DigiDesign Pro Tools, Reference Manual

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Chapter 3: Keyboard and Right-Click Mouse Shortcuts 17
To set the Keyboard Focus, do one of the following:
■
Click the a–z button for the focus you want to
enable.
– or –
■
While pressing Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac), press one of the fol-
lowing keys: 1 (Commands), 2 (Region List), or
3 (Group List).
Numeric Keypad Modes
The Operation preference for Numeric Keypad
mode determines how the numeric keypad
functions for Transport.
There are two Shuttle Lock modes (Classic and
Transport), and one Shuttle mode.
No matter which Numeric Keypad mode is se-
lected, you can always use the numeric keypad
to select and enter values in the Event Edit Area,
Edit Selection indicators, Main and Sub
Counters, and Transport fields.
To set the Numeric Keypad Mode:
1
Choose Setup > Preferences and click the Op-
eration tab.
2
In the Transport section, select a Numeric Key-
pad mode (Classic, Transport, or Shuttle).
3
Click OK.
Shuttle Lock Modes
With either Shuttle Lock mode (Classic or Trans-
port) you can use the numeric keypad to shuttle
forward or backwards at specific speeds.
• 5 is normal speed.
• 6–9 provide increasingly faster fast-forward
speeds.
• 1–4 provide progressively faster rewind
speeds (4 is the slowest rewind Shuttle Lock
speed, 1 is the fastest).
• Press 0 to stop Shuttle Lock, then press the
number to resume Shuttle Lock speed.
• Press Escape or Spacebar to exit Shuttle
Lock mode.
Custom Shuttle Lock Speed
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with
DV Toolkit 2 Only)
The highest fast-forward Shuttle Lock speed
(key 9) can be customized.
Classic Mode
This mode emulates the way Pro Tools worked
in versions lower than 5.0. With the Numeric
Keypad mode set to Classic, you can:
• Play up to two tracks of audio in Shuttle
Lock mode. Press the Start key (Windows)
or Control (Mac), followed by 1–9 for dif-
ferent play speeds.
• Press Plus or Minus to reverse direction.
• Press 0 to stop Shuttle Lock, then press the
number to resume Shuttle Lock speed.
• Press Escape or Spacebar to exit Shuttle
Lock mode.
• Recall Memory Locations by typing the
Memory Location, followed by a Period (.).
Although multiple plug-in windows can
have a keyboard focus enabled, only the
front-most window receives any keyboard
input.
For more information on each mode, see
“Numeric Keypad Mode” on page 67.
For information, see “Custom Shuttle Lock
Speed” on page 385.