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Pro Tools Reference Guide142
number of edit playlists, which are shared
among all tracks, each track has its own set
of dedicated automation playlists.
▲ Automation playlists for audio tracks store
data for volume, pan, mute, and Plug-In para-
maters. Automation playlists for MIDI tracks,
however, store
only mute information; continu-
ous controller events, program changes, and
sysex events are stored in MIDI regions and
therefore reside within edit playlists.
Working with Playlists
When you add a new track to a session, its
playlist is empty until you record or import
material to it, or drag a region to it from the
Audio or MIDI Regions List.
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 on 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.
You can also create a new playlist and
record or drag regions to it.
To create a new (empty) playlist:
1 Click on 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.
As long as a playlist is unassigned, it can be
recalled and assigned to any track. Only
unassigned playlists appear in the Playlist
Selector pop-up.
To recall and assign a playlist:
■ Click on 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.
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.
Deleting a Playlist
You can delete a playlist from a session en-
tirely. However, since playlists take almost
no disk space, you don’t need to delete
them for space reasons.
To delete the current playlist for a track:
1 Click on the track’s Playlist Selector and
choose Delete Unused from the pop-up
menu.
2 Select the unassigned playlists you want
to delete. Shift-click to select multiple play-
lists.
3 Click OK to delete the playlists. This op-
eration cannot be undone.