New features in Pro Tools 4.0.
Automation – Touch, Latch and Absolute Write modes- Automation of volume, pan, mutes, TDM Plug-Ins, send levels, etc.- Automated parameters have individual edit playlists.- Snapshot-style automation capability.- Up to 26 user-definable Mix and Edit groups.- Relative fader grouping (faders maintain their relative levels). Mixing – New Plug-In Librarian functionality for saving and restoring settings.- New half-width-strip Mix window view.- Solo safe feature (“solo isolate) prevents muting of specified tracks. – Record safe feature prevents accidental enabling of track recording.- Improved, plasma-style meters with clip indication.AudioSuite file-based processing- Gain Change, Normalize, Reverse, DC Offset Removal, Invert (Phase), Duplicate, Time Compression/Expansion, Pitch Shift.- Automatic separation and creation of processed regions.- Support for batch-processing of files in the Regions List.Editing(Refer to the “Editing”chapter of this User’s Guide)- Waveform drawing with a Sound Designer II-type Pencil Tool. – Edit during playback capability.- Multiple edit playlists per track reduce the need for virtual tracks.- Takes List Pop-up displays list of takes with same user time stamp.- Enhanced crossfades with a new Curve Editor .- Fades feature a high-quality noise-shaped dither option .- Variable-height tracks, individually adjustable.- Tab-to-Sync Point capability.- Regions can be separated by insertion point, as well as by selection.- Relative automation trimming across edit groups.- Fine (Trim) control allows trimming with 0.1 dB accuracy.- Enhanced Strip Silence.- New Spot dialog allows you to see incoming code “live”when spotting.- Undo/Redo for all edit operations.Audio and MIDI Regions Lists- Regions List now has its own on-screen menu.- New Find command for Finder-style searches of the Regions List.- Regions List sorting allows sorting by a variety of parameters.- File import/convert/export for all major audio file formats & bit depths.- High-quality sample rate conversion to lower bit-depths & SR.- Export Regions to disk as new sound files.- New Auto-rename function for selected regions.Misc- Headroom (Peak) mode option added to Track Level display- 200 Memory Locations for storing custom views of your session.- QuickTime video playback capability built in.- New Show/Hide Tracks window.- MIDI “Personality”files add support for popular MIDI controllers.- Power Macintosh-Native code for faster processing and graphics. – Big Counter display.- New Transport can be reduced and zoomed.- Transport features loop and record status icons.- New Session Setup window replaces the Time Code window.- Pro Tools now uses OMS for all MIDI services.- Direct numerical keyboard navigation to session locations.- Session Lister functionality now included within Pro Tools.- New key shortcuts for all tools, edit modes, etc.
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