DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual page 172

Region group files store the following metadata:
• References to all audio files within the re-
gion group
• Region names and relative location in
tracks
• Fades and crossfades
• Region group names and format (single or
multitrack)
• All MIDI data present in the region group
(such as notes, controllers, and Sysex)
• Track names
Region group files do not store the following:
• Audio
• Automation
• Plug-ins
• Track routing
• Tempo and Meter map
• Region List information
Pro Tools provides several ways to import Re-
gion Groups into an open session.
• "Importing Region Groups with Pro Tools
Menu Commands" on page 160
• "Importing Region Groups with Drag &
Drop" on page 161
Importing Region Groups with
Pro Tools Menu Commands
To import a region group with Pro Tools menu
commands:
Choose File > Import > Region Groups and se-
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lect the region group you want to import.
In the Region Group Import Options dialog,
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choose where the region group will go:
New Track Creates a new track where the region
group will be imported.
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Region List Imports the region group into the
Region List, where it will be where it will be
available to place into tracks.
Region Group Import Options dialog
If you chose to create a new track, choose a lo-
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cation for the imported group in the track:
Session Start Places the group at the start of the
session.
Song Start Aligns the beginning of the group to
the Song Start point.
Selection Aligns the beginning of the group to
the edit cursor or to the beginning of a selection
in the timeline.
Spot Displays the Spot dialog, which lets you
spot the group to a precise location based on
any of the Time Scales.
Select any of the following import options:
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Import Tempo Map from Region Group File When
selected, replaces the session tempo map with
the tempo map of the region group. This option
is only available when importing the region
group to the Session Start.
Click OK.
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