Hey Scott, No, actually, this works with the numeric keypad in any mode—Classic, Transport or Shuttle.
Best, Slau On Jun 14, 2010, at 5:48 AM, Scott Chesworth wrote: > Yup yup, that's exactly the workflow I remember from the olden days. > Presumably, this functionality hinges upon the num pad being in > classic mode though right? > > On 6/14/10, Slau Halatyn <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hey Scott, >> >> Here's what you need to do: >> >> Use the asterisk key if you just want to move the playback cursor to a >> particular position. >> >> If you'd like to access the start, End and Length fields, use the slash key >> (on the numpad). The first press of the slash key will access the Start >> field. Pressing the slash key a second time moves the focus to the End >> field. A third press will focus on the Length field. >> >> Pressing the decimal key moves between columns of the field like bars/beats >> or minutes:seconds. So, for example, if you wish to create a selection from >> bar 3, beat 1 to bar 11, beat 3, you would press the slash key once, type 3 >> then press the slash key again and type 11, decimal, then 3. >> >> Alternatively, if you need to simply select 8 bars from where you are, press >> slash three times and type 8. Hopefully, that makes sense. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Slau >> >> On Jun 13, 2010, at 2:50 PM, Scott Chesworth wrote: >> >>> Folks, allow me to be the first to ask a newbie question if you will. >>> >>> I can set start and end time selections in the counter display cluster >>> of the edit window. Used to be able to enter these via the numpad >>> though using / and * keys if memory serves. Is this method still >>> possible, because I'm not seeing any joy with it here so far. It'd be >>> quicker not to have to leave whatever I'm doing and navigate to a >>> certain place in the edit window. >>> >>> Cheers in advance >>> Scott >> >>
