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Pro Tools Reference Guide134
Track Material
Each time you record or import audio and
MIDI, Pro Tools creates regions for the new
track data, which not only indicate where
the material begins and ends, but also pro-
vides good feedback on its general shape
and content. When you record additional
takes, or “punch in” on a specific location
within a track, Pro Tools creates additional
regions.
Regions are also created by cutting and
pasting, resizing, separating, and re-captur-
ing existing regions. Regions in a session
are listed in the Audio Regions List and
MIDI Regions List, where they can be
dragged to existing tracks. A track can con-
tain any number of regions, in any arrange-
ment. The order and location of regions in
a track define its playlist.
Following is a description of the different
region types and how they are created:
Whole-File Audio Regions These regions are
created when recording or importing
audio, consolidating existing regions, and
when non-destructively processing with an
AudioSuite Plug-In. These regions reference
an entire audio file that resides on your
hard drive. Whole-file regions are dis-
played in bold in the Audio Regions List
(see “The Audio and MIDI Regions Lists”
on page 143). Normal regions reference
only a portion of the parent audio file and
are created in the course of editing and, in
some instances, when punch recording.
User-Defined Regions These are regions that
are explicitly defined, such as when you
record or import audio or MIDI; capture,
separate, or consolidate a selection; trim a
whole-file audio region; and rename an ex-
isting region.
Auto-Created Regions These regions are au-
tomatically created in the course of editing,
and, in some instances, when punch re-
cording over existing regions. Since these
regions can accumulate rapidly in a ses-
sion, you can hide them so they don’t ap-
pear in the Audio and MIDI Regions List
(see “Managing Regions” on page 196).
Auto-created regions can be turned into
user-created regions by renaming them.
Track Display Format
The Display Format for each track deter-
mines which data is displayed and edited
in the track’s playlist area.
Audio tracks can be set to Blocks, Waveform,
Volume, Pan, Mute, or any Plug-In parame-
ters that have been automated. Except
when editing automation data, audio
tracks are usually set to Waveform, where
track material is graphically drawn with
amplitude waveforms. This Display Format
provides the necessary detail for important
region edits.
Auxiliary input tracks can be set to Volume,
Pan, Mute, or any Plug-In parameter that
has been automated. Master Fader tracks
can be set to Volume, or any Plug-In param-
eter that has been automated.
Display Format set to Waveform for audio track