Specifications

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Loop Playback
This option continuously loops playback of a se-
lection until you stop playback. Looping play-
back is a useful way to check the rhythmic con-
tinuity of a selection when working with musical
material. Selections must be at least 0.5 seconds
in length to use Loop Playback.
Dynamic Transport
This mode lets you decouple the playback start
location from the Timeline selection. This
means that you can start playback from any-
where on the Timeline without losing your
Timeline or Edit selections. For example, you
can use Dynamic Transport mode in conjunc-
tion with Loop Playback mode to quickly audi-
tion loop transitions.
Edit Window Scrolling
Pro Tools provides several options for defining
how the contents of the Edit window scroll dur-
ing playback and recording.
No Scrolling
The No Scrolling option disables scrolling during
and after playback. With this option enabled,
the playback cursor moves across the Edit win-
dow, indicating the playback location, up to the
right edge of the Edit window. When the play
point moves beyond the right edge of the Edit
window, the Playback Cursor Locator icons ap-
pear at the right edge of the Main Timebase
Ruler.
After Playback
The After Playback option causes the Edit win-
dow to scroll to the final playback location after
playback has stopped. With this option enabled,
the playback cursor moves across the Edit win-
dow, indicating the playback location.
Page
The Page option causes the Edit window to
scroll during playback. With this option en-
abled, the playback cursor moves across the Edit
window, indicating the playback location. When
the right edge of the Edit window is reached, its
entire contents are scrolled, and the playback
cursor continues moving from the left edge of
the window.
Continuous
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with
Complete Production Toolkit Only)
The Continuous option causes the Edit window’s
contents to scroll continuously past the play-
back cursor, which remains in the center of the
window. With this option enabled, playback is
always based on the Timeline selection (Play-
head).
Center Playhead
(Pro Tools HD Only)
This option causes the Edit window’s contents
to scroll continuously past the Playhead, which
is a blue line in the center of the window (red
when recording).
Regardless of which Scrolling option is se-
lected in the Options menu, Pro Tools does
not scroll when zoomed down to the sample
level.