User`s guide

Pro Tools Reference Guide192
3 Drag with the Selector in the track to se-
lect the material you want to cut or copy.
– or –
Use the Grabber to select one or more re-
gions (or a group of MIDI notes).
4 Choose Edit > Cut to remove the selec-
tion and place it on the Clipboard.
– or –
Choose Edit > Copy to place the selection
on the Clipboard, without removing it.
If a portion of a region was cut or copied,
the material on the Clipboard appears as a
new region in the Regions List. If a portion
of a region was cut, new regions are auto-
created from the material residing outside
of the selection.
When working in Shuffle mode, adjacent
regions are slid over, as necessary, to fill
blank spaces.
Deleting Underlying Region Data
In Slip mode, Regions can be placed so that
they overlap or completely cover other re-
gions. When removing a region or selec-
tion, you can also remove the underlying
region data.
To delete a region or selection along with the
underlying region data:
■ Choose Edit > Cut.
To delete a region or selection without
removing the underlying region data:
■ Choose Edit > Clear.
Paste Command
Use the Paste command to place the Clip-
board’s contents at the Edit insertion point,
overwriting existing material already there.
To paste a selection or region:
1 If desired, set the Edit mode to Grid to
constrain the insertion point or selection
to the current Grid value.
2 With the Selector, click in a track at the
point where you want to paste the mate-
rial. Press Tab to move the insertion point
forward to region start and end times—to
move back, press Option+Tab (Macintosh)
or Control+Tab (Windows).
– or –
Use the Selector or Grabber to make a selec-
tion where the material will be placed.
3 Choose Copy > Paste.
If pasting at an insertion point in Shuffle
mode, material to the right of the paste
point is shifted to the right. In Slip mode,
the material is overwritten with the paste.
If pasting into a selection in Shuffle mode,
the selection is replaced by the Clipboard’s
contents with the adjacent material slid left
or right as necessary. In Slip mode, the se-
lection is also replaced but with the sur-
rounding material remaining unchanged.
☞ For TDM systems, the Fill Paste command
can be used to fill a selection with the con-
tents of the Clipboard. For details, see “Re-
peat Paste To Fill Selection” on page 260.
☞ When working with MIDI, you can merge the
contents of the Clipboard with material in the
destination track. For details, see “Merge
Paste Command” on page 195.