User Manual

Chapter 30: Playlists 627
• Use the Expand Alternates to New Playlists
command to copy matching alternate regions
to new alternate playlists on the same track.
Then use Playlists view to access the alternate
playlists.
Matching Criteria
The Matching Criteria window lets you select
the criteria for matching alternate regions. This
lets you refine the list of available matching re-
gions in the Alternate Takes pop-up menu and
Region Right-click Matches submenu.
To configure the Matching Criteria options for
matching alternate regions:
1 Do one of the following:
• Right-click the region with the Selector or
the Grabber tool and select Matches >
Match Criteria.
– or –
• With the Selector tool, Control-click (Win-
dows) or Command-click (Mac) at the pre-
cise beginning of the loop or punch range
and select Match Criteria.
2 In the Matching Criteria window, select any
combination of the following Alternates Match
options:
•Track ID
• Track Name
•Region Rating
3 Select one of the following In Addition To op-
tions:
•All
• Region Start
• Region Start and End
• Within Selection
•None
4 Leave the Matching Criteria window open to
change the settings as appropriate while com-
positing tracks. Close the Matching Criteria win-
dow when you are done.
Matching Criteria Options
Alternates Match Options
The following Alternates Match options can be
selected in any combination:
Track ID Any regions recorded to the same track
are considered matching. Use this option for se-
lecting alternate takes from loop or punch re-
cording.
Track Name Any regions that share the same
root name with the track or playlist are consid-
ered matching. For example, the Matches for a
track named “Gtr.L” would show the regions
“Gtr.L_01” and “Gtr.L_02-01,” but not “Gui-
tar.L_01.”
Matching Criteria window
Matching Criteria affects MIDI as well as
audio regions.
Matching Criteria settings are saved with
your Pro Tools session.