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Pro Tools Reference Guide 408
Playing Selections
Once an Edit selection is made, you can audi-
tion it by clicking Play in the Transport window.
If enabled, the pre- and post-roll amounts play
as well.
To play a selection:
1
Enable Link Timeline and Edit Selection (Op-
tions > Link Timeline and Edit Selection).
2
With the Selector or Time Grabber tool, make
a track selection.
3
If you want to use pre-roll or post-roll, enable
and set the pre-roll and post-roll amounts. For
details, see “Setting Pre- and Post-Roll” on
page 291.
4
Click Play in the Transport window, or press
the Spacebar.
All tracks play for the range of the selection, in-
cluding pre-roll and post-roll if enabled.
To play an Edit selection with Link Timeline and
Edit Selection disabled, do one of the following:
■
Choose Edit > Selection > Play Edit.
To play a Timeline selection with Link Timeline and
Edit Selection disabled:
■
Choose Edit > Selection > Play Timeline.
Auditioning Pre-Roll and Post-Roll
You can audition and play just the pre-roll or
post-roll material for a selection.
To play from the pre-roll point to the start of a
selection, or to the current Cursor location:
■
Press Alt+Left Arrow (Windows) or Op-
tion+Left Arrow (Mac).
To play to the post-roll point from the end of a
selection, or from the current Cursor location:
■
Press Right Arrow (Windows) or
Right Arrow (Mac).
Auditioning Start and End Points for
Selections
There may be times when you want to audition
the start or end of an audio selection without
hearing the entire selection. This allows you to
check, for instance, whether the beginning or
end of a selection includes any unwanted clicks
or pops.
To audition a selection start point:
■
Press Left Arrow (Windows) or Com-
mand+Left Arrow (Mac).
When auditioning the beginning of a selection,
the selection plays from the start point for a du-
ration equal to the post-roll amount.
To audition a selection start point with pre-roll:
■
Press Alt+Left Arrow (Windows) or
Left Arrow (Mac).
Playback ranges for auditioning start/end points
plays start
(for post amount)
plays pre-roll + start
plays end
(for pre amount)
plays end + post-roll