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Chapter 16: The Clips List 295
Unused Except Whole Files Selects clips that
have not been placed in a track in the current ses-
sion, but do not include Whole-file clips. Whole-
file clips are clips that were created when record-
ing or importing audio, consolidating existing
clips, and when nondestructively processing with
an AudioSuite plug-in. Whole-file audio clips ref-
erence an entire audio file that resides on your hard
drive. Whole-file audio clips are displayed in bold
in the Clips List
Offline Selects clips whose parent files cannot be
located, or are not available, when opening a ses-
sion or importing a track. Offline clips appear in
the Clips List as italicized and dimmed; they ap-
pear in playlists as light blue clips with italicized
names.
“Select Unused” Ignores Parent Clip Enabling
the
“Select Unused” Ignores Parent Clip option af-
fects the behavior of the
Select Unused command.
When it is enabled, all unused clips are selected ex-
cept for any unused whole clips that have related
sub-clips currently on tracks in the session.
Previewing Clips in the Clips
List
You can preview audio and MIDI clips and clip
groups in the Clips List. Previewing follows the
master Audition path as selected in the Output
page of the I/O Setup. The base level for preview-
ing is determined by the Master Fader (or Auxil-
iary Input) level assigned to the Audition path.
To preview a clip in the Clips List:
 Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) the
clip name.
Audio clips and clip groups play back through the
specified Audition Path (see “Audition Path” on
page 58).
Sample-based clips play back at their native
tempo. Tick-based MIDI and Elastic Audio pro-
cessed clips play back at the session tempo (based
on the location of the playback cursor). You can
also preview clips from the Clips List during ses-
sion playback.
MIDI clips play back using the Default Thru In-
strument selected in the MIDI Preferences page
(see “The Default Thru Instrument” on page 539).
Auditioning Discrete Signals in
Multichannel Items
In the Clips List, multichannel clips are auditioned
through the Audition Path specified in the I/O
Setup. Signals can be auditioned “in-place,” or
through all outputs, as described below.
Audition In-Place
When auditioning a mono component of a mono
component clip, the mono clip can be played from
the corresponding channel of its parent mono com-
ponent clip. This playback method is called audi-
tion in-place.
To audition in-place:
1 In the Clips List, make sure the stereo or multi-
channel clip is in expanded view (showing .L,
.R, and other component channels).
2 Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) the
clip for the channel you want to audition.
The Preview Volume control in the Import
Audio dialog also affects the preview
volume when auditioning clips in the
Clips List.