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Steve Sparrow

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Jun 24, 2020, 6:11:05 AM6/24/20
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Hey guys. I’m just wondering if there is an easy way of skipping through a session in PT. I have afeeling this may not be possible. How ever is there a way of skipping quickly through a session by more than one bar at a time. I know the number 1 and two keys on the num pad skip through bar by bar But is there any short cut or other way for scrubbing or skipping in larger increments. I know I can use the star key and move forward and backward that way. But it would be great if there is a quick and easy way to search through a session. If this is not possible. alll good.Just worth an ask.

Slau Halatyn

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Jun 24, 2020, 11:14:14 AM6/24/20
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Hi Steve,

If you have the preference checked for "audio during fast forward and rewind," you can advance while hearing brief snippets while the transport forwards and rewinds through the timeline. Another option is to change your nudge value to something like 4 or eight bars and advance the insertion cursor by that value with a keyboard shortcut. You can change the nudge value by going to the Edit window, navigating over to the Grid/Nudge cluster, interacting, going over to the nudge custom value, VO-click on it, press Delete or decimal, enter the bar/beat/tic value and press Return. If you use Flo Tools, double-tap Command+f7, enter the value and press Return.
HTH,
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Hey guys. I’m just wondering if there is an easy way of skipping through a session in PT. I have afeeling this may not be possible. How ever is there a way of skipping quickly through a session by more than one bar at a time. I know the number 1 and two keys on the num pad skip through bar by bar But is there any short cut or other way for scrubbing or skipping in larger increments. I know I can use the star key and move forward and backward that way. But it would be great if there is a quick and easy way to search through a session. If this is not possible. alll good.Just worth an ask.

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Just piggy backing on this.  One thing I often do is with flotools, command f1 twice quickly, and type in a start value.  SO If I want to jump 10 or 20 bars I’ll just change my start value by those amounts.  

John Covici

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Jun 24, 2020, 12:18:22 PM6/24/20
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What I have been doing is using control key + numpad 1 through 9,
gives me audio while its going and I can vary the speed, it works
great.

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> Just piggy backing on this. One thing I often do is with flotools, command f1 twice quickly, and type in a start value. SO If I want to jump 10 or 20 bars I’ll just change my start value by those amounts.
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> If you have the preference checked for "audio during fast forward and rewind," you can advance while hearing brief snippets while the transport forwards and rewinds through the timeline. Another option is to change your nudge value to something like 4 or eight bars and advance the insertion cursor by that value with a keyboard shortcut. You can change the nudge value by going to the Edit window, navigating over to the Grid/Nudge cluster, interacting, going over to the nudge custom value, VO-click on it, press Delete or decimal, enter the bar/beat/tic value and press Return. If you use Flo Tools, double-tap Command+f7, enter the value and press Return.
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Slau Halatyn

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Jun 24, 2020, 1:31:56 PM6/24/20
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Hi Matt,
Although using the Start field isn't really different from what Steve mentioned about using the asterisk, your reply brought another thing to mind and that is the relative jump using the plus key.

So, where-ever you are in the timeline while playing back, you can jump ahead or back by any relative value by pressing asterisk then plus or minus on the numeric keypad then pressing Enter. The transport doesn't pause but simply jumps right to the relative position. For example, if your current playback cursor is approaching bar 33 and you press the asterisk right around that point and press plus then 16 then Enter, the transport will instantly jump to around bar 49 and continue playback.

It's worth noting that, while pressing minus instead of plus will move backwards rather than forwards, this only works in minutes and seconds. When in bars and beats, there are sometimes negative bar numbers so it doesn't work like it does in Minutes/Seconds view. I've proposed that Avid implement a condition whereby a plus ahead of a minus will give the intended result like adding a negative number rather than adding a positive number. Not sure if that'll ever go through.

Anyway, just another potential means to navigate quickly.

Slau


Slau Halatyn

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Jun 24, 2020, 1:34:39 PM6/24/20
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Hi John,

Using this type of shuttling does work quite well. The only limitation is that it's limited to a maximum of two channels of audio. For mono or stereo material, it's great—quick and easy but, if you're trying to get through a session file with multi-tracked instrumentation, you'll hear only the selected track or perhaps two tracks within a group of drums or whatever. Just throwing that in for what it's worth.
Slau


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Yes, I have used this from time to time.  I suppose I prefer using FT for typing start values  rather than the star key, as I don’t have to mentally keep track of where I am, since a single press of command f1 gives me my current start time.  

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OK, I stand corrected -- thanks.
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Steve Sparrow

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Jun 24, 2020, 8:08:05 PM6/24/20
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ok thanks Slau. yeah I use flo tools. so Great stuff. thanks man.
Steve


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Jun 24, 2020, 8:08:06 PM6/24/20
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ok thanks Slau. yeah I use flo tools. so Great stuff. thanks man.
Steve
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Slau Halatyn

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Hey John,

My comment wasn't meant as a correction at all—simply a qualification. I use Shuttle mode all the time for navigating. I was merely mentioning one of the caveats of shuttling as a side note. Cheers,
Slau


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OK. There are all kinds of ways to do things.

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