User`s guide

Pro Tools Reference Guide170
Playing Selections
Once an Edit selection is made, you can au-
dition the track range by clicking Play in
the Transport window. If enabled, the pre-
and post-roll amounts play as well.
To play a selection:
1 Make sure to select Operations > Link
Edit and Timeline Selection.
2 With the Selector or Grabber, make a
track selection.
3 If desired, enable and set the pre- and
post-roll amounts. For details, see “Setting
Pre/Post-Roll” on page 97.
4 Click Play in the Transport window.
All tracks plays for the range of the selec-
tion, including pre/post-roll if enabled.
Auditioning Pre- and Post-Roll
You can audition and play just the pre-roll
or post-roll material for a selection.
To play from the pre-roll point to the start of a
selection, or to the current cursor location:
■ Press Option+Left Arrow (Macintosh) or
Alt+Left Arrow (Windows).
To play to the post-roll point from the end of a
selection, or from the current cursor location:
■ Press Command+Right Arrow (Mac-
intosh) or Control+Right Arrow (Win-
dows).
Auditioning Start and End Points for
Selections
There may be times when you want to au-
dition the start or end of a selection with-
out hearing the entire selection. This al-
lows you to quickly check, for instance,
whether the beginning or end of a selec-
tion includes any unwanted clicks or pops.
To audition a selection start point:
■ Press Command+Left Arrow (Macintosh)
or Control+Left Arrow (Windows).
When auditioning the beginning of a selec-
tion, the selection plays from the start
point for a duration equal to the post-roll
amount.
To audition a selection start point with
pre-roll:
■ Press Command+Option+Left Arrow
(Macintosh) or Control+Alt+Left Arrow
(Windows).
To audition a selection end point:
■ Press Option+Right Arrow (Macintosh)
or Alt+Right Arrow (Windows).
When auditioning the end of a selection,
playback begins before the end point by
the pre-roll amount.
To audition a selection end point with
post-roll:
■ Press Command+Option+Right Arrow
(Macintosh) or Control+Alt+Right Arrow
(Windows).
Playback ranges for auditioning start/end points
plays start
(for post amount)
plays pre-roll + start
plays end
(for pre amount)
plays end + post-roll