Specifications

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When the Track Height is set to Mini, only con-
trols for Record, Solo and Mute appear, and the
menus for Playlist, Track Height, and Track
View are accessed from the same pop-up menu.
When the Track Height is set to Large, Jumbo, or
Extreme, all track controls are displayed at their
full size.
Displaying Region Names and
Times
Region names can sometimes get in the way of
editing audio waveforms and MIDI data. In
these instances you may want to disable their
display.
To disable the display of region names in playlists:
■ Deselect Display > Display Name In Regions.
To enable the display of region names in playlists:
■ Choose Display > Display Name In Regions.
This is extremely useful when working with film
and video.
To display region times:
■ From Display > Display Time In Regions, se-
lect one of the following options:
None Disables display of region times.
Current Time Displays start and end times for re-
gions.
Original Time Stamp Displays the Original Time
Stamp for each region. The Original Time Stamp
is the original time code location for the region
when it was first recorded or created.
User Time Stamp Displays the User Time Stamp
for each region. The User Time Stamp, which
defaults to the Original Time Stamp, can be re-
defined with the Time Stamp Selected com-
mand.
Audio Regions and Waveforms
When the Track View for audio tracks is set to
Waveform, Pro Tools draws a waveform diagram
of the audio. Audio waveforms tell you several
things about the recorded sound.
Figure 8 shows an audio waveform for a drum
track. The “peaks” represent places in the re-
cording (beats) where the attack of the sound
causes the volume to increase momentarily.
These are followed by “valleys,” where the vol-
ume decreases.
Track Height set to Large
Display enabled for region names and times
Figure 8. Audio waveform of an electric piano