DigiDesign Digidesign Pro Tools 8.0, Reference Manual

Page: 493 / 1112

Chapter 24: Making Selections 475
Selecting Track Material
Before audio and MIDI material can be edited, it
must first be selected. The Track View deter-
mines how the material is viewed and selected.
When you make a selection, it appears as a high-
lighted area of the tracks, and is also indicated
by blue start and end arrows (
Timeline Selection
Markers ) in the Main Timebase ruler. If any track
(audio or MIDI) in the session is record-enabled,
even if it is hidden, these markers appear red.
If the Timeline and Edit selections are unlinked,
the Edit selection range is indicated by Edit
Markers in the Main Timebase ruler. See “Link-
ing or Unlinking Timeline and Edit Selections”
on page 473 for details.
Selections and Edit Groups
When making selections on tracks that are part
of an Edit Group, all tracks within the group be-
come selected.
Selections and Hidden Tracks
When editing tracks that are part of an active
Edit Group, any tracks within the group that are
hidden are not affected by the edits. To edit all
members of a group, make sure they are visible
by highlighting their names in the Track List.
Selections in Multiple Tracks
To make a selection in multiple tracks:
„
With the Selector tool, drag horizontally to in-
clude adjacent tracks in a selection (drag verti-
cally to define the time range).
Selecting Regions
To select a portion of a region:
„
With the Selector tool, drag within a region
(left or right) to select the material on a single
track. (You can also use the Selector tool across
multiple, adjacent tracks to make multitrack se-
lections.)
To select an entire region, do one of the following:
„
Click the region with the Time Grabber tool.
– or –
„
Double-click the region with the Selector tool.
Link Track and Edit Selection enabled
Timeline Selection Markers indicating Edit selection
Link Track and Edit Selection
Selecting a portion of a region