M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 464)

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To lock out Shuffle Mode:
„
While in any Edit mode other than Shuffle
mode, Control-click (Windows) or Command-
click (Mac) the Shuffle button on-screen. A lock
icon appears in the Shuffle button.
To unlock Shuffle Mode:
„ Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Mac) the locked Shuffle button on-screen.
Slip
In Slip mode, regions can be moved freely
within a track or to other tracks. In this mode, it
is possible to place a region so that there is space
between it and other regions in a track. When
the track is played back, this space is silent. It is
also possible to move a region so that it overlaps
or completely covers another region.
Use Slip mode when you want the Trim, Selec-
tor, Grabber, and Pencil tools to work without
any restrictions to placement in time.
Spot
Use Spot mode to place regions at precise loca-
tions. In Spot mode you can specify a frame lo-
cation (or a location based on any of the other
time formats), capture an incoming Time Code
address, or use a region’s time stamps as refer-
ence points for spotting. This can be particularly
useful when performing post production tasks
around SMPTE frame locations.
When Spot mode is enabled, Pro Tools asks you
to specify a destination location when a region
is dragged from the Region List, a DigiBase
browser, Windows Explorer, or the Mac Finder.
Grid
In Grid mode, regions and MIDI notes that are
moved, trimmed or inserted “snap” to the cur-
rently selected Grid value, or to precise incre-
ments on a user-definable time grid.
Displaying Grid Lines
To show (or hide) the Grid lines in the Edit window
or in a MIDI Editor window, do one of the following:
„
Select (or deselect) the Grid button.
– or –
„ Click the Name of the currently selected
Timebase ruler.
Press F2 to enable Slip mode.
Press F3 to enable Spot mode.
Press F4 to enable Grid mode.
Grid button selected in the Edit window
Turning on Grid lines from a Timebase ruler
Grid button
Click to show or hide Grid lines