Replacing a Clip with a Matching Segment from a Matching Field Recorder Channel

You can replace a mono clip (or selected portion of a mono clip) with a matching segment of a matching field recorder channel that was recorded simultaneously. Any fades performed on the original clip are automatically applied to the replacement clip, and any pre-existing automation on that track is unchanged.

Using this feature is especially useful when combining it with duplicating the production sound mix track. For example, you could replace the audio from a boom microphone with the audio from a lavalier microphone—while preserving any edits or fades from the original edited production sound mix in the AAF or OMF sequence.

To replace a clip with a matching field recorder channel:

1 In the Timeline, make a selection that includes or overlaps the clip or portion of the clip you want to replace.

2 Do one of the following:

With any Edit tool, Right-click the selection you want to replace, then select Matching Field Recorder Channels from the pop‑up menu.

With the Selector tool, Command-option-click (Mac) or Control-alt-click (Windows) the selection you want to replace.

3 From the Matching Field Recorder Channels pop-up menu, select the name of the matching clip that you want to use to replace the original clip.

You can hold Command-option (Mac) or Control-alt (Windows) and use the up and down arrow keys to step through the list of available matches for the selection.

The first time you open the Matching Field Recorder Channels menu for a certain clip, Pro Tools must search for matching channels, and displays “Searching for metadata in the background.” Close and open the menu again once the search is complete to see the found matches.

 

If the production sound mixer entered the channel name (or some other descriptive reference) during shooting, the Matching Field Recorder Channels pop-up menu displays this information.

4 Repeat this procedure for every clip you want to replace on each track.