Specifications

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The Beat Detective Window
The Beat Detective window appears as shown in Figure 18, below.
To open the Beat Detective window:
■ Choose Windows > Show Beat Detective.
– or –
■ Press Control+8 (Windows) or Command+8
(Macintosh) on the numeric keypad.
Beat Detective is a floating window that can be
left open while working. This lets you adjust the
controls in real time during playback, while
viewing the beat triggers that appear in your se-
lection in the Edit window.
Beat Detective Modes
The Beat Detective window is divided into three
sections: Mode, Selection, and Detection. De-
pending on the current mode, the other con-
trols in the window change. The Selection op-
tions for Beat Detective are available in each of
the modes.
The Beat Detective modes include the following:
Bar|Beat Marker Generation Generates Bar|Beat
Markers corresponding to transients detected in
the audio selection.
Groove Template Extraction Extracts the rhyth-
mic and dynamic information from audio, and
saves this information to the Groove Clipboard,
or as a DigiGroove template.
Region Separation Separates and creates new re-
gions based on transients detected in the audio
selection.
Region Conform Conforms all separated regions
within the selection to the current tempo map.
In Pro Tools 6.x, Beat Detective can conform au-
dio regions to groove templates (such as Digi-
Groove templates) in addition to standard
quantization.
Edit Smoothing Fills the gaps between con-
formed regions by automatically trimming
them, and if you choose, inserts crossfades.
Figure 18. Beat Detective