Reference Guide

416 Tools
Selecting the data type to edit
Use a track’s Edit Filter control to specify the type of data you want to edit.
Figure 103. Use the Edit Filter control to specify what type of data the global tools should operate on.
A. Edit Filter
The following data types can be selected:
• Clips. The selected tool operates on clips.
• Audio Transients. The selected tool operates on audio transients (only available for audio
tracks).
• Notes. The selected tool operates on MIDI Note events (only available for MIDI and Instrument
tracks).
• Track Automation. The selected tool operates on track automation envelopes, including
ProChannel, Arpeggiator, plug-in parameters and MIDI continuous controllers (CCs). Select the
desired automation parameter from the submenu. Color-coded squares and bold text are used to
indicate existing envelopes.
• Clip Automation. The selected tool operates on clip automation envelopes. Select the desired
automation parameter from the submenu. Color-coded squares and bold text are used to indicate
existing envelopes.
To change the current Edit Filter setting
Do one of the following:
• Click the Edit Filter control and select the desired data type. The Edit Filter control is available in
each track strip in the Track view and in the Tools HUD (see “Using the Tools HUD to select tools”
on page 413).
• Hold down the SHIFT key and click the clip or envelope you want to edit.
• Hold down the SHIFT key and click an automatable control (Volume, Pan, etc.) in a track strip.
• Hold down the SHIFT key and right-click to toggle between the two most recently selected data
types.
• Click the middle mouse button to show the Tools HUD, then scroll the mouse wheel to cycle
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