User Manual

Chapter 43: Clip Gain and Clip Effects 951
Clip Effects Header
(Pro Tools | Ultimate Software Only)
The header at the top of the Clip Effects display
provides controls for
Presets, Compare, and By-
pass
controls as well as displaying the name of the
selected, whole
Clip.
Clip Displays the name of the selected, whole clip.
If more than one whole clip is selected, the number
of selected whole clips is displayed.
Presets Lets you store and recall up to five presets
(see “Clip Effects Presets and Settings Files” on
page 962).
Clip Effects Settings Menu Provides commands
to save, copy, paste, and manage clip effects set-
tings as presets (see “Clip Effects Settings Menu”
on page 963).
Compare Toggles between the original saved Clip
Effects preset and any changes you have made to it
so you can compare them.
Bypass Lets you bypass clip effects processing
(see “Bypassing Clip Effects” on page 951).
Applying Clip Effects
(Pro Tools | Ultimate Software Only)
Pro Tools Ultimate lets you apply clip effects to
one or more selected whole clips on one or more
tracks. The specific clip effects settings applied to
that selection remains with any whole clips within
that selection until you clear or change those set-
tings. Each subsequent selection of one or more
whole clips can be assigned its own unique clip ef-
fects settings.
To apply clip effects:
1 Make an edit selection that includes at least one
whole clip.
2 If not already shown, reveal the Clip Effects dis-
play (see “Clip Effects Display” on page 950).
3 Choose a preset or adjust the clip effects set-
tings as desired (see “Clip Effects Settings” on
page 955).
Bypassing Clip Effects
Both Pro Tools Ultimate and Pro Tools software
let you bypass the current clip effects settings for
any selected whole clip. This lets you can the clip
without any clip effects while maintaining your
current clip effects settings.
To bypass (or unbypass) clip effects for a clip:
1 Select one or more whole clips.
2 Adjust the Clip Effects settings as desired
(Pro Tools Ultimate only).
3 Do one of the following:
• Choose
Clip > Clip Effects > Bypass Clip Effect
(or
Clip > Clip Effects > Unbypass Clip Effects).
• Right-click a clip or an Edit selection and choose
Clip Effects > Bypass Clip Effects (or Clip Effects
> Unbypass Clip Effects
).
• Click the
Bypass button in the Clip Effects Dis-
play header so that it is lit (or unlit).
The clip effects settings for any whole clips within
the Edit selection are bypassed (or unbypassed).
Clip Effects header
Clip
Presets Compare
Bypass
Clip Effects Settings menu
Clip effects cannot be applied to committed
or frozen tracks.