DigiDesign Pro Tools, Reference Manual

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Chapter 18: Editing Basics 359
Pro Tools displays only the region name in the
Region List by default.
Sorting and Searching in the
Region List
Most sessions will contain many regions, which
can make it challenging to swiftly locate a par-
ticular region in the Region List. Pro Tools lets
you sort and search regions in the Region List to
quickly locate any region you want.
To sort regions in the Region List:
1
Click the Region List pop-up menu (at the top
of the Region List) and choose Sort By.
2
Select a basis for sorting from the submenu:
• Region Type (audio regions, region groups,
MIDI regions)
• Name
• Length
• Original Time Stamp
• User Time Stamp
• Timebase
• Start in Parent
• End in Parent
• File Name
• File Length
• File Creation Date
• File Modification Date
• Disk Name (audio and region groups only)
• Track Format/Width
• By Channel Name
• By Scene and Take
3
Click the Region List pop-up menu, choose
Sort By, and select one of the following to apply
additional sort criteria (in other words, to add a
secondary sort criteria):
• Ascending
• Descending
Finding Regions
Use the Find command to display all regions in
a list whose names contain a particular word or
phrase.
To find and display regions in the Region List:
1
Do one of the following:
• Click the Region List pop-up menu and
choose Find.
– or –
• Press Shift+F (Windows) or Com-
mand+Shift+F (Mac).
When editing, the Region List can become
cluttered with auto-created regions. You can
hide auto-created regions by choosing Show
in the Region List pop-up menu, and dese-
lecting Auto-Created.
Find Regions dialog