Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide264
Healing a Separation
The Heal Separation command returns sepa-
rated regions to their original state—provided
the regions are still next to each other and their
relative start/end points haven’t changed since
the separation.
If you have trimmed or otherwise changed the
start or end points of the two regions, or moved
them further away from each other, you won’t
be able to repair them with the Heal Separation
command. It is not possible to heal two regions
created from different audio files.
To heal a separation between two regions:
1 With the Selector, make a selection that in-
cludes part of the first region, the entire separa-
tion between the regions, and part of the second
region.
2 Choose Edit > Heal Separation.
If the regions won’t heal, there are other ways to
return the separated regions to a single region.
◆ Delete one of the two separated regions (make
sure you’re in Slip mode so the gap doesn’t
close) and use the Trimmer to expand the re-
maining region to its original length. For infor-
mation on using the Trimmer, see “The Trimmer
Tool” on page 267.
– or –
◆ Delete both of the separated regions and drag
the original region from the Regions List to the
original location. For information on placing re-
gions, see “Placing Regions in Tracks” on
page 264.
Placing Regions in Tracks
Once you have created a region, it appears in the
Audio or MIDI Regions List. From there you can
drag it to a track to add to an existing arrange-
ment of regions, or you can create a new track
and start adding regions from scratch. The exact
placement of regions in a track depends on
whether the Edit mode is set to Shuffle, Slip,
Spot, or Grid (see “Edit Modes” on page 224 for
details).
For information on locating regions in the Re-
gions List by typing the first few letters of their
name, see “Keyboard Selection of Regions” on
page 223.
To place a region in a track:
1 In the Audio or MIDI Regions List, select the
region or regions you want to place.
2 Drag the selected regions from the Regions
List to a location in a track.
If dragging multiple regions, the regions are
placed on adjacent tracks. If dragging a stereo re-
gion, it must be placed in a stereo track or in two
mono tracks.
Regions are placed according to the current Edit
mode:
• In Shuffle mode, existing track regions are slid
as necessary to make room for the new region.
• In Spot mode, you are prompted by the Spot
dialog to enter a location for the dragged re-
gion (see “Spotting Regions” on page 273).
• In Grid mode, the dragged region snaps to the
nearest Grid boundary.
In Pro Tools 6.x, you can temporarily dis-
able Grid mode while dragging a region by
holding down the Control key (Windows) or
Command key (Macintosh).