User`s guide

Chapter 6: Working with Tracks 63
Using the Groups List
The Pro Tools grouping functions are lo-
cated at the left side of your screen in the
Groups List. This scrolling window con-
tains the names of all the groups in your
session, as well as a pop-up menu for ac-
cessing grouping commands. From this
menu, you can select and enable groups.
By default, every session has a group
named All, which includes every track and
channel in the session. The All group can-
not be edited or deleted.
To the left of each name in the Groups List
is a letter denoting its Group ID (“a”
through “z”), and to the left of that, a sym-
bol indicating whether that group is se-
lected in the currently active window (ei-
ther the Edit or Mix window). These
symbols indicate the following:
The filled-in circle symbol indicates that all
members of the group are currently se-
lected.
The hollow circle symbol indicates that
only some members of the group are cur-
rently selected.
The circle with a dot symbol indicates that
all members of the group are currently se-
lected, plus additional members outside the
group.
The Groups Pop-up Menu
The Groups pop-up menu contains com-
mands that allow you to create, delete and
suspend groups. These commands are as
follows:
New Group This command allows you to
create a new group. You must first select
two or more tracks/channel strips on
screen to do this.
Display This command allows you to toggle
the Groups List display to either Mix
Groups or Edit Groups. If all of your groups
apply to both Editing and Mixing, the
Groups List will be the same for both.
Suspend All Groups This command allows
you to temporarily toggle all active groups
off.
The Groups List
Group pop-up menu
Click to
select a
group by
typing its
letter
Click to
activate a
group
Click to
select
group
members
on-screen
Click to hide
Groups List
The Group pop-up menu