User Manual

Chapter 58: MachineControl 1315
Hi-Speed Mode
In Hi-speed mode, the tape is unlaced, and all
Transport window buttons are dark. When you cue
in this mode, only the selected Fast Forward or Re-
wind button lights.
To fast forward and rewind in Hi-speed mode:
1 Right-click the Online button in the Pro Tools
Transport and select
Transport > Machine.
2 To unlace the tape, click Stop in the Transport
window or press Command+period(.).
3 Click Fast Forward or Rewind in the Transport
window. The Pro Tools cursor indicates the cur-
rent machine location.
4 Press the Spacebar to pause the machine.
Spotting to the Machine
To spot clips to the machine’s current location, use
Pro Tools Spot mode or Auto-Spot (if using
VITC).
Remote Track Arming
Pro Tools with MachineControl provides the abil-
ity to record-arm audio, video, or timecode tracks
on external decks, and rehearse an edit.
On MachineControl-equipped systems, the Ma-
chine Track Arming command is available in the
Pro Tools Window menu. The Machine Track
Arming window lets you configure track arming
during sessions using the settings appropriate for
the current Track Arming Profile. (See “Identify-
ing Your Machine” on page 1316.)
To display the Machine Track Arming window:
 Choose Window > Machine Track Arming.
Configuring Track Arming
Pro Tools provides automatic, direct support for
track configuration of most common video decks.
If your deck is supported, MachineControl identi-
fies and displays your machine’s track layout.
Even if your machine is not directly supported, the
Track Arming window lets you arm tracks, set the
Record Protocol and configure the Record mode
for the machine.
You can also define, save, and load customized de-
vice profiles. (See “Creating a Track Arming Pro-
file” on page 1316.)
Some devices may not support all shuttle
modes, and may not accept the above shuttle
commands. In these cases, the Fast Forward
and Rewind buttons in the Pro Tools Trans-
port window flash, and clicking them places
the device in true Fast Forward /
Rewind mode.
Auto-Spot mode uses incoming VITC for loca-
tion information. Therefore, Auto-Spot mode
will force the clip to be spotted to the current
incoming machine timecode location, not the
current insertion cursor location. To spot your
elements directly to the current cursor loca-
tion, Control-drag (Mac) or Right-click and
drag (Windows) the elements.
Not all machines support independent arming
of their audio tracks locally or remotely, and
some machines require a separate utility
menu selection. Pro Tools remote track arm-
ing cannot operate in these situations.