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Editing In Pro Tools Using Clip Groups
Mihai Boloni
Tips and Tricks
In this quick tutorial video, you'll learn how useful, and easy it is to edit with Clip Groups in Pro Tools. Clip Groups allow you to treat entire sections of audio and MIDI as one chunk of data, as opposed to the individual pieces. For example: copy/paste/move an entire section of a vocal without having to select each individual clip. Watch the video to learn more.
Of the many editing feature in Pro Tools, one of the most useful is Clip Groups: a collection of audio, midi, or video clips that are grouped together to act as one. Clip Groups allow you to treat an entire range of files on one track, or several tracks, as if they are a single file. This makes things such as copy/paste, moving, and re-arranging much easier that if you were to try it with individual files while trying to preserve the relative timing between them.
In the example above, the final audio track edit is made up of different pieces sections of audio files. If we needed to move this arrangement, or copy/paste, to a different part in the session, we would have to make sure we select each individual file, as well as make sure we maintain any timing between those files, including the beginning and end. To make this easier on ourselves, we can Clip Group all the files into a single clip.
Key Features Of Clip Groups
useful for assembling parts and sections
can be nested in multiple layers (clip group made up of other clip groups)
includes silence
can be Ungrouped
Keyboard Shortcut:
Option + Command + G (Mac)
Alt + Ctrl + G (PC)
Watch the video below to see how easy it is to use Clip Groups
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Mihai BoloniCreative Director & Avid Expert Pro Tools instructor
Mihai has made it his life's work to help others in the audio industry. Mihai gained experience as an audio engineering Full Sail Instructor in early 2000's and joined ProMedia in 2002. He is now regarded as one of Avid's leading and most experienced, in-demand Instructors and Pro Tools technical consultants for complex studio configurations. Corporate clients include MTV, PBS, NBC, Telemundo, The Voice's Chief Engineer Mike Bernard, Atlanta Public School System, countless professors from leading Universities, CNN, Turner Broadcasting, and the top producers, artists, and engineers in leading studios and record labels. For over 20 years, Mihai has continued to work as an Audio Engineer, Record Producer, Songwriter (ASCAP), Dog Lover, and Expert Level AVID Certified Pro Tools Instructor.
