User`s guide

Pro Tools Reference Guide34
✽ To play or record at half-speed, Command-
click (Macintosh) or Control-click (Windows)
the Play button.
Fast Forward
Fast forwards from the Time-
line insertion point. You can also click re-
peatedly to fast forward incrementally (by
an amount based on the Main Time Scale).
✽ With the Numeric Keypad Mode set to Trans-
port, you can also fast forward by pressing 2.
Go to End
Locates to the end of the session.
✽ You can also press Option+Return (Mac-
intosh) or Control+Enter on the alpha keyboard
(Windows) to locate to the end of the session.
Record
Arms Pro Tools for recording (the
button flashes). Clicking Play then initiates
recording.
With the Transport stopped, Control-click
(Macintosh) or Right-click (Windows)
Record to cycle through the four record
modes. The Record button changes to indi-
cate the currently selected mode: blank for
Nondestructive, “D” for Destructive, a loop
symbol for Loop Record, and “Q” for
QuickPunch.
You can also begin recording with the fol-
lowing shortcuts:
• Press F12.
• Press Command+Spacebar (Macintosh)
or Control+Spacebar (Windows).
• With the Numeric Keypad Mode set to
Transport, press 3.
Pre-Roll Specifies the amount that plays be-
fore the beginning of a play or record
range. Pre-roll is particularly useful in
punch recording since it provides you with
time to “catch the beat” before reaching
the punch-in point. To set the pre-roll
amount, enter a new value in this field, or
drag the Pre-Roll flag in the Main Timebase
Ruler.
To enable pre-roll, click the Pre-Roll button
to the left of the pre-roll field so it becomes
highlighted.
Post-Roll Specifies the amount that plays
after the end of a play or record range. Post-
roll is useful in punch recording since play-
back continues after the punch-out point
so you can check for a smooth transition to
previously recorded material. To set the
post-roll amount, enter a new value in this
field, or drag the Post-Roll flag in the Main
Timebase Ruler.
To enable post-roll, click the Post-Roll but-
ton to the left of the post-roll field so it be-
comes highlighted.
Start Specifies the beginning of the play or
record range. You can set the start point by
entering a location in this field, by drag-
ging the corresponding Playback Marker in
the Main Timebase Ruler, or by selecting
End Specifies the end of the play or record
range. You can set the end point by enter-
ing a location in this field, or by dragging
the corresponding Playback Marker in the
Main Timebase Ruler.
Length Specifies the length for the play or
record range. You can set the length by en-
tering a location in this field, or by select-
ing a range in any Timebase Ruler.