Matching criteria window – M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Manual
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One way to ensure that subsequent recording 
takes have the same User Time Stamp (and as 
such can be available as matching alternate re-
gions) is to store punch and loop record selec-
tions as Memory Locations. Then, if you later 
need to record additional takes, recall the corre-
sponding Memory Location. 
To change the User Time Stamp of other regions 
so that they can be available as alternate match-
ing regions for a specific location, use the Time 
Stamp
command in the Region List menu.
Matches and Multiple Tracks
If you have loop recorded on multiple tracks, 
and each track contains multiple takes with 
identical User Time Stamps, you can change all 
takes simultaneously.
To switch takes for multiple tracks:
1
Configure the Matching Criteria window (see
“Matching Criteria Window” on page 384), so 
that the following options are enabled:
• Track Name
– and –
• Selection Range
2
With the Selector tool, select the take range for
each track you want to replace.
3
Do one of the following:
• Right-click the Edit selection and select a
different matching alternate take from the 
Matches submenu.
– or –
• Control-click (Windows) or Command-
click (Mac) the Edit selection and select a 
different take from the Alternates pop-up 
menu.
The selected take replaces the previous take and 
snaps precisely to the correct location on each 
track.
Matching Criteria Window
The Matching Criteria window lets you select 
the criteria for matching alternate regions. This 
lets you refine the list of available matching re-
gions in the Alternate Takes pop-up menu and 
Region Right-click Matches submenu.
Alternates Match Options
The following Alternates Match options can be 
selected in any combination:
Track ID
Any regions recorded to the same track
are considered matching. Use this option for se-
lecting alternate takes from loop or punch re-
cording.
Track Name
Any regions that share the same
root name with the track or playlist are consid-
ered matching. For example, the Matches for a 
track named “Gtr.L” would show the regions 
“Gtr.L_01” and “Gtr.L_02-01,” but not “Gui-
tar.L_01.” 
Matching Criteria window
Matching Criteria affects MIDI as well as 
audio regions.
