DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual page 391

To set the record range in a track's playlist:
If you want to constrain the selection to the
1
current Grid value, set the Edit mode to Grid.
Select Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selection.
2
Do one of the following:
3
• With the Selector tool, select the record
range in a track's playlist.
Playlist selection
– or –
• If a region's start and end points define the
record range, select the entire region.
You can also enter a start and end point
during playback. Press the Down Arrow to
set the start point, and press the Up Arrow
to set the end points. Note that when in Grid
mode, start and end point when entered in
this manner do not snap to the grid.
To set the record range in a Timebase ruler:
If you want to constrain the selection to the
1
current Grid value, set the Edit mode to Grid.
Select the record range in any Timebase ruler.
2
Timeline selection
If the Selector tool is not active, you do not
need to manually select it. Other Edit tools
(such as the Time Grabber tool) automati-
cally turn into the Selector tool when used in
Timebase rulers.
Timeline Selection Markers
When tracks are record-enabled, Timeline Selec-
tion Markers for start and end times appear as
red up and down arrows in the Main Timebase
ruler. If no tracks are record-enabled, the Time-
line Selection Markers are blue.
Timeline Selection Markers in the Main Timebase ruler
The Timeline Selection Markers can be moved,
either separately or at the same time, to set
record and play ranges.
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