Ch.5 Selection Techniques

Front 1

Link timeline and edit selection


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Back 1

In this mode
Any Edit selection will be mirrored in the timeline and vice versa.

Front 2

Dynamic transport mode


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Back 2

start playback from anywhere on the time line without losing selections

Front 3

Time line selection markers look likah

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Back 3

Blue arrows
Red if a track is record enabled.

Front 4

to select all tracks and conductor rulers

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Back 4

Option drag in a Timebase Ruler

Front 5

Transport window key commands
to click in the start field

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Back 5

option+[/]

Front 6

Transport window key commands
cycle through fields in start location

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Back 6

left right arrows on keyboard

Front 7

Transport window key commands
to increment or decrement the highlighted number

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Back 7

up down arrows

Front 8

Transport window key commands
To enter value and automatically move to the end field

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Back 8

press Forward slash (/)

Front 9

Edit selections are displayed

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Back 9

when the Time line and edit selections are unlinked.

Front 10

edit selection markers look likah

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Back 10

straight black brackets with round handles

Front 11

It is best to enter numbers from left to right because

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Back 11

protools zeros out all fields to the right

Front 12

Calculator entry mode for selection fields


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Back 12

1. highlight selected field
2.[+] or[-]
3.put in number press enter
4.press escape to cancel or return to enter

Front 13

Numeric entry shortcuts for selections indicators p.g.131

to cycle through fields

Back 13

forward slash (/)

Front 14

Numeric entry shortcuts for selections indicators p.g.131

to move through different fields within each selector indicator.

Back 14

(.) or left right arrows

Front 15

Numeric entry shortcuts for selections indicators p.g.131

increase or decrease the numerical values

Back 15

up or down arrows

or

click and drag in field

Front 16

to move a selection in the timeline while preserving its length

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Back 16

option drag selection markers

Front 17

To copy an edit selection to a timeline selection-Protools HD only-

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Back 17

Edit>Selection>change timeline to match edit.
or
command focus and the letter O

Front 18

To copy a Timeline selection to an edit selection
-Protools HD only-

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Back 18

Edit>Selection>Change Edit to match Timeline
or
Command Focus and the number 0

Front 19

making a selection in any member of an edit group will also

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Back 19

select all tracks in that group.

Front 20

to make identical selections across multiple tracks

Back 20

shift click (only selects tracks u click on)
or
drag across tracks

Front 21

To make a new selection across all tracks

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Back 21

option click drag on timebase ruler
with link time edit disabled
-or-
with link enabled click and drag in timebase ruler

Front 22

to select everything to the left of the cursor
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Back 22

shift-return

Front 23

to select everything to the right of the cursor

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Back 23

Option-Shift-Return

Front 24

to enable link track and edit selection

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Back 24

Options > link track and edit selection

Front 25

when link and edit selection is enabled
quickly toggle track view etc. on selected tracks

Back 25

option+shift

Front 26

when link track and edit selection are enabled, edit selctions can be moved to other tracks by

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Back 26

selecting the desired tracks

Front 27

to add edit selection to other track

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Back 27

-link track and edit selection enable
-command click desired tracks

Front 28

nudging key command

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Back 28

plus or minus keys on the numeric keypad

Front 29

keep in mind Nudging Audio will always move the selected audio

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Back 29

with out moving adjacent regions

Front 30

to nudge an edit selection

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Back 30

Shift[+]
and
Shift[-]

Front 31

To nudge the start time of a selection
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Back 31

option shift [+] or [-]

Front 32

to nudge the end time of a selection
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Back 32

Command shift [+] or[-]

Front 33

Shift command differs from nudge in two ways.

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Back 33

1) allows you to specify a different offset every time you use it
2)will separate a region

Front 34

shift command can operate on

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Back 34

selections,regions,Midi Notes,Midi data and automation.

Front 35

To open Shift dialog box

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Back 35

Option+H


SHHHHHHIFT

Front 36

to open Shift dialog box go to
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Back 36

Command+Shift

Front 37

shift command operates the same regardless of

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Back 37

edit Mode

Front 38

key command for scrubber tool

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Back 38

F9

Front 39

can scrubbing mode exceed normal playback speed


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Back 39

no

Front 40

does scrubbing require that you continuously move the mouse


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Back 40

yes

Front 41

shuttle mode scrubs at any speed and you don't have to move mouse


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Back 41

thats true

Front 42

to enter shuttle mode

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Back 42

with the scrubber tool selected press option

Front 43

to enable edit insertion follows scrub/shuttle

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Back 43

setup>preferences and click the operation tab

transport section

Front 44

can you make selections with scrubber tool

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Back 44

yes

Front 45

to audition the start and end points of a selection do pre and post roll need to be active

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Back 45

No they just need to be set to a non-zero amount.

Front 46

you can audtion a start end point of your selection in three ways

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Back 46

up to your selection marker
after your selection marker
or both

Front 47

to pre roll audition up to a start or end point

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Back 47

option left arrow - start point

or

option right arrow - end point

Front 48

to pre and post roll audition after a selection start point

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Back 48

command+left or right arrow

Front 49

to pre and post roll audition up to and after

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Back 49

command+option+right arrow

Front 50

three varieties of memory location properties

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Back 50

markers
selections
non time based properties (display workflows)

Front 51

selection memory locations

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Back 51

helps you store tricky selections

Front 52

non-time based properties memory location
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Back 52

stores display and configurations
good for preset workflows

Front 53

non time based properties can store

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Back 53

screen magnifications,
track displays,
window configurations,
pre and post roll times,
mix and edit group enables.

Front 54

any of the following properties can be stored in a memory location

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Back 54

-a customized memory location name
-zoom settings
-pre- and post roll
track show/hide settings
track hieght settings
Group enables
comments
window configurations

Front 55

quick key command for new memory location
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Back 55

[enter]

Front 56

to open memory locations window
key command

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Back 56

command +[5]

Front 57

to edit memory location and open the the edit memo location dialog box

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Back 57

in the memo location window
ctrl click on memo location you want to edit

Front 58

quick key command for editing memo location

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Back 58

using numeric key pad
type a period followed by the memory location number
then press enter

Front 59

key command to recall memory location

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Back 59

on the numeric keypad, type a period, followed by memory location number, followed by a second period