Specifications
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When enabled, a loop symbol appears in the Play
button in the Transport window.
4 Click Play in the Transport window.
Playback begins from the pre-roll point (if
enabled) and continues to the selection’s end point,
where it loops back to the selection’s start point.
5 Click Stop in the Transport window to stop
playback.
Loop Playback and Audio Recording
Looping playback does not enable loop recording.
Use Loop Record mode to loop during recording
(see “Loop Recording Audio” on page 469).
Dynamic Transport Mode
Dynamic Transport mode lets you decouple the
playback location from the Timeline selection.
This means that you can start playback from any-
where on the Timeline without losing your Time-
line or Edit selections. For example, you can use
Dynamic Transport mode in conjunction with
Loop Playback mode to quickly audition loop tran-
sitions.
When Dynamic Transport mode is enabled, the
Main Timebase ruler expands to double-height and
reveals the new Play Start Marker. The Play Start
Marker determines where playback starts when the
Transport is engaged. You can position the Play
Start Marker independently of the Timeline Selec-
tion. The Play Start Marker can be repositioned
during playback and playback continues from the
new location.
To enable or disable Dynamic Transport mode, do
one of the following:
Select or deselect Options > Dynamic
Transport
.
Right-click the Play button in the Transport
window and select
Dynamic Transport from the
pop-up menu.
Press Command+Control+P (Mac) or
Control+Start+P (Windows) to toggle Dynamic
Transport mode on or off.
Loop Playback enabled
Enabling Dynamic Transport mode automat-
ically disables Link Timeline and Edit Selec-
tion, and automatically enables Loop Play-
back mode.
Center Playhead Scrolling (Pro Tools HD
only) and Dynamic Transport mode cannot
be used at the same time. Selecting Center
Playhead Scrolling disables Dynamic Trans-
port mode (if it is enabled). Likewise, en-
abling Dynamic Transport mode when
Center Playhead Scrolling is selected auto-
matically changes the Scrolling option to No
Scrolling.
Dynamic Transport mode, Play Start Marker shown in
expanded Main Timebase ruler
Play Start Marker
Timeline selection
Play Start Marker strip