Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide462
To set the record range by dragging the Timeline
Selection Markers:
1 If you want the Timeline Selection Markers to
snap to the current Grid value, set the Edit mode
to Grid
2 Drag the first Timeline Selection Marker (down
arrow) to the start point of the range.
3 Drag the second Timeline Selection Marker (up
arrow) to the end point of the range.
Start, End, and Length Fields
In its Expanded view, the Transport window can
display start, end, and length times, and pre- and
post-roll settings. When setting a record or play
range, the range is reflected in these fields.
You can enter locations in the start and end fields
to set the record or play range. The Timeline Selec-
tion Markers in the Main Timebase ruler are up-
dated accordingly.
To set the record range by entering start and end
times in the Transport window:
1 To see the start, end, and length times, do one of
the following:
• Select
View > Transport > Expanded.
• Shift-click the Expand/Collapse “+” button in
the Transport window.
2 Do one of the following:
• In the Transport window, click in the Start field.
• Press Option+Forward Slash (/) (Mac) or
Alt+Forward Slash (/) (Windows) on the nu-
meric keypad to select the start field in the
Transport window.
3 Type in the start location and press Option+For-
ward Slash (/) (Mac) or Alt+Forward Slash (/)
(Windows) on the numeric keypad to enter the
value and automatically move to the end field.
4 Type in the end location and press Enter to ac-
cept the value.
Dragging a Timeline Selection Marker (start time) in
the Main Timebase ruler
If the current record range is already the
right length and the range needs only to be
moved to a new location, Option-drag (Mac)
or Alt-drag (Windows) either Timeline Selec-
tion Marker to move both to a new location
(while keeping the same length).
Transport window with Start, End, and Length fields
displayed
Use the Period (.) or Left/Right Arrow keys
to move through the different time fields
for Start and End. Use the Up/Down Ar-
row keys to increase or decrease the nu-
merical values.