Chapter 18: Editing Basics 385
To exit Shuttle Lock mode, do one of the following:
■ Press Stop in the Transport window.
– or –
■ Press the Spacebar.
Custom Shuttle Lock Speed
Use the Custom Shuttle Lock Speed preference
to customize the highest fast-forward Shuttle
Lock speed (key 9) to better match your editing
and auditioning needs.
To configure Custom Shuttle Lock Speed:
1 In Pro Tools, select Setup > Preferences and
click the Operation tab.
2 Be sure that the Numeric Keypad mode is set
to Transport or Classic (see “Operation Prefer-
ences” on page 66).
3 Enter a desired percentage for the Custom
Shuttle Lock Speed setting. The range for this
setting is 50–800%. You can use the Up and
Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease the set-
ting.
4 Click OK.
The Custom Shuttle Lock Speed will be saved
with your Pro Tools preferences (not with the
session).
To enable Custom Shuttle Lock Speed:
■ Press Start+9 (Windows) or Control+ 9 (Mac)
on the numeric keypad.
Numeric Keypad Set to Shuttle
(Pro Tools HD Only)
Pro Tools offers another form of shuttling, dif-
ferent from that of Shuttle Lock mode. With the
Numeric Keypad mode set to Shuttle, playback
of the current Edit selection is triggered by press-
ing and holding the keys on the numeric key-
pad—playback stops once the keys are released.
Various playback speeds are available in both
forward and reverse. In this mode, pre- and
post-roll are ignored.
To shuttle with the Numeric Keypad mode set to
Shuttle:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click the Op-
eration tab.
2 Set the Numeric Keypad mode to Shuttle and
click OK.
3 With the Selector tool, click in the track where
you want playback to begin. To shuttle on two
tracks, Shift-click in a second track.
4 Press and hold any of the following keys (or
key combinations) on the numeric keypad to
trigger playback.
5 Press a different key to switch the playback di-
rection or speed. Release to stop.
Shuttle Speed Rewind Key Forward Key
1 X Speed 4 6
4 X Speed 7 9
1/4 X Speed 1 3
1/2 X Speed 4+5 5+6
2 X Speed 7+8 8+9
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