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MachineControl Guide 14
Selecting a Transport Master
To select a Transport Master:
1
Click the Transport Master selector to display
the Transport pop-up menu.
2
From the Transport pop-up menu, select
Pro Tools, Machine, or Remote (or Re-
mote/LTC).
Transport = Pro Tools
In this mode, the controls in the Transport win-
dow are focused on Pro Tools playback and re-
cording.
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When the transport is online, the machine
slaves to Pro Tools, and the session locks to the
machine’s time code. The machine follows Pref-
erences for Machine Chase and Online Record.
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When the transport is offline, the Pro Tools
Transport window controls Pro Tools only.
Transport = Machine
In this mode, the controls in the Transport win-
dow are focused on the machine connected and
enabled for Serial Deck Control mode. Record
commands are sent to the machine only.
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When the transport is online, Pro Tools slaves
to the machine. The Transport window controls
the machine, and Pro Tools chases and locks to
it.
In addition, when Auto Spot is turned on, re-
gions are spotted to the current machine time,
and the Trimmer tool trims to the current ma-
chine time.
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When the transport is offline, the Pro Tools
Transport window controls the machine only.
Toggling the Transport while Online
When the Transport window is online, toggling
the Transport Master selector between Pro Tools
and your machine will also toggle their mas-
ter/slave relationship.
Selecting the Transport Master
You can also press backslash (\) to
toggle between Pro Tools, the Machine, and
Remote transport (or, on a Digidesign con-
trol surface, press EXT TRANS).
Transport pop-up menu
See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for details
on Auto Spotting.