M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Manual

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Pro Tools Reference Guide

332

Time Code

Moves back or forward in one-second

steps (while adjusting for current SMPTE for-
mat).

Feet+Frames

Moves back or forward in one-foot

steps.

Samples

Moves back or forward in one-second

steps.

Setting Playback Location with
Back and Forward Commands

(Pro Tools HD Only)

Pro Tools provides four Back/Forward com-
mands (sometimes called “rollback”) for mov-
ing the playback location in the Edit window.

You can also move the playback location in
multiple increments by repeating the command
(See “Repeating Back/Forward Commands” on
page 333
).

Back

Moves the playback location backward by

the Back/Forward Amount.

Back and Play

Moves the current playback loca-

tion backward by the Back/Forward Amount and
automatically begins playback.

Forward

Moves the playback location forward by

the Back/Forward Amount.

Forward and Play

Moves the current playback lo-

cation forward by the Back/Forward Amount
and automatically begins playback.

Setting the Back/Forward Amount

The length of the Back/Forward move is deter-
mined by the Back/Forward Amount preference
in the Operation page (Setup > Preferences).

To configure the Back/Forward Amount:

1

Choose Setup > Preferences and click the Op-

eration tab.

The timebase of the Back/Forward Amount set-
tings follows the Main Time Scale by default, or
you can deselect Follow Main Time and select
any of the following timebase formats:

• Bars|Beats

• Min:Sec

• Time Code

• Feet+Frames

• Samples

2

Do one of the following:

• Select a preset amount in the Back/Forward

Amount

pop-up menu.

– or –

• In the Back/Forward Amount field, enter a

custom amount.

Using Back or Forward Commands

To move the playback location backward by the
Back/Forward Amount:

„

Press Control (Windows) or Command (Mac),

and click Rewind in the Transport window.

To move the playback location forward by the
Back/Forward Amount:

„

Press Control (Windows) or Command (Mac),

and click Fast Forward in the Transport window.

To move the playback location backward by the
Back/Forward Amount and then begin playback:

„

Press Control+Alt (Windows) or Com-

mand+Option (Mac), and click Rewind in the
Transport window.

Back/Forward commands also work when
controlling a 9-pin device. See the Machine-
Control Guide for details.

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