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Region Groups A region group is a collection of
any combination of audio and MIDI regions
that looks and acts like a single region. Region
groups are essentially containers holding one or
more regions. Region groups can be created on a
single track or on multiple adjacent audio,
MIDI, and Instrument tracks. Region groups let
you “nest” multiple regions into “macro” re-
gions for groove and tempo manipulation, edit-
ing, and arranging.
Track View
The Track View determines which data is dis-
played and edited in the track’s playlist area.
Track View data can be set to Blocks, Waveform,
Volume, Pan, Mute, or an automated control or
continuous controller, based on the track type.
Audio Tracks
Can be set to Blocks , Waveform , Vol-
ume , Volume Trim , Pan , Mute , or any plug-in con-
trols that are enabled for automation. By de-
fault, audio tracks are set to Waveform view
where track material is graphically drawn with
amplitude waveforms (a time-domain represen-
tation of sound). This Track View provides the
necessary detail for important region edits.
Auxiliary Input Tracks
Can be set to Volume , Vol-
ume Trim , Pan , Mute , or any plug-in controls that
are enabled for automation.
Master Fader Tracks
Can be set to Volume , Vol-
ume Trim , or any plug-in controls that are en-
abled for automation.
VCA Master Tracks (Pro Tools HD Only) Can be
set to Volume , Volume Trim , or Mute .
MIDI Tracks Can be set to Blocks , Regions , Notes ,
Volume , Pan , Mute , Velocity , Pitch Bend , After
Touch , Program , Sysex , and any continuous con-
troller type. MIDI tracks are commonly set to
Notes or Regions, each of which displays notes
in a “piano roll” format. Use Notes View for in-
serting, editing, and copying and pasting MIDI
notes. Use Regions View to arrange, capture, or
consolidate regions. Other MIDI track views are
useful for editing controller data, program
changes, and Sysex events.
Instrument Tracks Can be set to Blocks, Regions,
Notes, Volume, Pan, Mute, Velocity, Pitch Bend, Af-
ter Touch, Program, Sysex
, and any continuous
controller type for MIDI, as well as Volume, Vol-
ume Trim , Pan, Mute , or any plug-in controls that
enabled for automation. Instrument tracks are
commonly set to Notes or Regions, each of
which displays notes in a “piano roll” format.
Use Notes View for inserting, editing, and copy-
ing and pasting MIDI notes. Use Regions View
to arrange, capture, or consolidate regions.
Other Instrument track views are useful for edit-
ing automation, controller data, program
changes, and Sysex events.
With the Track View set to Blocks, audio and
MIDI regions are displayed as empty blocks
bearing the region’s name. This mode is most
useful once you have finished capturing and ed-
iting regions at the waveform or MIDI event
level and are moving and rearranging them.
Screen redraws are fastest with this format.
For more information on region groups, see
“Region Groups” on page 452.
Track View set to Waveform for audio track
Track View set to Regions for MIDI track