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-as of [6 JUNE 2024]–
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*REFERENCE GUIDE* —>
-CHAPTER 12-
(“PRO TOOLS MAIN WINDOWS”)
*PAGES 210 – 211*
*2 PAGES LONG*
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(the [MIDI window] is [primary window] for [new sessions] by default)
(although they need to already contain an “instrument/MIDI track”)
(which means that the [new session] must be created from a [template] containing an [instrument/MIDI track]
(if not, the [new session] opens to [edit window])
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-use |[COMMAND] + [=]| to toggle between [edit/mix windows]-
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*DEFAULT [MIX WINDOW]* —>
(before adding trax)
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*BOTTOM LEFT CORNER* —>
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*to show/hide ‘track/group list’, click this button* —>
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*TRACK LIST*
*top right corner* —>
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*GROUP LIST* —>
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*’MIX WINDOW’ SHOW/HIDE SECTIONS*
*bottom left corner* –>
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*THE BASIX* —>
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*THE WERKS* —>
(scroll down to view all sections)
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(if you ‘double-click’ in the ‘mix/tracklist windows’, you create a new track)
(‘track type’ defaults to the ‘track type’ of most recently added track)
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(if you ‘double-right click’ in the ‘mix/tracklist windows’, you create a new ‘auxiliary track’)
(and remember kids, ‘auxiliary’ only has 1 ‘L’)
(apparently it loses all its meaning when you add the extraneous ‘L’ in the middle)
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*to delete tracks* –>
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*EXPANDED MIX COLUMNS*
(click on the ‘bottom left button’ to determine what items will be shown in your ‘mix columns’…)
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-COMMENTS-
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*RECORDING A TRACK*
(before you record a track, go to the “SETUP” dropdown menu)
(select “playback engine”)
(make sure your device is optimized for ‘recording’)
(the final setting listed)
(as opposed to ‘optimizing for playback’ once you save a ‘recording’)
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*TOP RIGHT* –>
“RECORD ENABLE”
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*when you click the button, it changes to a blinking red light*
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*BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER* –>
*MUTE* –>
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*when you click the ‘M button’, it changes to…*
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(if another track has ‘solo mode’ enabled, then the M button changes to…)
(indicates that the track is muted BECAUSE another track has enabled ‘solo mode’)
(you have to turn off ‘solo mode’ to regain ability to (un-)mute the track with the ‘M button’)
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*SKETCHES*
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