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Pro Tools Reference Guide246
Mix Groups in Pro Tools
Mix Groups in Pro Tools always affect the fol-
lowing:
• Main volume
• Automation mode
Mix Groups in Pro Tools can also be set to affect
the following:
• Main Mute
•Solo
•Send Level
• Send Mute
Grouping Limitations
Grouping does not affect these parameters:
• Voice assignment
• Output assignment
• Inserting plug-ins
• Elastic Audio plug-ins
Selectable Group Attributes
You can select which parameters, or attributes,
are linked in groups by the following methods:
• By making the group an Edit Group, a Mix
Group, or both (Mix/Edit Group).
• With Mix and Mix/Edit Groups, by selecting
from a list of attributes for the group.
• With Mix Groups in Pro Tools HD and
Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit 2
only, by choosing whether the selected attri-
butes apply globally to all groups or to indi-
vidual groups.
Linking Mix and Edit Groupings
The Link Mix and Edit Group Enables option links
group enabling between the Mix and Edit win-
dows.
Pro Tools allows you to create groups that are
both Mix and Edit Groups, but in some cases you
may prefer not to link enabling of Mix and Edit
Groups. For example, when you are using the
Mix window for mixing, you may prefer to work
with large, nested groups. However, in the Edit
window or a MIDI Editor window, you may
want to perform editing tasks within a smaller
group. Disabling the Link Mix and Edit Group En-
ables preference lets you work with different
groups in the two windows.
To unlink Mix and Edit Groups:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click the Mix-
ing tab.
2 Deselect the Link Mix and Edit Group Enables
option.
3 Click OK.
In Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Com-
plete Production Toolkit 2, when the Main
Pan attribute is enabled for groups, grouped
behavior applies to the Link, Front inverse,
Rear inverse and Front/Rear inverse controls
in stereo and multichannel panner windows.