Previews tab

The Previews tab allows you to specify options for previewing files.

Item

Description

Limit non-realtime previews to

Select this check box and specify the length of audio that will be used when generating a preview. Low

 

values decrease the amount of time needed to generate a preview when tuning effects or processing

 

values.

 

 

Pre-roll

Select this check box and specify how many seconds of unprocessed audio will be played before the

 

processed selection. Use this to listen to the transition from unprocessed to processed data.

 

Tip: Pre-rollcan be toggled on and off by right-clicking the dialog and choosing Pre-rollfrom the

 

shortcut menu.

 

 

Post-roll

Select this check box and specify how many seconds of unprocessed audio will be played after the

 

processed selection. Use this to listen to the transition from processed to unprocessed data.

 

Tip: Post-rollcan be toggled on and off by right-clicking the dialog and choosing Post-rollfrom the

 

shortcut menu.

 

 

Reactive previewing

Select this check box to automatically recalculate and play back the preview buffer if the parameters of

 

an effect change. This allows for immediate feedback of the effects of a change.

 

This option is most useful when using a fast computer, limiting preview times, and not using processor-

 

intensive effects.

 

 

Audio event locator:

Use the Pre-rolland Loop time settings to control how the audio event locator plays audio:

Pre-roll/Loop time

• In the Pre-rollbox, specify the amount of data played prior to the cursor position.

 

• In the Loop time box, specify the amount of time that will loop when you stop the cursor while

 

clicking and dragging in the overview bar.

 

To use the audio event locator, click the overview bar and drag the mouse. Similar to a scrub control,

 

playback follows mouse movement and loops around the cursor position when the mouse is still.

 

Playback stops when the mouse button is released.

 

 

Cut preview configuration:

Use the Pre-rolland Post-rollsettings to control the amount of data that is played back when you

Pre-roll/Post-roll

choose Preview Cut/Cursor from the Transport menu:

 

 

• In the Pre-rollbox, specify the amount of data played prior to the selection or cursor position.

 

• In the Post-rollbox, specify the amount of data played after the selection or cursor position.

 

Note: The Transport menu is available only when the Show top-level Transport Menu check box is

 

selected on the General tab in the Preferences window. For more information, see General tab on page

 

312.

 

 

Play Looped adjust pre-roll

When Loop Playback mode ( ) is turned on and you make a selection during playback, playback is

 

pre-rolled from the end of the selection to help you tune long loops.

 

Specify the number of seconds before the end of the selection that you would like to pre-roll.

 

 

Playlist pre-roll

Enter a value in the edit box or use the up and down arrows to specify the amount of pre-roll that will be

 

used when playing entries in the Playlist/Cutlist window. This allows you to easily hear the transition

 

from one region to another without having to play all the way through the first region.

 

 

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