New group dialog and commands, Creating groups – Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 User Manual
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What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.2
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• With Mix groups, by choosing whether the se-
lected attributes apply globally to all groups or
to individual groups
New Group Dialog and
Commands
In Pro Tools 7.2, an expanded Group dialog and
new Group commands let you create, modify,
duplicate, delete, and assign attributes to
groups.
The Groups dialog has three pages:
Tracks
Lets you add and remove tracks from the
current group
Attributes
Lets you select which parameters are
linked for the current Mix or Mix/Edit group
Globals
Lets you select parameters to use as a
template that can be applied to individual
groups by selecting Follow Globals
Creating Groups
In Pro Tools 7.2, you can select the tracks you
want to add to a group before creating it, as well
as add and remove tracks from a group after it
has been created.
To create a group:
1
Select the tracks you want to include in the
group. (If you do not select tracks at this time,
you can add tracks later.)
2
Do one of the following:
• Choose Track > Group.
– or –
• Choose New Group from the Group List
pop-up menu.
3
Enter a name for the group.
4
Select the type of group to create: Edit group,
Mix group, or Mix/Edit group.
Group dialog
In previous versions of Pro Tools, to add or
remove tracks from a group, you had to se-
lect tracks and overwrite the group.
Selecting a Group Type