Scrubbing

You can use scrubbing to scroll playback of your project at varying speeds.

Choose a setting from the JKL / shuttle speed drop-down list on the Editing tab of the Preferences dialog to control the scrub speed and range when you scrub with the JKL keys.

Use the scrub control in the data windowClosed

Drag the scrub control () at the bottom of a data window to shuttle forward or backward from the cursor position to find an edit point.

TIP Hover over the scrub control and roll the mouse wheel forward or backward.

You can drag the Normal Rate indicator () below the scrub control to adjust playback speed (or double-click the label to type a playback rate).

Scrub using the keyboardClosed

TIP Press and hold K while pressing K or L to emulate a shuttle knob mode. Press K+J to turn the knob to the left or K+L to turn the knob to the right.

Press the J, K, or L keys to use the keyboard as a scrub control. The scrub control at the bottom of the active data window will reflect the current rate and direction of playback.

Item Description

J

Scrub reverse mode. Press again to accelerate the playback rate.

K

Pause.

L

Scrub forward mode. Press again to accelerate the playback rate.

Scrub by dragging the cursorClosed

  1. Hover over the cursor and press Ctrl. The mouse pointer is displayed as a when you click.

  2. Drag left or right to scrub playback.

The Allow Ctrl+drag cursor style scrub in data windows check box on the General tab of the Preferences dialog must be selected to scrub by dragging the cursor.

Scrub with the audio event locatorClosed

Holding Ctrl and dragging the mouse within the overview bar initiates playback of small audio loops adjacent to the cursor position. This is not technically a scrub function, but it serves a similar purpose. It allows you to audition brief audio segments and quickly locate specific events within a file. Playback stops when the mouse button is released.

TIP You can set the amount of pre-roll and the loop duration for the audio event locator on the Previews tab of the Preferences dialog.