DigiDesign D-Command Manual page 70

Playback of Timeline Selection and Edit Selection
from the Transport
When the Timeline and Edit selections in the Edit window are
unlinked, you can set the D-Command Transport to control
playback of either the Timeline selection or the Edit selection.
To focus the D-Command Transport on the Timeline selection:
Press the Edit/Timeline Selection switch in the Miscella-
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neous Controls section so that the Timeline LED is lit.
To focus the D-Command Transport on the Edit selection:
Press the Edit/Timeline Selection switch in the Miscella-
■
neous Controls section so that the Edit LED is lit.
Scrub/Shuttle Controls
The Scrub/Shuttle controls are used for scrubbing, scrubbing
while trimming, shuttling, and making selections.
Trim Scrub
switch switch
Scrub/Shuttle controls
Scrub/Shuttle Wheel
The Scrub/Shuttle wheel is used to control cursor position in
Pro Tools and for locating external machines.
Trim Switch
The Trim switch places the transport in Trim/Scrub mode,
which lets you scrub to locate an edit point, then trim to that
point.
To use Trim/Scrub:
Navigate to a region or selection you want to trim.
1
Press the Trim switch.
2
To trim to the end of a selection, hold Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac) while pressing the Trim switch.
Press the Scrub switch.
3
Rotate the Scrub/Shuttle wheel to move the cursor to the
4
trim location.
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Shuttle
switch
Scrub/Shuttle
Wheel
To trim to the cursor location, press the Trim switch again.
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To cancel without trimming, press Escape.
Scrub Switch
The Scrub switch places the transport in Scrub mode, which
lets you scrub from the cursor position or across a selection.
To use Scrub mode:
While Pro Tools is stopped, press the Scrub switch.
1
Rotate the Scrub/Shuttle wheel clockwise to scrub audio for-
2
ward, or counter-clockwise to scrub audio backward.
To exit, press the Scrub switch again.
3
Shuttle Switch
The Shuttle switch places the transport in Shuttle mode,
which lets you locate the cursor in the Edit window.
To use Shuttle mode:
While Pro Tools is stopped, press the Shuttle switch.
1
Rotate the Scrub/Shuttle wheel clockwise to shuttle forward,
2
or counter-clockwise to shuttle backward.
To exit, press the Shuttle switch again.
3
Scrub, Trim/Scrub and Shuttle modes can be used to create se-
lections and define regions in the Pro Tools Edit window.
Master Record Enable Switch
Master Record Enable switch
Master Record Mode switch
The Master Record Enable switch toggles record enable status
for all applicable audio tracks in a session. This switch flashes
when channels are record-enabled and the Pro Tools trans-
port is stopped, and lights continuously during recording.
If any tracks in the session are record-enabled, pressing the
Master Record Enable switch takes them out of their enabled
state. If no channels are record-enabled, pressing the Master
Record Enable switch places all applicable audio tracks into
record-enabled state.