User Manual

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• Preferences
• Back/Forward Amount
•Shuttle
• Auto Region Fade In/Out Length
• Use Absolute Pan Linking
• Suppress Automation “Write To” Warning
• Allow Latch Prime in Stop
• Coalesce when Removing Slaves from VCA
Group
• Standard VCA Logic for Group Attributes
• Include Sends in Trim Mode
• AutoGlide Time
• Coalesce Trim Automation Options
• D-Control support
• D-Command support
Additional Software with
Complete Production Toolkit 2
Complete Production Toolkit 2 includes addi-
tional software for working with Pro Tools:
Neyrinck SoundCode Stereo Down Mixer
Plug-In For monitoring 5.1 surround sessions
(down mixed to stereo) with all audio interfaces
including 2 channel interfaces (such as the
Mbox Mini). This plug-in also lets you quickly
and easily create stereo mixes from 5.1 surround
sessions.
X-Form Plug-In For high-quality time compres-
sion and expansion, and formant corrected
pitch-shifting (based on the Radius algorithm
from iZotope).
Checking For Software
Updates
Pro Tools can check for Pro Tools application
and plug-in updates, either automatically or
manually. An internet connection is required to
be able to check for updates. Approximately ev-
ery two weeks, Pro Tools checks online for any
available application and plug-in updates.
If updates are available for Pro Tools or any
plug-ins, Pro Tools reports what updates (if any)
are available and how important the updates are
for your system. You can visit the Avid website
to locate, download, and install the appropriate
updates for your Pro Tools system.
To manually check for updates:
1 Launch Pro Tools.
2 Choose Help > Check For Updates.
3 Do one of the following:
• If no updates are available, click OK.
– or –
• If updates are available, do one of the
following:
• Click Details to launch your web browser
and see what updates are available for
download.
• Click Not Now if you do not want to review
or download updates until later.
To disable automatic checking for updates:
 In the Software Update dialog, select the
Do Not Check For Updates Automatically option.
To enable automatic checking for updates:
1 Choose Help > Check For Updates.
2 In the Software Update dialog, deselect the
Do Not Check For Updates Automatically option.
For information about using D-Control and
D-Command worksurfaces with Pro Tools,
see the D-Command and D-Control
Guides.