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Pro Tools Reference Guide692
Creating a Playlist
You can create new empty playlists for recording
or importing audio and MIDI. This can be useful
for creating alternate takes of audio or MIDI, or for
constructing alternate arrangements.
To create a new (empty) playlist:
1 Click the track’s Playlist selector and choose
New.
2 Type a name for the new playlist and click OK.
An empty playlist with the specified name appears
in the track.
Duplicating a Playlist
When you edit a track, you can work with a copy of
the track's playlist and keep the original playlist ar-
rangement intact.
To duplicate a track’s current playlist:
1 Click the track’s Playlist selector and choose
Duplicate from the pop-up menu.
2 Type a name for the new playlist and click OK.
The duplicated playlist appears in the track and the
track’s name is changed to the name of the new
playlist.
Assigning a Playlist to Another
Track
By default, a playlist is typically available only for
the track on which it was created. However, if the
playlist is no longer in use on its original track or
any other track, it can be reassigned in another
track using the Other Playlists feature. When a
playlist is reassigned to another track (assigned on
any track), it is unavailable to other tracks includ-
ing the track on which it originated.
An audio playlist’s timebase is saved with the
playlist. When assigning an unassigned playlist to
any track, the track assumes the saved timebase of
the playlist.
To assign a track playlist:
 Click the track’s Playlist selector and do one of
the following:
• Select one of the track’s playlists.
• Select a playlist from a different track by click-
ing the Other Playlists submenu, and selecting a
playlist.
The selected playlist appears in the track and the
track’s name is updated to that of the selected play-
list.
Press Control+\ (Mac) or Start+\ (Windows)
to create a new playlist for the first selected
track in the session.
Press Command+Control+\ (Mac) or
Control+Start+\ (Windows) to duplicate the
main playlist for first selected track in the ses-
sion.
Selecting a playlist from a different track