Learn about clip groups and their purpose and the advantages of using clip groups over consolidating clips. Discover how to group clips, create nested clip groups, ungroup and regroup clips, and ungroup all nested clips.
- [Instructor] After completing…any substantial work in a session,…you're bound to have many clips…and subclips littered across your tracks.…And while there's nothing wrong with this…from a sound quality perspective,…it can make the session untidy…and cumbersome to work with.…One way to help clean things up…is to employ the use of clip groups.…So, let's take a look…at how clip groups work.…I've been working on the song…Crash Down by The Pinder Brothers.…In this session, I've made some vocal edits…starting near bar 62 on the vox 2 and vox double tracks.…
So, let's have a listen.…♫ And it's breakin' me up…♫ I'm first up…- [Instructor] So, you can see the edits I've made…on the two tracks involving several small clips.…Now selecting and working with these clips…isn't really a problem when I'm zoomed in like this,…and that works great for fine-tuning and micro-editing,…but when I'm zoomed out for large scale editing,…having lots of tiny little clips can create difficulties.…
The clips become hard to see, and hard to select,…
Author
Frank D. Cook
Released
4/21/2017- Starting a new session
- Customizing settings
- Optimizing the performance of Pro Tools
- Importing loops and tracks
- Working with meter changes
- Recording multiple takes
- Changing the track timebase
- Editing MIDI clips
- Warping sound and tightening rhythm with Elastic Audio
- Using the Smart Tool
- Color coding tracks
- Editing on the grid
- Working with AudioSuite plug-ins
- Working with sends, plug-ins, and master faders
- Working with track subsets
- Finalizing and exporting media
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 33s
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1. Getting Started
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Customizing I/O settings5m 3s
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2. Managing Session Data and Media Files
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Pro Tools software options3m 33s
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Working with digital video6m 27s
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Workspace browser overview4m 17s
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3. Recording MIDI and Audio
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Working with meter changes4m 21s
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Recording multiple takes3m 40s
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4. Working with MIDI and Virtual Instruments
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Changing the track timebase4m 10s
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Editing MIDI clips2m 42s
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5. Working with Elastic Audio
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Elastic Audio basics4m 20s
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Experimenting with tempo5m 20s
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6. Editing and Fine-Tuning a Performance
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Using the Smart Tool3m 20s
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Editing with fades5m 5s
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7. Advanced Editing and Media Management
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Track color coding2m 54s
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Creating clip loops3m 47s
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Modifying clip loops3m 53s
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Editing on the grid5m 25s
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Exporting clips4m 18s
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8. Basic Mixing and Signal Flow
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Evaluating a session5m 43s
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Using sends and returns4m 46s
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Working with sends4m 9s
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Working with plugins4m 12s
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Working with master faders2m 24s
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9. Writing and Editing Automation
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Automation overview4m 4s
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Automation modes3m 44s
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Working with automation2m 41s
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10. Using Advanced Mixing Techniques and Creating Final Media
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Working with track subsets4m 11s
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Grouping tracks3m 50s
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Working with groups4m 20s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 11s
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Video: The benefits of using clip groups