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Press and Hold Options
When you click on the Press and Hold list, a
pop-up menu provides access to the following
options:
None No function is selected in this mode.
Add Last Track Adds whatever the last track type
was that you created in the session. Say you
have five types of tracks in your session but the
most recent track you created was 1 Mono
Audio Track, in Samples. It adds another
1 Mono Audio Track, in Samples.
Add Selected Track Adds whatever tracks that
you have selected in a session. Say you have se-
lected two Audio tracks in a session. It adds an-
other two Audio tracks.
Cursor to Next Marker Each time the button is
held and released, the transport locates to the
next marker location.
Cursor to Previous Marker Each time the button
is held and released, the transport locates to the
previous marker location.
Start/Stop Playback Each time the button is
held and released, it starts/stops playing back
the session.
Start/Stop Record Each time the button is held
and released, it starts/stops recording.
Loop Playback Toggle Each time the button is
held and released, the Loop Playback mode is
toggled between enabled and disabled.
Undo Each time the button is held and released,
it undoes that last operation you performed in
Pro Tools. (Same as the Undo command from
the Pro Tools menu)
Save Session Each time the Multi button is held
and released, it saves the session.
Hold Duration Options
When you click on the Hold Duration list, a
drop-down menu provides access to the follow-
ing options:
Hold Duration There are four choices of Hold Du-
ration (250 msec, 500 msec, 750 msec, and 1
sec), which is the amount of time you choose to
hold the Multi button down in Press and Hold
mode. The default is 500 msec.