Pro Tools and Avid Terminology

Pro Tools and Avid use different terms to describe the same items. For example, a Pro Tools session is equivalent to an Avid sequence. The following table lists common Pro Tools elements and their Avid equivalents.

 

Pro Tools	Avid (AAF or OMF)
session	sequence
whole file clip	master clip
clip	subclip
plug-ins	real-time audio effects
volume automation gain	Avid keyframe volume

Whole audio files in the Clip List normally appear in bold type. However, master clip audio files imported from AAF or OMF into Pro Tools will not appear in bold type (indicating clips) in the Pro Tools Clip List even though they are audio files.