I don't think the up and down arrows will work in shuttle mode. I believe the down arrow, for example, will stop the transport right at the spot where you press it. Pressing Shift during shuttling will, however make a selection. Get into shuttle mode, press Shift where you want the start and let go of shift where you want to end. Press the Space bar to stop the transport. Pressing Space Bar again will play only the selected range.
Slau On Jul 19, 2010, at 11:09 AM, clarence griffin wrote: > ah, I see how that shuddle works. pretty nice, can't I use that to make my in > and out marker settings as well, i.e the up and down arrows? > Sorry for all these questions at once, this is very exciting to me though. I > am working on a project, and because of you, I am almost done with it. I have > it sounding pretty good. its a little short intro to a cd that some friends > are giving away at their wedding. > Thanks for all the help. > > GF > > > On Jul 19, 2010, at 8:08 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: > >> 1 and 2 are Rewind and Fast Forward so they're different. What you can use >> is Shuttle mode. On HD systems it's a little different so I might not recall >> exactly but I think it's Control and numpad 5. This will create an insertion >> point and shuttle through a track at normal speed. 6 is faster, 7 still >> faster, etc. and 4 is slower, 3 is slower still, etc. Pressing the minus >> button on the num pad will reverse the direction. >> >> I find the shuttle mode in LE somewhat useful but HD has a much better >> system. >> >> Slau >> >> On Jul 19, 2010, at 2:52 AM, clarence griffin wrote: >> >>> cool... Question though, does 1 and 2 on the number pad count as scrubbing >>> or just using the scrub wheel on the control surface? >>> >>> GF >>> >>> >>> On Jul 18, 2010, at 11:15 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Clarence, >>>> >>>> Well, first thing you'll need to do is check the preference for "Insertion >>>> Follows Scrub" in the Preferences. Now, when you scrub the track, the >>>> insertion point will be exactly where you scrubbed and you can split >>>> regions with Command-e. Once you've split stuff, you can select the region >>>> and delete or whatever. The keyboard shortcut pdf has tons of commands for >>>> editing. >>>> >>>> This is definitely a subject that could benefit from an audio >>>> demonstration. I did one for the short-lived MIDIMag podcast that Kevin >>>> hosted a few years ago. The exact same principles apply as it relates to >>>> the keyboard commands and process, I should do a new one, though. It's >>>> just finding the time to sit down and do it. My schedule for the next 2 >>>> months is absolutely insane. Somehow, i'll have to make the time. >>>> >>>> Slau >>>> >>>> On Jul 17, 2010, at 11:40 PM, clarence griffin wrote: >>>> >>>>> that all makes sense. Thanks. I use the default mode. That's how sonar >>>>> behaves, and I didn't want to change it up. I think sound forge works >>>>> that way as well. >>>>> I am really getting the hang of this editing thing. I wish there was a >>>>> way to really get close up editing though. I can kind of get close, but >>>>> for looping and what not, how can I nudge the selection points? is that >>>>> possible? >>>>> What do you suggest for something like really fine editing? >>>>> >>>>> GF >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 17, 2010, at 2:17 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey Clarence, >>>>>> >>>>>> Control-Space Bar actually puts the transport into a Pause with >>>>>> Pre-Prime for instant playback. This is what that means: >>>>>> >>>>>> If you have a large session, say, 24 tracks record enabled or even on an >>>>>> LE system, say, 16 tracks ready to record in QuickPunch mode, the system >>>>>> is going to allocate drive space, prepare voices, automation data (if >>>>>> there is any) and a few other things. If you simply start the recording >>>>>> or even playback, there will be a pause before the transport engages. >>>>>> This can vary from a second to several seconds if it's a particularly >>>>>> large session. In order to have a more immediate start to playback, it's >>>>>> possible to pre-prime the deck, as they say, for instant playback or >>>>>> recording. Pressing Control-Space Bar puts Pro Tools into this Pause >>>>>> mode. Simply pressing the Space Bar after that instantly starts >>>>>> playback. Further, Control-Command-Space Bar puts PT into Pre-Primed >>>>>> Record mode so pressing Space Bar after that instantly puts the >>>>>> Transport into record mode. >>>>>> >>>>>> Pausing the transport, the way most people think of pausing something, >>>>>> is a bit different. Pro Tools has two main behaviors: 1. Is for the >>>>>> transport to remember the start position and, if the transport is >>>>>> stopped, it will keep resuming playback from the same start position >>>>>> unless that start position is specifically changed, and 2. Insertion >>>>>> following Playback which means that wherever you press the space bar, >>>>>> the transport will keep the insertion point there and, upon pressing >>>>>> space bar again, will continue playing from that location. >>>>>> >>>>>> I would strongly suggest using the default method which is for the >>>>>> insertion point to not follow playback. Here's the reason. When you make >>>>>> a selection, pressing the space bar will play only the selected range. >>>>>> No matter how many times you press play, it'll only play the selected >>>>>> range. This is a good means to verify your selection range quickly >>>>>> without even having to look at the start, End and Length fields in the >>>>>> edit window. From there, one can cut, copy paste, etc. Now, if the >>>>>> insertion point follows playback, as soon as you play the selection, the >>>>>> selection is actually lost. It's very obvious to a sighted user but it >>>>>> can be confusing to a blind user. >>>>>> >>>>>> Here are two things one can do for alternatives: >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. If you really want to get into that other mode where it just pauses >>>>>> when you hit the space bar, pressing Control-n toggles this playback >>>>>> mode and the preference is also in the Setups>Preferences dialog and is >>>>>> called "Insertion Follows Playback." >>>>>> >>>>>> 2. If the transport is engaged, and you find a spot you want to start >>>>>> playback from, simply pressing the down arrow will automatically >>>>>> populate the start field with the current transport value. In other >>>>>> words, if, while the transport is engaged, you press the down arrow at >>>>>> the 2 minute mark, the start field will now say "2:00:000" and if you >>>>>> press space bar, the transport will stop but, upon playback, will now >>>>>> start from the 2 minute mark. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hopefully, that makes sense. Let me know if there's something that isn't >>>>>> clear. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> >>>>>> Slau >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 17, 2010, at 1:23 PM, clarence griffin wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I thought control + Space was to pause my project? Its not working. Is >>>>>>> there something I have to turn on in setup or something? I looked all >>>>>>> over, and didn't find anything. >>>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> GF >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
