Setting pre- and post-roll – M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Manual

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Do one of the following:

• In the Memory Locations window, click the

name or number of the Memory Location.

– or –

• Recall the Memory Location by typing Pe-

riod (.), the Memory Location number, and
Period (.) again on the numeric keypad.
(See “Numeric Keypad Modes” on page 25).

The start and end times and pre- and post-roll
settings stored with the Memory Location are re-
called.

Setting Pre- and Post-Roll

Pre- and post-roll times appear as flags in the
ruler that represents the Main Time Scale. When
pre- and post-roll are enabled, the flags are
green, otherwise they are gray.

Pre- and post-roll amounts can be entered in the
Transport window, set from a track’s playlist or
Timebase ruler, or by recalling a Memory Loca-
tion.

Setting Pre- and Post-Roll in the
Transport Window

Pre- and post-roll can be enabled and set in the
Transport window.

To set and enable the pre- and post-roll times in the
Transport window:

1

Select View > Transport > Expanded.

2

In the Transport window, click in the pre-roll

field.

3

Type in the pre-roll amount and press Forward

Slash (/) on the numeric keypad to enter the
value and automatically move to the post-roll
field.

4

Type in the post-roll amount and press Enter

to accept the new value.

5

To enable either pre- or post-roll, click the ap-

propriate button so it is highlighted.

Setting Pre- and Post-Roll in a Playlist

You can use the Selector tool to enable and dis-
able pre- and post-roll by clicking in a track’s
playlist.

To set and enable the pre- and post-roll by clicking
in a playlist:

1

Select Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selection.

2

With the Selector tool, select the record range

in the track’s playlist.

3

With the Selector tool, Alt-click (Windows) or

Option-click (Mac) in the track’s playlist before
the selection to enable the pre-roll at that loca-
tion.

Green Pre- and Post-Roll Flags (enabled) in the Main
Timebase ruler

Pre-roll enabled for 2 beats; Post-roll disabled

Use the Period (.) or Left/Right Arrow keys
to move through the different time fields for
pre and post-roll. Use the Up/Down Arrow
keys to increase or decrease the numerical
values.

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