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HEAT
import Master Settings 343
HEAT (Harmonically Enhanced Algorithm Technology) 55
Help 196
help
Bounce to Disk 1063
Tool Tips 117, 197
Help menu 29, 196
HFS+ Disk Support option 381
HFS+ drives
and Windows systems 381
hidden tracks
and group edits 224
and groups 224
and selections 561
Hide All Floating Windows command 191
Hide and Make Inactive Track command 225
Hide/Show Track command 225
hiding
all tracks 224
auto-created regions 269
tracks 223
High Quality QuickTime Image option 122
history (Find regions) 263
Horizontal Position setting 139
Horizontal Zoom In button 532
Horizontal Zoom Out button 532
Host Engine 64
Host Processors setting 62, 63
I
I/O Settings 111
I/O Setup 83
and surround sessions 1077
Bus page 88
configuring I/O routing 96
controls 89
creating paths 100
creating sub-paths 102
customizing 95
dialog 84
displaying unavailable I/O 114
factory settings files 111
H/W Insert Delay page 89
importing for surround 1079
Input page 87
Insert page 88
last used 113
Low Latency Monitoring 93
Mic Preamps 89
options 91
Output page 87
resizing 84
settings files 111
surround mix examples 1092
surround mix settings file 111
I/O View 207, 932
Identify Beat command 776, 777
Identify Sync Point command 819, 1138
Idle MTC Enabled option 138
Ignore Clip-Based Gain 352
Ignore Errors During Playback/Record option 64
Ignore Keyframe Gain 352
Ignore Rendered Audio Effects 352
Ignore Track Arming option 135
illegal characters 161, 379
Import
Audio Media Options 349
Sample Rate Conversion Options 351
Time Code Mapping Options 350
Import as Offline Satellite Media 340, 350
Import Audio dialog 330
Import Audio to Track command 329
Import HEAT Master Settings 343
Import Key Signature Map option 343
Import Marker/Memory Locations 343
Import MIDI 371
Import Region Groups command 375
Import REX Files as Region Groups option 131, 324
Import Session Data
Text Encoding 339
Import Session Data command 336
Import Session Data dialog 338
Import Settings button (I/O Setup) 112
Import Settings command (plug-ins) 985
Import Video command 1152
Import Window Configurations 343
importing 321
audio 322
audio and Conversion Quality 323
copying during 338
HEAT Master Settings 343
key signature map 343
Marker/Memory Locations 343
Markers 371
MIDI tracks 370
multichannel audio files from a field recorder 333
multichannel I/O Settings 1079
offline items from Catalogs 316
plug-in settings 987
Pre settings 343
QuickTime audio 1154
reference or copy 338
region groups 375
tempo and meter map 343
tracks for other sessions 336
using drag and drop 326
Window Configurations 343
inactive 22, 23
inputs 229
inserts 973
Master Faders and assignments 923
outputs 229
paths 106
paths, global 106
sends 942
track path assignments 229
tracks 241
Include Control Changes in Undo Queue option 129
Include Sends in Trim Mode option 129
Incoming Time display 1116
Infinite Clip Hold option 118, 209
Infinite Peak Hold option 118, 209
in-place auditioning 266
input connections 18, 424
Input Devices command 470
Input Filter command 472
MIDI Event List View Filter dialog 741
MIDI Input Filter dialog 472
126
Index 1203
input levels 424
Input Only Monitoring mode 443
Input Path selector 207, 226
Input Quantize command 889, 913
Input selectors 226
Insert Position selector 979
Insert Silence command 826
and Shuffle mode 826
and Slip mode 826
Insert Time command 782, 784
inserting
controller events 679
events in MIDI Event List 742
meter events 780
MIDI notes 666
plug-ins on tracks 974
program changes 685
tempo events 757
Insertion Follows Playback option 120, 419
inserts 928, 969
as a shared bus 970
duplicating 978
for hardware I/O 970
for plug-ins 969
hardware insert delays 89
labeling 997
making inactive (and active) 973
mono 970
moving 978
on single tracks 970
post-fader on Master Faders 922, 969
shared within a submix 952
stereo 970
Inserts A–E View options 929
Inserts F–J View options 929
Inserts View 932
Instrument plug-in
recording audio from 484
Instrument tracks 200
and surround mixing 1089
channel strips 203
configuring for recording 474
MIDI Input selector 237
MIDI Output selector 237
monitoring and mixing 949
Notes View 216
Regions View 216
signal flow 924
track controls 206
Instruments View 931
Interchange Workflow
Embedded Media 27
linked media 28
Internal mode (Clock Source option) 1116
internal side-chain processing 984
Inverse linked panning 946
Items To Copy
Preserve Folder Hierarchy 167
Items to Copy 167
J
Jam Sync 1119
Join command 1005
K
key input 979, 984
Key Input selector 849, 979
key signature map
importing 343
Keyboard Focus 29
Commands 30
Group List 30
Region List 30, 265
keyboard shortcuts 983
global key commands 29
numeric entry 567
recording 452
Knowledge Base 196
L
labeling
inserts and sends 997
Language options 118
Last Used 113
Latch automation mode 1005
AutoJoin 1005
Join 1005
Latch option 239
Latch Record Enable Buttons option 122
Latch Trim automation mode 1008
Latching Behavior for Switch Controls in “Touch” option 128
latency
Hardware Buffer Size 62
LCRS path examples 1080
length, for selections 564
level faders
sends 936
Level meters
for audio tracks 209
for Aux Input, Master Fader, and Instrument tracks 209
Levels of Undo preference 126, 521
LFE
enable in plug-ins 1108
example sub-path 1093
examples of discrete versus contribution 1095
faders 1108
Librarian menu 979
Limit Character Set option 166
Limit To preference 124
Linear command (Tempo Operations) 771
linear crossfades 604
Linear Sample Display 769
Linear Tick Display 769
Linearity Display Mode 769
Link Enable buttons 981
in multi-mono plug-ins 1090
Link Mix and Edit Group Enables option 127
Link Record and Play Faders option 122, 445
Link Selection button 559, 561
Link Timeline and Edit Selection option 559
Link to Source Media (Video) 340, 350
Link Track and Edit Selection option 214, 560
linked media 28
linking
inverse panning 946
multi-mono plug-ins 1089
plug-in controls 997
stereo panners 946, 1102
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local (current session) preferences 116
Local Control 12, 471
locating
the playback cursor 408
with Fast Forward/Rewind 409
with Location indicators 573
Location indicators 573
locating with 573
locations, for MIDI notes
dragging 670
quantizing 894
randomizing 893, 896
Locators to Import 353
Lock Region command 821
Lock Settings File command 985
Locked indicator 1118
locked regions and AudioSuite processing 852
Locked Track command 225
Loop Playback option 416
and Touch mode 1014
loop points 452
Timeline Selection Markers 453
Loop Record mode 432, 462
loop recording
and pre/post-roll 461
audio 461
MIDI 479
multiple takes 481
Loop Trimmer tool 546
creating loops 546
looped regions 829
copying and pasting automation 833
creating 830
editing 831
selecting 831
trimming with Loop Trim tool 547, 548
unlooping 831
looping
playback 416
regions 829
selections 416
loops
creating with the Loop Trimmer tool 546
recording with reverb or delay 1062
low latency monitoring
Bounce to Disk 447
Low Latency Monitoring path 93
Low Latency Monitoring option 446
LTC Output Level setting 138
M
Mac sessions
compatibility with Windows 382
Machine Chases Memory Location option 134, 1132
Machine Control 139
Machine Cues Intelligently option 134
Machine Follows Edit Insertion/Scrub option 134, 1132
Machine Track Arming window 1134
Main Counters 752
main paths 84
Main Time Scale 752, 1123
Main Timebase ruler 752
Make Active command 241
Make Active/Inactive Track command 225
Make Inactive command 241
making an Edit selection 548
managing regions 267
Manual Tempo mode 183, 429
Manually Find and Relink 379
mapping paths in I/O Setup 106
Marker/Memory Locations
importing 343
Markers 353, 796
creating 793
creating on the fly 795
deleting 800
editing 798
exporting 373
extending selections to 566
importing 371
moving 799
sorting 802
tick-based and sample-based 797
viewing options 801
Markers ruler 751, 796
Master Faders 922
as a stereo master volume control 923
as master send level control 955
channel strips 202
inactive 923
inserts 969
meters pre/post fader 923
multichannel 1089
post-fader inserts 922
signal flow 922
track controls 204
trimming the input to a submix 923
Master Link button 981
in multi-mono plug-ins 1090
Master View for tracks 220, 1034
mastering
digitally 1071
to disk 1070
Matches (alternate takes) 463, 628
Matching Criteria window 464, 627
M-Audio Control Panel 70
Mbox 52
Mbox 2 52
Mbox 2 Micro 52
Mbox 2 Mini 52
Mbox 2 Pro 52
Mbox Mini 52
Mbox Pro 52
measures
renumbering 788
media data 24
Memory Locations 793, 797
creating 793
creating on the fly 795
deleting 800
deleting all 800
editing 798
extending selections to 566
Markers 796
recalling 798
recalling Edit selections 456
renaming 798
Selection Memory Locations 796
storing Edit selections 455
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Memory Locations window 796, 798
View Filter 803
viewing options for Markers 801
Merge mode (see MIDI Merge mode)
metadata 25, 1171
meter
current 779
default 428
display 183
Meter button 429
meter events 779
editing 781
inserting 780
meter map
importing 343
Meter Path selector 91
Meter Ruler
displaying 779
extending an Edit selection to 781
meters
and control surfaces 91
for MIDI tracks 209
pre/post fader levels 209
Sends View 941
SurroundScope plug-in 1109
Meters options 118
Metronome button 427
Metronome Click button 183
Mic Preamps
configuring 143
I/O Setup 89
Mic Preamps View 931
MIDI 11
assigning channels 236
channels 12
common misconceptions 12
configuring MIDI setup 69
consolidating notes 672
control surfaces 12
controller devices 12
controller events 678
Default Thru Instrument 471
devices 12
editing in a MIDI Editor window 711
import by drag and drop 372
importing 371
interface 11
Local Control 12
loop recording 479
muting notes 673
offsets 688
patch name files (.midnam) 683
patch names 683
playing back 406
ports 12
select and split notes 911
separating notes 671
setting the Grid value for editing 663
setup (Mac) 147
setup (Windows) 150
signal paths 13
MIDI Beat Clock 420
offsets 421
transmitting 420
transmitting over IAC 421
MIDI clips and Region List 259
MIDI controller devices 469
Local Control 471
MIDI Controllers 141
MIDI Editor
Automation lanes 716
Controller lanes 716
editing MIDI notes 711
Notation View 714
Superimposed Notes View 709
Velocity lane 716
MIDI Editor view (in the Edit window) 184
MIDI Editor windows 699
MIDI Event List 739
deleting events 745
editing events 744
inserting events 742
navigating in 741
Options menu 746
selecting events 745
View Filter 740
MIDI File Format pop-up menu 372
MIDI files (see Standard MIDI Files)
MIDI I/O 51
MIDI Input selector 207, 235
Instrument track 237
MIDI Machine Control (MMC) 1130
configuring in Pro Tools 1130, 1131
controlling external devices with 1130
Master settings 139
Slave settings 140
MIDI Merge mode 183, 433, 473
MIDI meter 209
MIDI Note Color Shows Velocity option 119
MIDI Note Display options 134
MIDI notes
attributes for 675
auditioning with the mini-keyboard 669
chasing 687
deleting 676
duplicating selected 827
editing 668
durations 907
pitch 670
velocities 673, 905
inserting 666
lengths in ticks 754
moving 670
quantizing 896
scrolling 517
selecting 668
selecting with the mini-keyboard 669
splitting 911
transposing 670, 909
trimming start/end points 671
MIDI Operations window 889
MIDI Output selector 207, 236
Instrument track 237
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MIDI Preferences 132
Global MIDI Playback Offset preference 688
Pencil Tool Resolution When Drawing Controller Data
option 133, 679, 1028
MIDI Preferences page 132
MIDI Real-Time Properties 690
on tracks and regions 695
settings 692
MIDI recording 469
cancelling takes 477
enabling input devices 470
Input Filter 472
Merge/Replace mode 473
monitoring with MIDI Thru 471
quantizing on input 472, 913
System Exclusive data 482
undoing a take 477
Wait for Note 472
MIDI regions 515
and controller events 516
and punch recording 479
created on barlines 476
guidelines for editing 516
MIDI Replace mode 183, 433, 473
MIDI Setup commands
Input Devices command 470
Input Filter command 472
MIDI Beat Clock command 420
MIDI Studio Setup 69
MIDI Studio Setup (MSS) (Windows) 150
MIDI Studio Setup window 683
MIDI Thru command 471
MIDI Time Code (MTC)
Idle MTC Output 138
MIDI Track Offsets command 689
MIDI tracks
and MIDI offsets 688
assigning to multiple channels 474
channel strips 203
configuring for recording 474
default program change 682
input 235
loop recording 479
note chasing 687
Notes View 216, 217, 517
output 236
punch recording 477
punching on the fly 478
recording 469
Regions View 216, 217, 515
selecting a pitch range in 912
Sysex View 686
track controls 205
Velocity View 673
MIDI Volume fader 208
MIDI Zoom In button 533
MIDI Zoom Out button 533
mini-keyboard 669
Minimize Additional I/O Latency option 64
Minimum Sync Delay option 135, 1133
Minutes:Seconds Time Scale 750
Mirror MIDI Editing 663
missing files 379
fades and regenerating 302
skipping 302
mix buses 384, 939
Mix Groups 250
Mix window 172, 173
All View option 172, 931
None Views option 931
track controls 172
track width 210
Mix Window Follows Bank Selection option 128
Mix Window option 172
Mix Window View options 931
Mix Window View selector 930
mixed file types 166
mixing down to stereo 1070
Mixing Preferences 127
AutoMatch Time preference 129
Mixing Preferences page
Touch Timeout option 128
MMC (see MIDI Machine Control)
Modify Group command 248
Modify Groups (Group List) command 248
Momentary Solo Latch option 239
monitoring
during punch recording 459
MIDI recording with MIDI Thru 471
monitoring modes 442
Auto Input 443
Input Only 443
mono
Bounce to Disk 1066
inserts 970
paths 102
mono in/stereo out 970
Move Song Start command 782, 787
moving
Bar|Beat Markers 778
fades 610
inserts 978
Markers 799
MIDI notes 670
program changes 685
regions with fades 610
sysex events 687
MP3 file format 1065
importing 323
MTC (MIDI Time Code)
outputting 1119
MTC Generator Port setting 137
MTC Reader Port setting 137
Multi-Cam Resolution files 347
multichannel plug-ins 970, 1089
multichannel regions 511
multichannel tracks 449
and automation 1032
dragging regions to 592
names for 435
replacing regions in 817
splitting 591
multilingual application support 394
multi-mono
plug-in Channel selector 1090
plug-ins 970, 1089
multiple mono files, exporting 1066
multiple outputs
Hardware Setup 80
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Index 1207
multiple tracks
and Beat Detective 650
audition takes 464, 629
editing across 525
extending selections to 567, 568
fitting audio regions to Edit selection 594
nudging regions in 590
pasting to 526
selecting 567
separating regions on 584
shuffling regions on 810
multitimbral 12
Mute Audio Inputs in Auto Input option 505
Mute automation 1030
Mute button 240
Mute Frees Assigned Voice option 240
Mute Overwrite/Extend 1045
Mute Record-Armed Tracks While Stopped option 123, 505
Mute/Unmute Region command 822
muted regions and AudioSuite processing 852
muting
MIDI notes 673
regions 822
tracks 240
MXF format 323, 1064
N
Narrow Mix View option 210
navigating 276
New Group (Group List) command 248
New Memory Location dialog 455
New Paths dialog 101
New Session command 113, 158
New Track command 211, 225
New Track Default Output selector 92
New Tracks Default To Tick Timebase option 125, 326
New Tracks dialog 211
Next Setting button 980
No Clip Hold option 118, 209
No Output
by deleting paths 105
No Output option 935
No Peak Hold option 118, 209
no scrolling during playback 412
noncontiguous selections 563
nondestructive editing 509
for audio 515
for MIDI 518
Nondestructive Record mode 431
nondestructive recording 459
recording to a new playlist 460
with QuickPunch 490
nonlinear 9
Non-Linear Transport Error Suppression option 135
non-real-time plug-ins 845
Normal Zoom mode 535, 718
Notation
in MIDI Editor windows 714
Notation Display Track settings 728
Note Chasing option 687
Note Selector tool 669
notes (see MIDI notes)
Notes report 161
Notes View 216, 217, 517
MIDI and Instrument tracks 517
mini-keyboard 517
scrolling up or down 517
Nudge value 589
trimming regions by 588
nudging 588
by next Nudge value 590
fades 610
multiple regions 590
region contents 590
regions with fades 610
selection range 565
selection start/end points 565
selections and regions 589
setting the Nudge value 589
Number of Voices setting 65
numeric entry
shortcuts 567
Numeric Keypad modes 31, 121
Classic 32, 121
Shuttle 33, 121, 555
Transport 32, 121
Use Separate Play and Stop Keys 121
O
Object Grabber 563
and Edit Groups 563
Object Grabber tool 549
Object Select in Edit Window command 270
Object selections 563
offline
files, selecting in DigiBase 280
regions 511
OMF
embedded media 27
import translation settings 352
linked media 28
media data 24
metadata 25, 1171
opening in Pro Tools 345
publishing options 365
OMF file format 344
OMF/AAF Options
on export 361
OMFI file format 357
On Stop 1041
Online button 180
Online options 124
online recording 1128
on-the-fly punch recording
MIDI tracks 478
QuickPunch 432, 492
Open Ended Record Allocation preference 124, 442
Open Session command 160
Open Unresourced TDM Plug-Ins as RTAS preference 132
Opening an AAF sequence in Pro Tools 345
Opening an OMF sequence in Pro Tools 345
opening multiple plug-in windows 982
Operation Preferences 120
Audio During Fast Forward/Rewind option 409
Auto Region Fade In/Out Length preference 609
Edit Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle option 553
Link Record and Play Faders option 445
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Machine Chases Memory Location option 1132
Machine Follows Edit Insertion/Scrub option 1132
Open Ended Record Allocation preference 442
Record Online option 1128
Use F11 for Wait for Note 473
Operation/Destination Track pop-up menus 341
Operations menu
Calibration Mode command 425
Link Timeline and Edit Selection option 559
Link Track and Edit Selection 214, 560
Low Latency Monitoring option 446
Options menu 196
Auto-Spot Regions command 1136
Delay Compensation option 956
Destructive Record mode 460
Link Track and Edit Selection option 214, 560
Loop Playback option 416
Loop Record mode 462
MIDI Thru command 471
Mirror MIDI Editing command 663
Mute Frees Assigned Voice option 240
Pre/Post Roll option 457
Pre-Fader Metering option 209
Scrolling options 412
Solo Latch options 239
Transport Online command 1127
Video Out FireWire Port command 1164
Video Out PCIe command 1166
OR (DigiBase search modifier) 291
Organize Plug-In Menus By option 117, 975
Original Time Stamp 814, 1137
Other Playlists menu 616
Output Options
Conversion Quality option 1068
Sample Rate 1067
Output Path selector 207, 227
Output Window button 1099
Output windows 934
outputs
assigning multiple outputs 934
default 5.1 paths and sub-paths 1078
format and tracks 1087
to multichannel paths 1088
overlap crossfades 604
overlapping paths 108
Overwrite File command 847
P
P (Playback Only volumes) 309
Page Scrolling option 412, 705, 724
Pan automation 1030
Pan Depth 929
Pan indicator 208
Pan Odd Tracks Left/Even Tracks Right 353
Pan slider 208
panning
3-knob 1104
automation and groups 1032
fine-adjust mode 1104
grids 1098
guidelines 1092, 1093
linked stereo 946, 1102
multichannel automation playlists 1109
take over in grid 1103
trajectory 1105
Use Absolute Pan Linking option 127
X/Y mode 1103
Parabolic command (Tempo Operations) 772
parallel mixing 1087
pass-through point 1005
Paste command 524
Paste Settings command 985
Paste Special commands (automation) 1035
pasting
automation 1036
multiple data types 526
plug-in settings 987
selections and regions 524
to multiple tracks 526
with Repeat to Fill Selection command 525
Patch Select button 682
Patch Select dialog 682
paths 84
active and inactive 106
audition 91
creating 100
creating multichannel 1080
customizing 103
default mono and stereo 103
default order 94
default output 92
deleting 105
editing 103
for surround 1090
last used 113
main 84
mapping 106
mono versus stereo 102
multichannel example 107
overlapping 108
reordering 105
selecting 105
sub-path surround examples 1093
sub-paths 85
PCI bus activity 80
PCIe video card
QuickTime HD playback 1166
Peak Hold options 118
3 Second 209
Infinite 209
None 209
Peak indicator 207
Peak On All Chans/Tracks mode 849
Peak On Each Chan/Track mode 849
Peak view 512
PEC/Direct Style Input Monitoring option 123
Pencil tool 531, 556, 664
as Eraser 676
drawing automation with 1027
editing breakpoints with 1029
Free Hand 664
inserting MIDI notes with 666
Line 665
Tempo editing 764
Random 665
repairing waveforms with 556
resolution for inserted controller events 679
selecting the Pencil tool shape 664
shapes 664, 1027
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