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Pro Tools Reference Guide 354
Assigning a Playlist to Another Track
By default, a playlist is typically available only
for the track on which it was created. However,
if the playlist is no longer in use on its original
track or any other track, it can be reassigned in
another track using the Other Playlists feature.
When a playlist is reassigned to another track
(assigned on any track), it is unavailable to other
tracks including the track on which it origi-
nated.
An audio playlist’s timebase is saved with the
playlist. When assigning an unassigned playlist
to any track, the track assumes the saved time-
base of the playlist.
To assign a track playlist:
■
Click the track’s Playlist selector and do one of
the following:
• Select one of the track’s playlists.
– or –
• Select a playlist from a different track by
clicking the Other Playlists submenu, and
selecting the desired playlist.
The selected playlist appears in the track and the
track’s name is updated to that of the selected
playlist.
Renaming a Playlist
You can rename a playlist by renaming the track
to which it is assigned.
To rename a track’s assigned playlist:
1
Double-click the track’s name.
2
Enter a new name and click OK. Both the track
and playlist names are updated.
Deleting a Playlist
You can delete a playlist from a session entirely.
However, since playlists require minimal disk
space, you do not need to delete them to con-
serve storage.
To delete one or more playlists from a track:
1
Click the track’s Playlist selector and choose
Delete Unused.
2
Select the unassigned playlists you want to de-
lete. Shift-click (Windows or Mac), Control-click
(Windows), or Command-click (Mac) to select
multiple playlists.
3
Click OK to delete the selected playlists. This
operation cannot be undone.
Playlists and Groups
Creating new playlists with grouped tracks auto-
matically increments the suffixes of the playlist
names for each track of the active group. This
lets you revert back to an earlier take by switch-
ing the playlist takes by group.
Selecting a playlist from a different track
When deleting a track from a session, you
have the option of deleting or keeping its
playlists, so they can be used on other
tracks.