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Pro Tools Reference Guide 644
Moving or Copying Sends
Sends can be moved or copied to other tracks, or
to other positions on the same track using con-
ventional drag and drop. Sends can be dropped
to create new sends at the destination, or
dropped onto existing send assignments to re-
place them.
Sends can be moved and copied to tracks with
compatible send formats (mono, stereo, or
other). Pro Tools alerts you when you try to
move or copy a send to an incompatible destina-
tion. (For more information, see “Send Format
and Track Compatibility” on page 644).
To move a send:
■
Click the send name and drag it at a new po-
sition in the original track or in a different track.
To copy a send:
■
Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac) the
send and drop it at a new position.
Moving or copying a send maintains all routing
assignments, automation (if any),
level/pan/mute settings, and output format.
Send Format and Track Compatibility
Sends can only be copied to other tracks with a
compatible send output format (mono, stereo,
or other). In addition, the following conditions
apply when moving or copying sends among
tracks:
• When copying a stereo send from a mono
track to a stereo track, Send pan automation
(if any) will be dropped without warning.
• When copying a stereo send from a stereo
track to a mono track, the left Send pan auto-
mation data is retained and the right side data
is dropped. A warning dialog appears for you
to confirm or cancel this destructive opera-
tion.
• When moving or copying a send and replac-
ing an existing send, all automation on the
existing send will be replaced. A warning dia-
log appears for you to confirm or cancel this
destructive operation.
Copying Track Settings to Sends
(Pro Tools HD Only)
Sometimes you need send settings to match the
settings in the track itself—for example, to pro-
vide a headphone mix based on the main mix.
You can copy the current values or the entire au-
tomation playlist from selected tracks to any of
their sends.
For more information, see “Copying Track
Automation to Sends” on page 702.