Specifications

Chapter 21: Audio Recording 471
Alternate Takes
When punch recording or loop recording,
Pro Tools creates matching alternate takes (clips).
Pro Tools lets you exchange clips in the main play-
list on tracks with matching alternate clips from
other playlists associated with the same track, from
other tracks, or from the Clip List. Matching alter-
nate clips are clips that meet certain criteria, for ex-
ample, clips that have the same User Time Stamp
match (see “Matching Alternate Clips” on
page 640)
.
Selecting Alternate Takes
After recording multiple takes with loop or punch
recording, you can replace the current take in the
track’s active playlist with any of the previous
takes. All takes are numbered sequentially.
Selecting Alternate Takes from the Clip
List
To select a take from the Clip List:
1 In the Edit window, select the current clip (take)
with the Time Grabber tool.
2 Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) dif-
ferent clips in the Clip List to audition them.
3 Control-drag (Mac) or Start-drag (Windows)
the clip you want from the Clip List into the
playlist.
The clip replaces the previous take and snaps pre-
cisely to the correct location.
Selecting Alternate Takes on a Track
Each clip resulting from a punch or loop record
pass has an identical start time (the User Time
Stamp). You can select and audition alternate takes
from the Right-click Matches submenu or the Al-
ternate Takes pop-up menu—even during play-
back.
To select an alternate take:
1 Ensure that Track ID (or Track Name) is se-
lected and that Clip Start is selected in the
Matching Criteria window (see “Matching Cri-
teria Window” on page 472).
2 Do one of the following:
• Right-click the clip with the Selector or the
Grabber tool, and select a matching alternate
take from the Matches submenu in the pop-up
menu.
• If the take currently residing in the track is se-
lected, Command-click (Mac) or Control-click
(Windows) anywhere on the selected take with
the Selector tool, and select a different take from
the Alternate Takes pop-up menu.
• With the Selector tool, Command-click (Mac) or
Control-click (Windows) at the precise begin-
ning of the loop or punch range and select a dif-
ferent take from the Alternate Takes pop-up
menu.
Right-click Matches submenu