Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 - Manual (Page 121)

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To create selections with the Scrub/Shuttle
wheel:
1 Locate the cursor in a track.
2 Press the Scrub switch or the Shuttle switch.
3 Do one of the following:
• Hold the Mark In switch and turn the
Scrub/Shuttle wheel counter-clockwise to
create or extend the selection to the left.
– or –
• Hold the Mark Out switch and turn the
Scrub/Shuttle wheel clockwise to create or
extend the selection to the right.
Focusing Tracks
You can focus tracks on the D-Control or D-
Command surface in several new ways.
Focusing Tracks while in Select Mode
To focus a track while staying in Select mode:
■ Hold Start+Shift (Windows) or Control+Shift
(Mac) and press the channel Select switch for
the track you want to focus.
Focusing Tracks when Soloing
To set D-Control or D-Command to automatically
focus a track when it is soloed:
1 Press the Operation switch repeatedly to dis-
play the page that includes the Focused Track
Follows Solo preference (SoloFc).
2 Press the Soft Key that corresponds to “So-
loFc” until its value is “Yes.”
Focusing Tracks and Display of Targeted
Windows On-Screen
The way that D-Control or D-Command display
the targeted Output windows and Plug-in win-
dows on-screen has changed.
When a focused track has a targeted output win-
dow or plug-in window on-screen and you focus
another track, the plug-in window automati-
cally updates to display the first plug-in on the
new track.
Focusing Tracks and Display of EQ and
Dynamics Plug-ins on D-Control or D-Command
When a focused track has an EQ or Dynamics
plug-in focused in the EQ or Dynamics section
and you focus another track, the first plug-in of
either type (EQ or Dynamics) on the new track is
focused in its corresponding section.
Cycling Display of Plug-ins on D-Control or
D-Command
When you press the Cycle switches in the EQ,
Dynamics, or Custom Faders sections to change
plug-in focus in those sections, the on-screen
window automatically updates to display the
currently focused plug-in, regardless of the
ChanWin preference setting.
Default Plug-in Preferences
You can set a default EQ plug-in and Dynamics
plug-in for your session, which makes them
available for quick assignment from D-Control
or D-Command surfaces.
To set a default EQ or Dynamics plug-in:
1 In Pro Tools, choose Setup > Preferences and
click Mixing.
2 Under Setup, choose a plug-in from the De-
fault EQ or Default Dynamics pop-up menu.
3 Click OK to close the Preferences window.
To assign a default EQ or Dynamics plug-in on a D-
Control channel:
1 Press the Inserts switch on the channel to en-
ter Local Assign mode.