Thursday, December 16, 2021

Duplicate The Playlist Of Multiple Tracks - Pro Tools

By TOM BOWSER

Duplicate the playlist of multiple tracks:

  1. Left click on the name of the first of multiple tracks to select it. The background turns white. See image below.
Duplicate the playlist of multiple tracks in Pro Tools
  1. Press and hold down the SHIFT key on your keyboard.
  2. Left click on the last track name to select it. All the tracks between the first and last track will also be selected. See image below.
Duplicate Multiple Playlists in Pro Tools
  1. Press and hold down the SHIFT + Alt keys on your keyboard.
  2. Left click on the playlist selector dropdown arrow to the right of the track name of any one of the selected tracks. I've drawn a red line around the Playlist selector in the image below.
A Playlist Selector in Pro Tools
  1. Left click on "Duplicate…" from the menu that appears.
Duplicate a Playlist in Pro Tools
  1. The new playlist of each track becomes the default you see in the session. Each track you've created a new playlist for is automatically given a new name. You can rename them. See image below.
New Playlist Showing Renamed Drum Tracks in Pro Tools
  1. The new playlist of each track becomes the default you see in the session. Each track you've created a new playlist for is automatically given a new name. You can rename them. See image below.

To bring the original version of the track/playlist back into the session:

  1. Left click on the dropdown arrow playlist selector.
  2. Choose your original track/playlist name from the list.