Digidesign 2 Manual De Usuario

Playlists and Non-Destructive Editing

Playlists let you create and retrieve multiple ver-
sions of track edits. A playlist can be a complete 
take, an overdub, or an arrangement of selec-
tions from multiple takes. You can duplicate 
playlists to save edits in their current state, then 
continue making additional edits to the new 
playlist knowing you can always go back to the 
previous version. The following example dem-
onstrates how you can use playlists to create dif-
ferent versions of track edits.

To create multiple playlists for editing:

1  

Start with a track on which you want to try 

different edits.

2  

From the Playlist Selector pop-up menu, 

choose Duplicate.

3  

Name the duplicated playlist and click OK.

4  

Make your first series of edits as desired.

5  

Return to the original playlist by selecting it 

from the Playlist Selector pop-up menu.

6  

Repeat steps 2–5 as desired.

In this fashion, you can try out different edits of 
a track, and switch back and forth between play-
lists for comparison. 

Mixing

Pro Tools LE provides many familiar channel 
strip controls for setting track level, pan, solo, 
and mute (see Figure  7 on page  61). You can also 
automate your mix or use a MIDI control surface 
to “play” your mix in real-time. Once you have 
finished preparing your mix, you will probably 
want to mixdown to a stereo recording. For ex-
ample, you can record your mix to an external 
analog or digital deck (such as a cassette or 
DAT), or you can “bounce” your mix to a stereo 
file so you can burn it to CD.

Mixer and I/O controls for signal routing can be 
shown in both the Mix and Edit windows. Mix-
ing is done primarily in the Mix window. 

To view the Mix window:

■

Select Windows > Show Mix.

Using Channel Strip Controls

Volume 

Increase or decrease the track level by 

clicking the Volume fader and dragging it up or 
down.

Pan 

Pan a track left or right in the mix by click-

ing the Pan slider and dragging it left or right.

Solo 

Solo a track (muting all other tracks) by 

clicking the Solo button.

Mute 

Mute a track by clicking the Mute button.