Enabling Groups - DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual

To recall a Group preset:
Click the corresponding Preset button (1–6) in
the Groups dialog. (Follow Globals must be un-
checked to recall a setting in the Attributes
page.)
Recalling a Group preset

Enabling Groups

Editing operations are not applied to members
of a group that are hidden with the Track List.
Mix operations (with the exception of record-
enabling of tracks) are applied to hidden tracks.
Pro Tools lets you create separate groups for ed-
iting and mixing. You set this option when you
use the New Group command. Groups that apply
to both editing and mixing can be decoupled.
To enable a group:
In the Group List, click the name of the group
you want to enable. The name is highlighted to
indicate that it is enabled.
To enable additional groups, click their names
in the Group List.
Moving a fader of a group member causes all
other group members to move relative to it. If a
fader belongs to multiple groups, and the groups
conflict when faders are moved, the fader will
follow the top-most or "parent" group to which
it belongs.
To disable a group:
In the Group List, click the name of the group
you want to disable. The name is unhighlighted
to indicate that it is not enabled.
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Keyboard Selection of Groups
The Group List Keyboard Focus lets you type a
Group ID letter to automatically toggle that
group's enable status.
In the Mix window, the Group List Keyboard
Focus is always enabled.
In the Edit window, you need to enable the
Group List Keyboard Focus to use it.
To enable the Edit Group List Keyboard Focus, do
one of the following:
Click the Keyboard Focus button in upper
right of the Edit Group List.
– or –
Press Control+Alt+3 (Windows) or Com-
mand+Option+3 (Mac).
Group List Keyboard Focus enabled
To enable and disable groups using the Edit and
Mix Group List Keyboard Focus:
With Group List Keyboard Focus enabled,
type the Group ID letter (a–z) to automatically
enable or disable the corresponding group.
Keyboard Focus enabled