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Repeat to Fill Selection Pastes multiple itera-
tions of audio, video, or MIDI data from the
Clipboard to fill the selection. If you select an
area that is not an exact multiple of the copied
region size, the remaining selection area is filled
with a trimmed version of the original selection.
This allows you to easily create drum loops and
other repetitive effects. Before the data is pasted,
Pro Tools prompts you to specify a crossfade to
smooth transitions between regions.
To Current Automation Type Pastes the automa-
tion or MIDI controller data from the clipboard
to the selection as the current type of automa-
tion or continuous MIDI data. This lets you
copy one type of automation data to another, or
one type of continuous MIDI date to another
type of contiguous MIDI data.
Clear Special
The Clear Special commands let you clear just
automation data from the current region.
Choices are:
All Automation Clears all automation or MIDI
controller data whether it is shown or not.
Pan Automation Clears only pan automation or
MIDI pan data whether it is shown or not.
Plug-in Automation Clears only plug-in automa-
tion that is shown.
For more information on working with au-
tomation data, see Chapter 27, "Auto-
mation."
Repeat To Fill Selection
The Repeat to Fill Selection command lets you
automatically fill a selection with audio or MIDI
regions or data without requiring that you man-
ually duplicate the regions. To use Repeat to Fill
Selection, cut or copy an audio or MIDI region,
then make a selection and use the command to
fill the selection. When pasting audio regions,
you are prompted to specify a crossfade to be
used for the pasted regions.
If you fill an area that is an exact multiple of the
copied region size (for example, filling 16 bars
with a 4-bar loop), the copied selection is pasted
as many times as it takes to fill the selection. If
you fill an area that is not an exact multiple of
the copied region size (for example, filling 15
seconds of a track with a 2-second atmosphere
or room noise region), the remaining selection
area is filled with an automatically trimmed ver-
sion of the original selection.
To fill a selection with Repeat to Fill Selection:
Select the audio or MIDI region you want to
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copy and choose Edit > Copy.
Select the area you want to fill using the Selec-
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tor tool and choose Edit > Paste Special > Repeat
to Fill Selection.
Do one of the following:
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• If pasting audio regions to larger areas, the
Batch Fades dialog opens. Configure the di-
alog to insert crossfades between each
pasted region, then click OK.
– or –
• If you do not want crossfades for the pasted
audio, click Cancel in the Batch Fades dia-
log.
Editing Across Multiple Tracks
When working with data from multiple tracks,
there are some important points to remember.
For instance, if any of the selected tracks are set
to their master view (see "Master Views for
Tracks" on page 257), edits affect not only audio
and MIDI for the selected tracks, but all automa-
tion and controller data as well.
Chapter 17: Working with Regions and Selections 357