Specifications

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Once selected, the material can be looped for re-
cording or playback, or it can be turned into a new
clip with the Separate or Capture command.
Tab to Transients Across Multiple
Tracks
With the edit cursor inserted across multiple
tracks, you can use Tab to Transients to tab to the
next transient on any of those tracks. When tran-
sients on multiple tracks are closely aligned, Tab to
Transients tabs to the first transient on any of those
tracks.
Timeline Selections
With the Link Timeline and Edit Selection option
disabled, selections can be made in the Timeline
that are distinct and separate from Edit selections.
With the Timeline and Edit selections linked, any
Edit selections that are made are mirrored in the
Timeline, and any Timeline selection is mirrored
as an Edit selection across all tracks.
Whether the Timeline and Edit selections are
linked or not, the range indicated by the Timeline
Selection Markers always determines the range for
playback and recording (except when in Dynamic
Transport mode, see “Dynamic Transport Mode”
on page 425).
With Pro Tools HD, when the Scrolling option is
set to Center Playhead, it determines where play-
back begins (see “Playing Timeline and Edit Se-
lections with the Playhead” on page 423).
To make a Timeline selection with the Selector
tool:
1 If you want to constrain the selection to the cur-
rent Grid value, set the Edit mode to Grid.
2 Drag with the Selector tool in any Timebase
ruler.
The Timeline selection is indicated in the Main
Timebase ruler by the blue Timeline Selection
Markers (or if a track is record-enabled, the Time-
line Selection Markers are red). The start, end, and
length for the Timeline selection is displayed in the
corresponding fields in the Transport window.
To set the Timeline selection by dragging the
Timeline Selection Markers:
1 If you want to constrain movement to the cur-
rent Grid value, set the Edit mode to Grid.
2 With the Time Grabber, drag the first Timeline
Selection Marker (down arrow) to set the start
point.
3 Drag the other Timeline Selection Marker (up
arrow) to set the end point.
Peak transients are usually visible in the
waveform. However, some low-frequency
transients may not appear as visible peaks in
the waveform.
Making a Timeline selection with the Selector tool
To select all tracks, including Conductor
tracks, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac)
while dragging in a Timebase ruler with the
Selector tool.
Dragging a Timeline Selection Marker