Specifications

Pro Tools Menus Guide26
Waveforms
These options define how waveforms are dis-
played and calculated. Waveforms can be dis-
played normally (as positive and negative
shapes around the zero crossing) or rectified.
They can also be calculated as Peak or Power,
whether displayed normally or rectified. Any
waveform can have an Outline.
Peak When selected, the waveform display is
calculated based on the sample-by-sample peak
level. Peak view is traditionally how Pro Tools
calculates the waveform overview and can be
used for normal or rectified views. Peak view
clearly displays any clipping in the waveform
Power When selected, the wave form display is
calculated according to the Root Mean Square
(RMS). Power view can be used for normal or
rectified views. When zoomed in to the sample
level, Pro Tools always displays Peak view, but
Power view is useful for better seeing the char-
acteristics of the audio in the waveform repre-
sentation when zoomed out beyond the sample
level. For mastering applications in particular,
it can be more revealing of the sonic character-
istics of the audio than Peak view.
Rectified When selected, audio waveforms are
displayed so that their positive and negative
waveform excursions (the portions that fall
above and below the center line) are summed to-
gether and viewed as a single positive-value sig-
nal. This view allows more waveform detail to be
seen in either normal or reduced track height
views. It can be particularly useful when editing
volume automation data, since it depicts wave-
form levels as starting at the bottom of the track.
Rectified Waveform view is an option that can
be enabled in Peak or Power views.
Outlines When selected, audio waveforms are
outlined.
Overlapped Crossfades When selected, audio
waveforms are displayed to show the fade in and
fade out waveforms in crossfades.
Automation
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete
Production Toolkit Only)
These options let you display automation data
(in addition to the main automation data dis-
played in certain automation playlists).
Trim Playlist If automation is not set to coalesce
after every automation pass, this command dis-
plays Trim automation data along with the main
Volume or Send level automation data in the
same automation view. This Trim automation
display cannot be directly edited.
Composite Playlist When a track is a VCA slave,
you can display a composite automation playlist
that shows the contribution of the VCA Master
to the Volume or Mute automation data on the
slave track. This composite playlist reflects the
actual position of the Volume fader on the slave
track. The composite playlist display cannot be
directly edited.