Specifications
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Edit Cursor
The edit cursor is a flashing line that appears when
you click with the Selector tool in a track’s playlist.
The flashing edit cursor indicates the start point for
any editing tasks performed. If you make a selec-
tion and perform an edit, the selection is the target
of the edit.
Locating the Playback Cursor when It Is
Off-Screen
Use the Playback Cursor locator to locate the play-
back cursor when it is off-screen.
If the playback cursor is located after the time vis-
ible in the Edit window, the Playback Cursor loca-
tor appears on the right edge of the Main Timebase
ruler. If the playback cursor is located before the
time visible in the Edit window, the Playback Cur-
sor locator appears on the left edge of the Main
Timebase ruler.
For example, if the Scrolling option is set to None,
the playback cursor moves off-screen after it has
played past the time currently visible in the Edit
window. The Playback Cursor locator appears on
the right edge of the Main Timebase ruler after the
playback cursor has moved beyond the time visible
in the Edit window.
The Playback Cursor locator is red when a track is
record-enabled and blue when no track is
record-enabled.
To locate the playback cursor when it is off-
screen:
Click the Playback Cursor locator in the Main
Timebase ruler.
The Edit window changes to center the playback
cursor on-screen.
Setting the Playback
Location
Pro Tools provides commands for different ways
of setting or moving the playback location in a ses-
sion. These include finding a passage in a song,
moving to a different section of your arrangement,
or comparing different sections.
Setting Playback Location Using
the Selector Tool
To set where playback begins, you can click any-
where in a track with the Selector tool (as long as
the Timeline and Edit selections are linked). See
“Linking or Unlinking Timeline and Edit Selec-
tions” on page 565).
Playback Cursor locator, recording enabled (playback
cursor located after currently viewed audio)
Setting a playback point with the Selector tool