Specifications

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to previously recorded material. To set the post-
roll amount, enter a new value in this field, or
drag the Post-Roll flag in the Main Timebase
Ruler.
To enable post-roll, click the Post-Roll button to
the left of the post-roll field so it becomes high-
lighted.
Start Specifies the beginning of the play or
record range. You can set the start point by en-
tering a location in this field, or by dragging the
corresponding Playback Marker in the Main
Timebase Ruler. For more information, see
“Playback Markers” on page 168.
End Specifies the end of the play or record range.
You can set the end point by entering a location
in this field, or by dragging the corresponding
Playback Marker in the Main Timebase Ruler.
For more information, see “Playback Markers”
on page 168.
Length Specifies the length for the play or record
range. You can set the length by entering a loca-
tion in this field, or by selecting a range in any
Timebase Ruler.
Transport Master Specifies the “master” for
transport functions. Click this button and
choose from the pop-up menu to select the
Transport Master, which can be set to Pro Tools,
Machine, MMC, or Remote. For information,
see Chapter 35, “Working with Synchroniza-
tion.”
MIDI Controls
Wait for Note When selected, recording does not
begin until a MIDI event is received. This en-
sures that you begin recording when you’re
ready to play, and that the first note, or other
MIDI data, is recorded precisely at the beginning
of the record range.
Click When selected, a metronome sounds dur-
ing playback and recording (as specified by the
settings in the Click/Countoff Options dialog).
Double-click the Click button to open the
Click/Countoff Options dialog.
When the Edit and Timeline selections are
linked, you can drag in a track’s playlist to
set the play and record range. See “Linking
or Unlinking Edit and Timeline Selections”
on page 245
Transport window showing MIDI controls
You can press F11 to turn on Wait for Note,
unless the Operation Preference for “Dis-
able F11 for Wait for Note” is selected.
With the Numeric Keypad Mode set to
Transport, you can press 7 to enable the
Click.
Conductor
Wait for Note
Meter
Countoff
Tempo
Click
MIDI Merge