Apple Soundtrack Pro 3 - Manual (Page 212)

Scrubbing is useful to help identify the part of an audio file that you want to edit. While
you are scrubbing an audio file, you can also select the part of the file that you want to
edit.
To make a selection while scrubbing with the playhead
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As you move the playhead with the mouse, hold down the Shift key.
For projects containing a video file, dragging to create a selection scrubs the video at the
selection point.
Shift-drag to create
a selection with the
Scrub tool.
To scrub using keyboard shortcuts
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As you move the playhead using a keyboard shortcut, hold down the Shift key.
For projects containing a video file, using keyboard shortcuts to create a selection scrubs
the video at the selection point.
Selecting All or Parts of an Audio File
When you apply an action to an audio file in the File Editor, the action is applied to the
entire file unless you select part of the file. You can select different parts of the audio file
and apply different actions to each selection.
212 Chapter 8 Working in the File Editor