Specifications

Chapter 16: Playing and Selecting Track Material 257
Timeline Selections
With the Edit and Timeline selections unlinked,
selections can be made in the Timeline that are
distinct and separate from Edit selections.
With the Edit and Timeline selections linked,
any Edit selections that are made are mirrored in
the Timeline.
Whether the Edit and Timeline selections are
linked or not, the range indicated by the Play-
back Markers always determines the range for
playback and recording.
For TDM systems, when Continuous Scroll With
Playhead is enabled, it determines where play-
back begins. For details, see “Playing Edit and
Timeline Selections with the Playhead” on
page 258.
To make a Timeline selection with the Selector:
1 If you want to constrain the selection to the
current grid value, set the Edit mode to Grid.
2 Drag with the Selector in any Timebase Ruler.
The Timeline selection is indicated in the Ruler
by the blue Playback Markers (red if a track is
record-enabled). The start, end, and length for
the Timeline selection is displayed in the corre-
sponding fields in the Transport window.
To set the Timeline selection by dragging the
Playback Markers:
1 If you want to constrain movement to the cur-
rent grid value, set the Edit mode to Grid.
2 With the Grabber, drag the first Playback
Marker (down arrow) to set the start point.
3 Drag the other Playback Marker (up arrow) to
set the end point.
To set the Timeline selection by typing into the
Transport window:
1 If necessary, resize the Transport window by
clicking in the upper right so the start and end
times are displayed.
2 In the Transport window, click in the start
field.
– or –
Press Alt-slash (Windows) or Option-slash (Mac-
intosh) to select the start field in the Transport
window.
3 Type in the new start location and press slash
to enter the value and automatically move to
the end field.
4 Type in the new end location and press Enter
to accept the value.
Making a Timeline selection with the Selector
To select all tracks, including Conductor
tracks, press Alt (Windows) or Option
(Macintosh) while dragging in a Timebase
Ruler with the Selector.
Dragging a Playback Marker
Shortcuts for entering start and end values
in the Transport window are listed in “Nu-
meric Entry Shortcuts for Selection Indica-
tors” on page 252.