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide280
Stereo and Multichannel
Clips in the Clip List
Stereo and multichannel clips, whether imported
or recorded into Pro Tools, are displayed as single
items in the Clip List. For example, two mono
source clips named “Main Piano.L” and “Main Pi-
ano.R” are listed as “Main Piano (Stereo).” An ex-
pand/collapse triangle indicates stereo and multi-
channel clips.
Stereo and multichannel clips are displayed in the
Clip List by default in collapsed view. The individ-
ual clips can be displayed by clicking the arrow to
the left of the clip to expand the name.
To expand or collapse all stereo and multichannel
clips:
 Press Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) while
clicking the expand/collapse triangle.
Individual items of an expanded-view stereo or
multichannel clip can be selected independently of
the other associated clips in the Clip List.
Rules for Stereo and
Multichannel Clips
For stereo and multichannel audio clips to be
shown as collective clips, the component clips
must be the same length. If an existing stereo or
multichannel clip has been dragged onto multiple
mono tracks and edited such a way that one or
more components are no longer the same length,
the stereo display is removed and the clips are dis-
played as individual clips in the Clip List.
Naming and Displaying Clips
in the Clip List
A typical session can become cluttered with doz-
ens of tracks and hundreds of clips. There are a
number of things you can do to keep track of and
manage a session’s clips, including:
• Renaming existing clips
• Specifying how auto-created clips are named
• Hiding auto-created clips
• Removing unused clips
Renaming Clips
In the course of a session you can rename clips to
give them more descriptive names, or to shorten or
simplify existing names. When renaming a clip
that was auto-created during editing, the clip be-
comes a user-defined clip and is displayed in the
Clip List even when auto-created clips are hidden.
If a clip resides in a track, you can easily rename it
by double-clicking it with one of the Grabber tools.
However, if the clip does not reside in a track, or if
you want to rename several clips, use the
Rename
command in the Clip List.
Stereo clips, expanded (top) and collapsed (bottom)