Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide428
Using Separate Play and Stop
Keys
When enabled, the Use Separate Play and Stop
Keys
option lets you start playback with the Enter
key and stop playback with the 0 key on the nu-
meric keypad. This is useful for quickly starting
and stopping playback when auditioning loop tran-
sitions.
To use separate play and stop keys on the numeric
keypad:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences.
2 Click the Operation tab.
3 Select Transport for Numeric Keypad.
4 Select Use Separate Play and Stop Keys.
5 Click OK.
The Enter key starts playback. The Zero key stops
playback. Pressing Zero twice locates the Play
Start Marker to the Timeline Selection start.
Keyboard Shortcuts for
Relocating the Play Start Marker
In Dynamic Transport mode, you can use key-
board shortcuts to quickly relocate the Play Start
Marker either during playback or when the Trans-
port is stopped.
To move the Play Start Marker to the Timeline
Selection Start:
 Press Period (.) on the numeric keypad and then
the Left Arrow.
To move the Play Start Marker to the Timeline
Selection End:
 Press Period (.) on the numeric keypad and then
the Right Arrow.
To move the Play Start Marker to the Edit Selection
Start:
 Press Period (.) on the numeric keypad and then
the Down Arrow.
To move the Play Start Marker to location of the
Playhead:
 Press Period (.) on the numeric keypad and then
the Up Arrow.
To nudge the Play Start Marker backward (rewind):
 Press 1 on the numeric keypad.
To nudge the Play Start Marker forward (fast
forward):
 Press 2 on the numeric keypad.
To move the Play Start to a specific bar:
 With Bars|Beats selected as the Main Timebase
ruler, do the following on the numeric keypad:
• Press Asterisk (*).
• Type the bar number.
• Press Enter.
This option overrides using the Enter key to
add Memory Location markers. Press Pe-
riod (.) and then Enter on the numeric key-
pad to add a Memory Location marker.