At the top of the Edit window is the Edit Window Toolbar and menu. This Toolbar provides access to the editing modes, tools, options, indicators, and displays for Pro Tools. You can customize the Toolbar in the Edit, MIDI Editor, or Score Editor windows by re-arranging, showing, and hiding the available controls and displays.
The following controls and displays in the Edit Window Toolbar are always shown.
The Edit mode affects the movement and placement of audio and MIDI clips (and MIDI notes), how commands like Copy and Paste function, and also how the various Edit tools (Trim, Selector, Grabber, and Pencil tools) work. For more information, see Edit Modes.
Edit tools are used for editing audio, MIDI, and automation data in Pro Tools. For more information, see Edit Tools.
The Counters and Edit selection indicators provide information where selections are in the Timeline.
Displays the current Edit insertion location in the Main Timebase ruler.
Displays the current Edit insertion location in the Sub Timebase ruler.
Displays the current cursor location in the Main Timebase ruler.
Displays the value of the current cursor value in peak amplitude (audio), pitch (MIDI), or according to the current automation or controller data type.
Display the Start, End, and Length of the current Edit selection.
Display the current MIDI Edit selection (MIDI note number, and Note On and Note Off velocities) and provide controls for MIDI editing.
Is green when all files in use in track playlists are available for playback. If files are offline, being processed, or otherwise unavailable for playback, this indicator is red.
Is green when all audio and fade files referenced by the session are available for playback. If files are offline, being processed, or otherwise unavailable for playback, this indicator is red.
Is displayed when Delay Compensation is enabled (Options > Delay Compensation). When Delay Compensation is disabled, this indicator is not displayed.
Lights yellow when any track in the session is soloed. When no tracks in the session are soloed, the Track Solo indicator appears dim green. For systems using Satellite Link, the Track Solo indicator lights dim yellow when a track is soloed on any satellite system.
If the Track Solo indicator is lit, you can click it to clear all solo’d tracks in the session.
Lights orange when any track in the session is muted. When no tracks in the session are muted, the Track Mute indicator appears dim green. (Note that because Mute is an automatable mixing function, the Track Mute indicator does not function to clear all mutes when clicked.)
The Grid and Nudge selectors let you set the Grid and Nudge values for editing in Pro Tools. For information on the Grid Value selector, see Configuring the Grid. For information on the Nudge Value selector, see Defining the Nudge Value.