Specifications
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To scrub with fine resolution while adding to the front of a 
selection:
 Hold Start+Shift+Control (Windows) or Con-
trol+Shift+Command (Mac) while scrubbing the front of the 
selection.
To scrub with fine resolution while adding to the end of a 
selection:
 Hold Start+Shift+Alt+Control (Windows) or Con-
trol+Shift+Option+Command (Mac) while scrubbing the end 
of the selection.
Continuous Zooming in the Edit Window
To horizontally zoom continuously in the Edit window:
 Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) while turning 
the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel.
To vertically zoom continuously in the Edit window:
 Hold Control+Alt (Windows) or Command+Option (Mac) 
while turning the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel.
Moving Windows On-Screen with the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel
To move a Pro Tools window horizontally on-screen:
 In the Window Management section, hold the switch for 
the window and turn the Scrub/Shuttle wheel. 
To move a Pro Tools window vertically on-screen:
 In the Window Management section, hold the switch for 
the window, hold Shift, and turn the Scrub/Shuttle wheel. 
Nudging Track Position or Focus on D-Control with the
Scrub/Shuttle Wheel
To nudge the position of tracks on D-Control in Normal mode:
 Hold any of the Nudge/Bank switches and turn the 
Scrub/Shuttle wheel.
To nudge the position of tracks on D-Control in Custom Faders:
 Hold the Bank/Cycle switch in the Custom Faders section 
and turn the Scrub/Shuttle wheel.
To nudge the track focused in the Focus Channel Strip:
1 Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) and press the 
left or right Nudge 1 switch. 
2 While holding the Nudge1 switch, turn the Scrub/Shuttle 
wheel.
Scrub Switch
The Scrub switch places the transport in Scrub mode, which 
lets you scrub from the cursor position or across a selection. 
To scrub audio in Scrub mode:
1 While Pro Tools is stopped, press the Scrub switch.
2 Rotate the Scrub/Shuttle wheel clockwise to scrub audio for-
ward, or counter-clockwise to scrub audio backward.
3 To exit, press the Scrub switch again.
Scrubbing Without Entering Scrub Mode
You can use the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel to scrub while the trans-
port is stopped or during playback, without entering Scrub 
mode. 
To scrub during playback:
1 Click in a track you want to scrub.
2 Hold Start (Windows) or Control (Mac) while turning the 
Scrub/Shuttle Wheel.
To latch the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel in scrub:
 Press Start (Windows) or Control (Mac) momentarily (less 
than 1/2 second) while turning the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel.
To scrub with fine resolution:
 Hold Start+Control (Windows) or Control+Command 
(Mac) while turning the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel.
Trim Switch
The Trim switch places the transport in Trim/Scrub mode, 
which lets you scrub to locate an edit point, then trim to that 
point.
To scrub while trimming:
1 Navigate to a region or selection you want to trim.
2 Press the Trim switch.
3 Press the Scrub switch.
4 Rotate the Scrub/Shuttle wheel to move the cursor to the 
trim location.
5 To trim to the cursor location or to the beginning of the se-
lection, press the Trim switch again. 
To trim to the end of a selection, hold Alt (Windows) or 
Option (Mac) while pressing the Trim switch.










