DigiDesign MachineControl Manual page 32

Machine Cueing
MachineControl provides two Cue modes for re-
mote machine operation: Search and Hi-speed.
In Search mode, the tape remains laced during
Fast Forward or Rewind.
In Hi-speed mode, the tape is unlaced before
fast-forward/rewind. The Transport window in-
dicates the status of the tape as described below.
Search Mode
In Search mode, the tape is laced against the
heads when the machine is paused or searching,
and the Stop button stays lit (it does not flash)
and the Play button flashes. When cueing in
this mode, the Fast Forward or Rewind button
also lights when searching in either direction.
To fast forward and rewind in Search mode:
Select Transport = Machine in the Transport
1
window.
Click Play in the Transport window or press
2
the Spacebar to begin machine playback, then
press the Spacebar again to pause the machine
(this is to ensure that the tape is laced).
Click Fast Forward or Rewind in the Transport
3
window to search the tape.
Some devices, including several popular
VHS decks, do not support a shuttle mode in
which the tape stays laced. These decks un-
lace the tape before shuttling. Refer to your
tape machine's guide for more information.
Hi-Speed Mode
In Hi-speed mode, the tape is unlaced, and all
Transport window buttons are dark. When you
cue in this mode, only the selected Fast Forward
or Rewind button lights.
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To fast forward and rewind in Hi-speed mode:
Select Transport = Machine in the Transport
1
window.
To unlace the tape, click Stop in the Transport
2
window or press Command+period(.).
Click Fast Forward or Rewind in the Transport
3
window. The Pro Tools cursor indicates the cur-
rent machine location.
Press the Spacebar to pause the machine.
4
Some devices may not support all shuttle
modes, and may not accept the above shut-
tle commands. In these cases, the Fast For-
ward and Rewind buttons in the Pro Tools
Transport window flash, and clicking them
places the device in true Fast Forward /
Rewind mode.
Spotting to the Machine
To spot regions to the machine's current loca-
tion, use Pro Tools Spot mode and/or Auto Spot
(if using VITC).
See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for information
on using Spot and Auto Spot mode to spot re-
gions to incoming SMPTE time code locations.
Auto Spot mode uses incoming VITC for
location information. Therefore, Auto Spot
mode will force the Region to be spotted to
the current incoming machine time code
location, not the current insertion cursor
location. To spot your elements directly to
the current cursor location, Control-drag
(Mac) or Right-click and drag (Windows)
the elements.