DigiDesign Digidesign Pro Tools 8.0, Reference Manual

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Chapter 11: Tracks 175
Track Controls and Track Height
The Track Height affects how the various track
controls appear in the Edit window. For in-
stance, when a track’s height is set to Small,
most of the buttons are reduced in size.
When the Track Height is set to
Mini
or
Micro
,
only controls for Record, Solo, and Mute appear,
and the menus for
Playlist , Track Timebase , Track
Height , and Track View are accessed from the
same selector.
When the Track Height is set to
Medium
,
Large
,
Jumbo
, or
Extreme
, all track controls are dis-
played at their full size.
The Track List
The Track List (at the left of both the Mix and
Edit windows) shows all tracks in the session. It
allows you to show or hide a track in the Mix,
Edit, MIDI Editor, and Score Editor windows.
Even though a track is hidden, the material on
the track will still play as part of the session. In-
active tracks appear in italics in the Track List.
Show/Hide Track List and Group List
To show (or hide) the Track List (and Group List),
do one of the following:
„
From the Edit window menu, select (or dese-
lect) Track List .
– or –
„
Click the
Show/Hide Track List/Group List View
button in the Mix or Edit window.
Track Height set to Small
Track Height set to Mini
Track Height set to Large
The Track List can also be used to create
new tracks when importing media from
DigiBase. See “Importing Files with Drag
and Drop” on page 280.
Track List
Track List menu
Track name
Track Type icon
Track Color Code
Track Show/Hide