A Simple Porblem I Can't Figure Out - Copy Regions

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Greetings....

I am a Sonar user that have recently started to use PT on a more full time basis. I know how to copy a region and even repeat or duplicate a series of regions.

The question/issue is this: In Sonar one can lasso/select a group of clips/regions within a track or series of tracks and click CTRL, drag and copy the entire group to another location on the same timeline - a very fast way of copying tracks and clips. Is there a way I can do this in PT? I thought I seen this done before on a MAC...but I, for whatever reason, can't get this simple function figured out.

Am I wrong to say that click CTRL-drag and copy is not a PT function? How do you manage to emulate similar behavior in PT?

- KB

[garret]

In the top left of the edit window you will see the selectors for the smart tool. Click and hold the grabber and you will see three options; a hand and a hand with a scissors and and hand with a region in it. This is the option you want. It allows you to Lasso multiple regions across tracks

[filosofem]

Also, holding Shift and selecting the desired regions with the Grabber achieves the same results. Then you also have the option of 'Group/Ungroup' command if running 7.x and higher.








filosofem

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Also, holding Shift and selecting the desired regions with the Grabber achieves the same results. Then you also have the option of 'Group/Ungroup' command if running 7.x and higher.


filosofem

Thanks. This sounds like what I'm looking for......

So if I hold the SHIFT key...would this essentially copy as I move the regions? Please excuse as I try to grasp the differences in hosts.

- KB

[lemix]

So if I hold the SHIFT key...would this essentially copy as I move the regions?

No..it would simply just select them. If you want to move them, just use the grabber. To copy & paste use "C" and "V" in command focus mode..

happy tooling
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[Kris75]

Look up region groups in the PDF help file

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No..it would simply just select them. If you want to move them, just use the grabber. To copy & paste use "C" and "V" in command focus mode..

happy tooling
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Yeah....that's what I thought...I've been doing it that way for awhile. Thanks anyway...just wondered if PT had the same click and drag copy function as Sonar.

- KB

[Spyda KB]

Look up region groups in the PDF help file

Been there done that....

Funny though I have a copy of Pro Tools LE 7 Ignite and in the Windows Shortcuts section it does mention the function that I am seeking...but it doesn't work. Weird. Anyway not crucial as I learned an alternative way to dupe regions.

Thanks all..for your suggestions.

- KB

[Kris75]

If you looking to just duplicate 1 or more regions, then why not just hold ALT and Left Click/Drag with the grabber in Grid or Shuffle mode? This will enable you to copy regions quite fast, and if you are working with a grid, this will work super quick, or if you need to use it over and over again, there is ALT+R. Hope this helps, as well if you want to duplicate backwards, then use CNTRL+START+ALT

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If you looking to just duplicate 1 or more regions, then why not just hold ALT and Left Click/Drag with the grabber in Grid or Shuffle mode?

PERFECT!!!!!! That was exactly what I was looking for!!! I'm so used to Sonar using the CTRL key for this function.

Thanks.

- KB