Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide192
Fast Forward Fast forwards from the Timeline in-
sertion point. You can also click repeatedly to fast
forward incrementally (by an amount based on the
Main Time Scale).
Go to End Locates to the end of the session.
Stop Stops playback or recording.
Play Starts playback or (if the Record button was
clicked first) recording from the Timeline insertion
point or the Play Start Marker location if Dynamic
Transport mode is enabled.
Right-clicking the Play button lets you select the
playback mode from a pop-up menu:
• Half-Speed
• Prime for Playback
• Loop
• Dynamic Transport
With the Transport stopped, Start-click Play (Win-
dows) or Control-click Play (Mac) to toggle Loop
Playback mode. When enabled, a loop symbol ap-
pears in the Play button and Pro Tools plays con-
tinuously from the beginning of the selection to the
end.
Record Arms Pro Tools for recording (the button
flashes). Clicking Play then starts recording on re-
cord-enabled tracks only.
Right-clicking the Record button lets you select
the record mode from a pop-up menu:
• Normal
• Loop
• Destructive
• QuickPunch
• TrackPunch (Pro Tools HD only)
• Destructive Punch (Pro Tools HD only)
Rewind and Fast Forward Increments
Main Time Scale Format
Increment
Amount
Min:Sec 1 second
Timecode 1 frame
Bars|Beats 1 bar
Feet+Frames 1 foot
Sample 1 second
With Numeric Keypad mode set to Trans-
port, you can fast forward by pressing 2.
You can press Control+Enter (Windows) or
Option+Return (Mac) on the alphanumeric
keyboard to locate to the end of the session.
You can Right-click the Go to End button to
access automation commands Write to End
and Write to All.
You can also stop the transport by pressing
the Spacebar, or with the Numeric Keypad
mode set to Transport, pressing 0.
You can also begin playback by pressing the
Spacebar, or with the Numeric Keypad mode
set to Transport, pressing 0.
To initiate playback at half-speed, you can
also press Shift+Spacebar (Windows or
Mac) or Shift-click (Mac) the Play button.
For more information on loop playback and
Dynamic Transport mode, see “Loop Play-
back Mode” on page 424.
You can also begin recording immediately by
pressing F12, pressing Control+Spacebar
(Windows) or Command+Spacebar (Mac),
or with the Numeric Keypad mode set to
Transport, pressing 3.