Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide422
4 Click Play in the Transport window, or press the
Spacebar.
All tracks play for the range of the selection, in-
cluding pre-roll and post-roll if enabled.
To play an Edit selection with Link Timeline and
Edit Selection disabled:
 Choose Edit > Selection > Play Edit.
To play a Timeline selection with Link Timeline and
Edit Selection disabled:
 Choose Edit > Selection > Play Timeline.
Auditioning Pre-Roll and Post-
Roll
You can audition and play just the pre-roll or post-
roll material for a selection.
To play from the pre-roll point to the start of a
selection, or to the current Cursor location:
 Press Option+Left Arrow (Mac) or Alt+Left
Arrow (Windows).
To play to the post-roll point from the end of a
selection, or from the current Cursor location:
 Press Command+Right Arrow (Mac) or
Control+Right Arrow (Windows).
Auditioning Start and End Points
for Selections
There may be times when you want to audition the
start or end of an audio selection without hearing
the entire selection. This allows you to check, for
instance, whether the beginning or end of a selec-
tion includes any unwanted clicks or pops.
To audition a selection start point:
 Press Command+Left Arrow (Mac) or
Control+Left Arrow (Windows).
When auditioning the beginning of a selection, the
selection plays from the start point for a duration
equal to the post-roll amount.
To audition a selection start point with pre-roll:
 Press Command+Option+Left Arrow (Mac) or
Control+Alt+Left Arrow (Windows).
To audition a selection end point:
 Press Option+Right Arrow (Mac) or Alt+Right
Arrow (Windows).
When auditioning the end of a selection, playback
begins before the end point by the pre-roll amount.
To audition a selection end point with post-roll:
 Press Command+Option+Right Arrow (Mac)
or Control+Alt+Right Arrow (Windows).
Playback ranges for auditioning start/end points
plays start
(for post-roll amount)
plays pre-roll + start
plays end
(for pre-roll amount)
plays end + post-roll