Avid Technology Pro Tools - Using the Transport Controls

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Using the Transport Controls
Playback
To play from the current location:
 Press Play.
To stop playback:
 Press Stop.
Transport Controls and Modifier Keys
You can use modifier keys on your computer keyboard in combination with EUCON hardware Trans-
port controls for additional playback modes (such as to enable Loop Playback).
To toggle Loop Playback on/off:
 Press Control (Mac) + Play.
To toggle Pro Tools online or offline:
 Press Option (Mac) + Play.
Session Time Navigation
To jump to the beginning of the session:
 Press RTZ (return to zero).
To rewind or fast-forward:
 Press Rew or FFW.
Recording
To record arm the Pro Tools Transport:
 Press Record.
Pro Tools provides preference settings to optimize rewind and fast forward (such as Audio During Fast
Forward/Rewind, and Back/Forward Amount). For more information, see the
Pro Tools Reference
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For additional recording features, see Chapter 4, “Recording.”