Media Composer provides two types of audio scrubbing. One is a digital sounding scrub that might be described as staccato sounding (which is discussed in this recipe). The other is a more analogue sounding scrub that might be described as sounding like audio tape being rocked back and forth over the play-head on a tape machine (discussed in the recipe that follows this one).
Enable the Digital Scrubbing feature by either of these methods:
i. Press and hold the Shift key.
ii. Enable Caps Lock.
Scrub the audio by any of these methods:
i. Moving the blue Position Indicator.
ii. Use the Step Forward and Step Backward functions on the keyboard. By default, these are located on the 1, 2, 3, and 4 keys. The 1 and 2 keys are 8 or 10 frames at a time (depending on Project Format), while the 3 and 4 keys are 1 frame at a time.
iii. Use the Step Forward and Step Backward functions below the Source and Record Windows.