Using the Auto Selection Mode

You can use the auto selection mode in combination with the playback shortcuts to play back audio ranges or anchors. This makes it easy to monitor your editing actions.

Procedure

  1. On the transport bar, right-click the Play from Anchor or Play until Anchor button and activate Auto Select Anchor.
  2. Right-click the Play Audio Range button and activate Auto Select Range.
  3. In the wave window or the montage window, do one of the following:

    • Make a selection range.

    • Click inside the area of a marker pair.

    • Click a fade in, fade out, or crossfade.

    • Click anywhere in the wave/montage window.

    • Drag a marker.

    Depending on your action, the most appropriate range, or anchor, is selected. For example, if you click inside a marker pair, this region is selected as playback range.

    The time ruler shows the selected range or anchor.

    Note

    In Auto Select Anchor and Auto Select Range mode, you can still change some range and anchor options on the transport bar to play a different range/anchor. However, the range/anchor are reselected when you start editing again with the mouse.

  4. Use the playback shortcuts to start playback.

    • To play back the selected audio range, press F6.

    • To play back from an anchor, press F7.

    • To play back until an anchor, press F8.

Result

The selection range is played back, or play back starts from the anchor or stops at the anchor. Pre-roll and post-roll settings are taken into account.

Note

A selection range has priority over any other range. To allow other ranges to be auto-selected, deselect the selection range.