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Summary: Playlists are used to keep track of all the separate recordings done in a recording session. Make playlists in a Pro Tools session to keep track of all the recorded performances; and access them easily with tips from an experienced music engineer in this free video on recording.
"What I'm going to do is show you how to make a new play list right now. A new play list is basically like using the same track right, and rearranging the audio and it's basically naming like a new play list. A new play list is kind of the arrangement of the way files on the track. So, when going to here alright, I can actually go right here and click new. It's right next to name, it's a little up and down arrow, once I name the play list, it's going to give me options and it's going to clear everything I have here. This was a snare track, so what I can do is kind of just make a whole new snare arrangement, by kind of you know, putting it down like, so now that when I play it, it just sounds. Now, now that I have this arrangement, it's very easy for me to go back to my play list and go back to the original arrangement I had, and it will change back to the original one."
eHow Article: Making Playlists Pro Tools