Clips List in Pro Tools
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Getting started with the Clips List in Pro Tools
Pro Tools is a software that lets you produce, record, edit and mix audio as well as MIDI performances.
Every single time you record an audio or MIDI performance, a new clip is created. Also, when you slice an audio or MIDI clip, a new clip is also created!
Clips do not store the audio or MIDI information, but do refer to the original audio or MIDI files of the session.
Clips store information such as position, length and fades.
Pro Tools presents a Clips List that can be access to select, clear, delete and manipulate Clips from your session.
On this tutorial, we will explore an overview of the Clip List in Pro Tools:
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Create or open an existing Pro Tools session:
2. Click on the arrow pointing to the left, located at the bottom right corner of the screen to show the Clips List:
The Clips List will be shown as:
Let’s focus on the Clips List only:
It is easy to see there is a small waveform icon next to the name of our clips, this tells us the clips are referencing audio, therefore they are Audio Clips:
3. Click on the arrow pointing down that is located next to the “CLIPS” word on top of the list to show the Clips List menu:
The Clips List menu will open as:
This menu has several options. The most important can be defined as:
- Find: This field lets you type the name of a certain clip in order to make Pro Tools find it.
- Show: This drop-down list lets you select the type of clip that you want to show. Some options include audio, MIDI, Video, Groups.
- Select: This drop-down list lets you select a certain group of clips all at one. Some options include All, Unused, Unused except audio files, Offline.
- Sort By: This drop-down list lets you configure how to sort your clips within the list. Some options include Name, Length, Timebase.
- Clear: This will clear the selected clip.
- Rename: This will let you rename the selected clip.
- Export Clips as Files: This option will let you export a rendered clip as a file that you can store anywhere in your system.
And that is it!
We have successfully presented an overview of the Clips List in Pro Tools. We encourage you to keep experimenting with this useful feature included in Pro Tools.
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