DigiDesign Digidesign Pro Tools 8.0, Reference Manual

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Chapter 11: Tracks 165
To create new tracks:
1
Do one of the following to open the New
Tracks dialog:
• Choose
Track > New
.
– or –
• Right-click any Track Name in the Mix or
Edit windows, or Track List, and choose
New
.
2
Select the type of track you want to add from
the Track Type pop-up menu.
3
Select the track format (mono, stereo, or one
of the multichannel surround formats) from the
Track Format
pop-up menu. Surround formats
are available on Pro Tools|HD systems or
Pro Tools LE with the Complete Production
Toolkit option.
4
Select the timebase (samples or ticks) from the
Track Timebase
pop-up menu.
5
Enter the number of new tracks.
6
Do any of the following:
• To add more tracks, click the Add Row but-
ton.
– or –
• To remove a track, click the Remove Row
button.
7
To reorder tracks, click a
Move Row
icon and
drag it up or down.
8
Click Create .
Press Shift+N (Windows) or
Shift+N (Mac) to open the New
Tracks dialog
New Tracks dialog
To auto-scroll the Track Type pop-up menu
in the New Tracks dialog, press Control
(Windows) or Command (Mac) and use the
Up/Down Arrow keys.
To auto-scroll the Track Format pop-up
menu, press Control (Windows) or
Command (Mac) and use the Left/Right
Arrow keys.
Number of new tracks
Track Format
Track Type
Track Timebase
Add/Remove Row
To auto-scroll the Track Timebase pop-up
menu, press Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac) and use the
Up/Down Arrow keys.
If you are creating various multiple new
tracks, you can move to the next or previous
row’s Number of New Tracks field by press-
ing Tab or Shift+Tab.
Add a new track by pressing N
(Windows) or N (Mac), or by
pressing Plus (+) (Windows) or
Plus (+) (Mac) on the numeric
keypad.
To remove the last track from the New
Tracks dialog Minus (–) (Win-
dows) or Minus (–) (Mac).
Move Row icon in the New Tracks dialog
Move Row icon