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What is the purpose of the Playback Cursor?
What is the purpose of the Playback Cursor?
If the Insertion Follows Playback option is disabled and you stop playback after one minute, where does the timeline insertion jump to?
If the Insertion Follows Playback option is disabled and you stop playback after one minute, where does the timeline insertion jump to?
What happens when Insertion Follows Playback is enabled and playback is stopped?
What happens when Insertion Follows Playback is enabled and playback is stopped?
If Insertion Follows Playback is enabled and you start playback again after stopping, where will it start playing from?
If Insertion Follows Playback is enabled and you start playback again after stopping, where will it start playing from?
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In a scenario where Insertion Follows Playback is disabled, what happens if you start playback again after stopping it?
In a scenario where Insertion Follows Playback is disabled, what happens if you start playback again after stopping it?
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How does playback behavior differ between having Insertion Follows Playback enabled and disabled?
How does playback behavior differ between having Insertion Follows Playback enabled and disabled?
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What is the beginning of a clip commonly referred to as?
What is the beginning of a clip commonly referred to as?
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Which key can you hold to flip the direction of the Trim tool from its default behavior?
Which key can you hold to flip the direction of the Trim tool from its default behavior?
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What does a downward-pointing triangle on the Trim tool button indicate?
What does a downward-pointing triangle on the Trim tool button indicate?
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Which tool allows you to click and drag anywhere on a track or ruler?
Which tool allows you to click and drag anywhere on a track or ruler?
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What happens if you double-click a clip with the Selector tool?
What happens if you double-click a clip with the Selector tool?
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Which tool allows you to move clips earlier or later in your session's timeline?
Which tool allows you to move clips earlier or later in your session's timeline?
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What does holding the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Windows) while moving a clip with the Grabber tool do?
What does holding the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Windows) while moving a clip with the Grabber tool do?
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'Pro Tools, like most DAWs, is not a destructive editing platform.' What does this mean?
'Pro Tools, like most DAWs, is not a destructive editing platform.' What does this mean?
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'In this lesson, you’ll just be dealing with the Standard Trim tool.' What other Trim tools are mentioned for later exploration?
'In this lesson, you’ll just be dealing with the Standard Trim tool.' What other Trim tools are mentioned for later exploration?
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'Triple-clicking in a track with the Selector tool will select all clips on that track.' How can you select all clips on a track?
'Triple-clicking in a track with the Selector tool will select all clips on that track.' How can you select all clips on a track?
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What is the purpose of the Trim tool in Pro Tools?
What is the purpose of the Trim tool in Pro Tools?
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Which key on the computer's keyboard is used as a shortcut to enable or disable Insertion Follows Playback?
Which key on the computer's keyboard is used as a shortcut to enable or disable Insertion Follows Playback?
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What happens to your selected area in Pro Tools when Insertion Follows Playback is enabled?
What happens to your selected area in Pro Tools when Insertion Follows Playback is enabled?
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Which tool enables you to adjust the boundaries of clips in a session?
Which tool enables you to adjust the boundaries of clips in a session?
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What is the color of the Insertion Follows Playback button when it is enabled?
What is the color of the Insertion Follows Playback button when it is enabled?
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Which key is used to scroll the Edit window screen to the beginning of a selected area on the timeline?
Which key is used to scroll the Edit window screen to the beginning of a selected area on the timeline?
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What happens to your selected area in Pro Tools when Insertion Follows Playback is disabled?
What happens to your selected area in Pro Tools when Insertion Follows Playback is disabled?
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Which option usually disables Insertion Follows Playback?
Which option usually disables Insertion Follows Playback?
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What does a left-facing triangular icon on the rulers indicate in Pro Tools?
What does a left-facing triangular icon on the rulers indicate in Pro Tools?
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'Dedicated Pro Tools computers' need which function to be enabled for proper use of F keys?
'Dedicated Pro Tools computers' need which function to be enabled for proper use of F keys?
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