Specifications

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Playlists and Groups
Playlist functions affect all tracks within an Edit
Group (if the group is active). This is useful
when you want to switch multiple tracks to a
new or existing playlist (such as all the drum
tracks).
Working with Playlists
When you create a new track, it contains a sin-
gle, empty playlist until you record, import, or
drag material to it from the Regions Lists or a Di-
giBase browser.
New playlists can be created that are empty or
duplicates of the current playlist. Once created,
you can recall, rename, and delete playlists as
needed
Duplicating a Playlist
When you edit a track, you can work with a
copy of the track's playlist and keep the original
playlist arrangement intact.
To duplicate a track’s current playlist:
1 Click the track’s Playlist Selector and choose
Duplicate from the pop-up menu.
2 Enter a name for the new playlist and click
OK.
The duplicated playlist appears in the track and
the track’s name is changed to the name of the
new playlist.
New and duplicated playlists are auto-named
with the track name, followed by a period and
the playlist number (such as the first playlist for
a “Kick” track being auto-named “Kick.01”). In
this example, subsequent playlists would be
auto-named “Kick.02,” “Kick.03,” and
“Kick.04.”
Creating a Playlist
You can also create a new playlist and record or
drag regions to it.
To create a new (empty) playlist:
1 Click the track’s Playlist Selector and choose
New from the pop-up menu.
2 Enter a name for the new playlist and click
OK. An empty playlist with the specified name
appears in the track.
Recalling a Playlist
You can recall a previously-created playlist to as-
sign it to that track.
To recall and assign a playlist:
■ Click the track’s Playlist Selector and choose
the playlist from the pop-up menu.
The selected playlist appears in the track and the
track’s name is updated to that of the selected
playlist.
As long as a playlist is unassigned, it can be re-
called and assigned to any track. Only unas-
signed playlists appear in the Playlist Selector
pop-up menu.
Renaming a Playlist
You can rename a playlist by renaming the track
to which it is assigned.
To rename a track’s assigned playlist:
1 Double-click the track’s name.
2 Enter a new name and click OK. Both the track
and playlist names are updated.