User guide

Chapter 6: Using the Multi Button 43
Tap Tempo The Multi button can be tapped to ad-
just the session tempo. Tapping tempo will cause
Pro Tools to come out of Conductor mode and
match its tempo to the tapped tempo. If Pro Tools
is already in Manual Tempo mode, the session will
automatically adjust its tempo to match the value
created by the Tap Tempo function.
Press and Hold Options
When you click on the Press and Hold list, a pop-
up menu provides access to the following options:
None No function is selected in this mode.
Add Last Track Adds the last track type that you
created in the session. Say you have created two
Audio tracks in a session. It will add another mono
Audio track.
Add Selected Track Adds whatever tracks that
you have selected in a session. Say you have se-
lected two Audio tracks in a session. It will add an-
other two Audio tracks.
Cursor to Next Marker Each time the button is
held and released, the transport will locate to the
next marker location.
Cursor to Previous Marker Each time the button is
held and released, the transport will locate to the
previous marker location.
Start/Stop Playback Each time the button is held
and released, it starts/stops playing back the ses-
sion.
Start/Stop Record Each time the button is held and
released, it starts/stops recording.
Loop Playback Toggle Each time the button is
held and released, the Loop Playback mode is tog-
gled between enabled and disabled.
Undo Each time the button is held and released, it
undoes that last operation you performed in Pro
Tools. (Same as the Undo command from the Pro
Tools menu)
Save Session Each time the Multi button is held
and released, it saves the session.
Hold Duration Options
When you click on the Hold Duration list, a drop-
down menu provides access to the following op-
tions:
Hold Duration There are four choices of Hold Du-
ration (250 msec, 500 msec, 750 msec, and 1 sec),
which is the amount of time you choose to hold the
Multi button down in Press and Hold mode.
The default is 500 msec.