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Pro Tools Reference Guide 736
Slip Mode
When inserting silence on multiple
tracks in Slip mode, the following conditions
apply:
‹
If any track is displayed as audio or MIDI data,
the selected range is cleared of audio or MIDI
data and all underlying automation data on all
selected tracks.
‹
If all selected tracks are displayed as automa-
tion data, silence is inserted only into the auto-
mation type visible on each track.
‹
If all selected tracks are displayed as automa-
tion data, press the Start key (Windows) or Con-
trol (Mac) while choosing the Insert Silence
command to insert silence on all automation
playlists for all selected tracks.
To insert silence into a track:
1
Make a selection in a track or tracks. The
length of the selection determines the duration
of the silence inserted.
2
Choose Edit > Insert Silence .
In Shuffle mode, Pro Tools inserts the selected
amount of silence. In the process, it splits the re-
gions at the beginning of the insertion point,
and moves the new regions later in the track by
an amount equal to the length of the selection.
Duplicating Regions
The
Duplicate
command copies a selection and
places it immediately after the end of the selec-
tion. Though this is similar to using
Copy and
Paste
,
Duplicate
is more convenient and faster,
particularly when working with data on multi-
ple tracks.
To make more than one copy of a selection, use
the
Repeat
command (see “Repeating Regions”
on page 737). You can also loop regions (see
“Region Looping” on page 739).
As with the
Copy
and
Paste
commands, certain
rules apply when duplicating material on multi-
ple tracks (see “Editing Across Multiple Tracks”
on page 443).
To duplicate a selection or region:
1
If working with material that is bar- and beat-
based, such as loops, set the Main Time Scale to
Bars|Beats.
2
If you want to constrain the selection to the
current Grid value, set the Edit mode to Grid.
3
Make an Edit selection.
4
Choose
Edit > Duplicate
. The material is placed
immediately after the selection’s end point.
In Shuffle mode, the duplicated data is placed
directly after the end of the selection. Regions
occurring after it slide to accommodate the du-
plicated material. In Slip mode, the duplicated
material overlaps any adjacent data.
Press D (Windows) or Com-
mand+D (Mac) to Duplicate any selected
regions.