Playing Selections - DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual

Playing Selections

Once an Edit selection is made, you can audi-
tion it by clicking Play in the Transport window.
If enabled, the pre- and post-roll amounts play
as well.
To play a selection:
Make sure to select Options > Link Timeline
1
and Edit Selection.
With the Selector or Time Grabber tool, make
2
a track selection.
If you want to use pre-or post-roll, enable and
3
set the pre- and post-roll amounts. For details,
see "Setting Pre- and Post-Roll" on page 211.
Click Play in the Transport window, or press
4
the Spacebar.
All tracks play for the range of the selection, in-
cluding pre- and post-roll if enabled.
To play an Edit selection with Link Timeline and
Edit Selection disabled, do one of the following:
On Pro Tools HD, choose Edit > Selection >
■
Play Edit.
– or –
On Pro Tools LE or Pro Tools M-Powered,
■
choose Edit > Play Edit Selection.
To play a Timeline selection with Link Timeline and
Edit Selection disabled (Pro Tools HD only):
Choose Edit > Selection > Play Timeline.
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Auditioning Pre- and Post-Roll
You can audition and play just the pre-roll or
post-roll material for a selection.
To play from the pre-roll point to the start of a
selection, or to the current Cursor location:
Press Alt+Left Arrow (Windows) or Op-
■
tion+Left Arrow (Mac).
To play to the post-roll point from the end of a
selection, or from the current Cursor location:
Press Control+Right Arrow (Windows) or
■
Command+Right Arrow (Mac).
Auditioning Start and End Points for
Selections
There may be times when you want to audition
the start or end of an audio selection without
hearing the entire selection. This allows you to
check, for instance, whether the beginning or
end of a selection includes any unwanted clicks
or pops.
plays start
(for post amount)
plays pre-roll + start
Playback ranges for auditioning start/end points
plays end
(for pre amount)
plays end + post-roll