Specifications

Chapter 25: Edit Modes and Tools 561
To play one or two tracks with the shuttle lock:
1 With Pro Tools HD, make sure the Operation
preference for Numeric Keypad mode is not set
to Shuttle (see “Operation Preferences” on
page 128).
2 With the Selector tool, click in the track where
you want playback to begin. To shuttle on two
tracks, Shift-click in a second track.
3 Press the Start key (Windows) or Control (Mac)
and a number on the numeric keypad: 0–9 (9 is
fastest, 5 is normal speed, and 0 stops shuttling).
Once Shuttle Lock mode is initiated, Fast Forward
and Rewind become highlighted in the Transport
window.
4 Press additional keys to change the playback
speed, or press Plus (+) or Minus (–) to switch
the playback direction (plus for forward, minus
for backward).
5 To stop playback, press Start+0 (Windows) or
Control+0 (Mac).
To exit Shuttle Lock mode, do one of the following:
 Press Stop in the Transport window.
 Press the Spacebar.
Custom Shuttle Lock Speed
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete
Production Toolkit Only)
Use the Custom Shuttle Lock Speed preference to
customize the highest fast-forward Shuttle Lock
speed (key 9) to better match your editing and au-
ditioning needs.
To configure Custom Shuttle Lock Speed:
1 In Pro Tools, select Setup > Preferences and
click the
Operation tab.
2 Be sure that the Numeric Keypad mode is set to
Transport or Classic (see “Operation Prefer-
ences” on page 128).
3 Enter a percentage for the Custom Shuttle Lock
Speed
setting. The range for this setting is
50–800%. You can use the Up and Down Arrow
keys to increase or decrease the setting.
4 Click OK.
The
Custom Shuttle Lock Speed setting is saved
with your Pro Tools system preferences (not with
the session).
To enable Custom Shuttle Lock Speed:
 Press Start+9 (Windows) or Control+ 9 (Mac)
on the numeric keypad.