Default Track Names - DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual

The automatic suspension of Delay Compensa-
tion on record-enabled tracks during recording
can be defeated on a per-track basis, regardless
of record status or input mode.
For information about defeating suspended
Delay Compensation, see "Low Latency
Monitoring During Recording" on
page 555.

Default Track Names

When creating new audio, Auxiliary Input, Mas-
ter Fader, VCA Master, MIDI, and Instrument
tracks, Pro Tools names them as "Audio,"
"Aux," "Master," "VCA," "MIDI, or "Inst" ac-
cordingly and numbers them consecutively. For
example, when you create two new audio tracks,
their default names are "Audio 1" and
"Audio 2." You can rename tracks and also log
comments for each track.
Track names define new file and region names
when recording to a track. See "Naming Tracks"
on page 103 .
Default Names for Audio Files and
Regions
When recording to an audio track, the resulting
file and region names are based on the name of
the track. For example, after recording for the
first time on a track called "Electric Gtr," an au-
dio file is created with the name "Electric
Gtr_01." In addition, a region appears in the Re-
gion List with the name "Electric Gtr_01." This
region is a whole-file region.
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Subsequent record takes on the same track are
named identically, but the digits (indicating the
take number) are incremented (for example,
"Electric Gtr_02.") A second set of digits (such as
used in "Electric Gtr_01-01") indicates a region
auto-created from an edit.
TrackPunch, QuickPunch, Destructive
Punch modes use a different method for
numbering regions. For details, see "Region
and Take Numbering with QuickPunch" on
page 236.
When recording MIDI tracks, a similar naming
scheme is used, though with only one set of dig-
its. For example, after recording to a track called
"Synth 1," a region is created called "Synth 1-
01." Subsequent regions for that track, generat-
ing either from additional record takes or region
edits, are numbered sequentially (for example,
"Synth 1-02").
Names for Stereo Audio Tracks
When recording to stereo audio tracks, audio
file and region names for the left and right
channels are appended with a ".L" and ".R" suf-
fix.