Copying and pasting clips
It might seem trivial to go over what most would think is a basic concept for a DAW—copying and pasting clips—but with Pro Tools, something as simple as copying and pasting can yield very different results depending on how it’s used. Learning different ways to copy and paste clip data can help improve your workflows and keep data synchronized.
Getting ready
This recipe requires a Pro Tools session with at least two audio tracks and an audio clip. This workflow uses hotkeys, so ensure that Keyboard Focus is set to the Edit window (the small box with az in the top right).
How to do it…
We’ll copy and paste a few different ways, including different ways of reproducing the effect of a copy-and-paste command with different tools. Follow along with these steps:
- Use the Grabber Tool and click on a clip to select it.
- Press C to copy the clip.
- Press ‘ to move the selector cursor to the end of the...
