Scrubbing

Scrubbing is a type of timeline playback that gives you precise control over the speed and direction of playback. Both linear and logarithmic scale scrubbing are allowed.

Tip: 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 using the keyboard or multimedia controllers.

Scrubbing with the scrub control slider

The scrub control slider (), located at the bottom of the data window, can be dragged back and forth. The farther from the center that the slider is dragged, the faster the playback, both forward and in reverse.

Note: You can also drag the Normal Rate indicator (), which is located below the scrub control, to adjust playback speed or double- click Rate and type a playback rate.

Scrubbing on the timeline

You can scrub the project by using the timeline.

1.Position the cursor on the timeline, hover the mouse pointer over the cursor and press Ctrl. The mouse pointer changes to a speaker icon.

2.Left click and drag the mouse left or right to scrub the timeline. The cursor changes again to a pan/scrub icon.

Press Ctrl over the

Left-click and

timeline cursor

drag to scrub

Scrubbing with the keyboard

Keyboard scrub letters

J K L

Reverse Pause Forward

Three letters (JKL) are used as a keyboard scrub control.

•Press J for reverse playback. Press again to accelerate the playback rate.

•Press K to pause playback.

•Press L for forward playback. Press again to accelerate the playback rate.

There are several ways to adjust the playback speed:

•Hold K while pressing J 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 K again or Spacebar to return to normal mode.

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