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Pro Tools Reference Guide510
• Audition different playlists.
• Adjust or scale automation and MIDI con-
tinuous controller data.
• Insert real-time plug-ins.
• Apply Real-Time (and Rendered) Elastic
Audio processing.
• Process audio with an AudioSuite plug-in.
• Automation editing.
There are a few things that cannot be changed
while Pro Tools plays, as noted in relevant top-
ics.
Track Material
Each time you record or import audio, video,
and MIDI, Pro Tools creates regions for the new
track data, which not only indicate where the
material begins and ends, but also provides vi-
sual feedback on its general character and con-
tent. 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-capturing existing
regions. Regions in a session are listed in the Re-
gion List, where they can be dragged to existing
tracks. A track can contain any number of re-
gions, in any arrangement. The order and loca-
tion of regions in a track define its playlist.
In addition to audio and MIDI regions, tracks
provide automation playlists of any automation
data (such as volume and pan). Automation can
be recorded and edited in the Mix, Edit, and
MIDI Editor windows (see Chapter 45, “Auto-
mation”).
Region Types
There are different types of audio and MIDI re-
gions, based on how they are created:
Whole-File Audio Regions These audio regions
are created when recording or importing audio,
consolidating existing regions, and when non-
destructively processing with an AudioSuite
plug-in. Whole-file audio regions reference an
entire audio file that resides on your hard drive.
Whole-file audio regions are displayed in bold
in the Region List (see Chapter 15, “The Region
List”). Normal regions often reference only a
portion of the parent audio file and are created
in the course of editing and, in some instances,
when punch recording or loop recording.
User-Defined Regions These are regions that are
explicitly defined, such as when you record or
import audio or MIDI; capture, separate, or con-
solidate a selection; trim a whole-file audio re-
gion; or rename an existing region.
Auto-Created Regions These regions are auto-
matically created in the course of editing, and,
in some instances, when punch recording over
existing regions. Since these regions can accu-
mulate rapidly in a session, you can hide them
in the Region List. Auto-created regions can be
turned into user-defined regions by renaming
them.
For information on video regions, see
Chapter 51, “Working with Video in
Pro Tools.”
For more information, see “Naming and
Displaying Regions in the Region List” on
page 267.