M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 191)

Chapter 11: Tracks 173
Toggling Common Track Views
The most common editing view for audio tracks
are Waveform and Volume view. The most com-
mon editing views for MIDI and Instrument
tracks are Notes and Regions view. Pro Tools pro-
vides an easy way to toggle these views.
To toggle Track Views on tracks containing the
edit cursor (or an Edit selection):
1 Click in the track you want to toggle. To toggle
multiple tracks, Shift-click or drag with the Se-
lector tool to select additional tracks.
2 Do one of the following:
• Press Start+Minus (Windows) or Con-
trol+Minus (Mac) on the alphanumeric
keyboard.
– or –
• With Commands Keyboard Focus enabled
(see “Keyboard Focus” on page 24), press
Minus on the alphanumeric keyboard.
Audio tracks are toggled between Waveform and
Volume view. MIDI and Instrument tracks are
toggled between Notes and Regions view.
Master Views for Tracks
Audio, MIDI, and Instrument tracks have Track
Views that act as “master.” When a track is dis-
played in its Master view, any edits performed
apply to all data in the track. For instance, when
an audio track is set to Waveform, copying and
pasting affects not just the waveform informa-
tion, but all of the automation data as well.
The Master view is based on the type of track, as
follows:
• Audio tracks: Waveform and Blocks
• MIDI and Instrument tracks: Regions,
Blocks, and Notes (when using the Selector
tool)
Track Height
Tracks can be viewed in the Edit window at any
of eight heights: Micro, Mini, Small, Medium,
Large
, Jumbo, Extreme and Fit To Window. Larger
track heights are particularly useful for precise
editing, especially for MIDI. Smaller track
heights are useful for conserving screen space in
a large session.
You can adjust track heights on an individual
track basis or set all tracks to the same height.
Track heights can be changed during playback.
To toggle Track Views for all tracks, press
Alt+Start+Minus (Windows) or
Option+Control+Minus (Mac) on the
alphanumeric keyboard.
To toggle Track Views for all tracks with
Command Focus enabled, press Alt+Minus
(Windows) or Option+Minus (Mac) on the
alphanumeric keyboard.