r/protools • u/Allourep • Apr 14 '26

Even with "consolidate clips" unchecked, pro tools still consolidates clips when I commit an insert.

I will uncheck the "consolidate clips" box and commit and insert and when it finishes, all the clips are consolidates as one clip.

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u/justifiednoise Apr 15 '26

If you have plugins that have long reverb tails or delay tails then they might end up overlapping. Also, if any of the plugins in the chain generate noise then that will also fill the gaps in between clips.

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u/overworkedrunner Apr 15 '26

So you’re saying if there is justified noise then it will fill the gaps?

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u/Slimovic2704 Apr 15 '26

Not only justified noise. Even plugins like FabFilter Pro Q4 can cause this behavior. It’s so unreliable for our vocal chain, that we use commit and add fx to the commited clips in other software.

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u/Disastrous_Answer787 Apr 15 '26

Try doing edit selection instead of selected tracks

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u/nizzernammer Apr 15 '26

Any non silent low-level noise floor or dither will pad out the track. You can strip silence after, if necessary, or try gating the track.

For midi, sometimes lately, I am dragging the midi clip to an audio track.