Audio Playback
PT Peek can play audio files and clips directly from the session browser.
Inline Playback
Each audio file and clip row has a small waveform display with a play button. Click the play button to start playback. Click again to pause. The waveform shows a red playhead that tracks the current position.
- Click anywhere on the waveform to seek to that position
- Only one item plays at a time — starting a new item stops the previous one
- Waveform displays are cached after the first play, so subsequent views are instant
Multi-Mono Playback
PT Peek automatically detects multi-mono file sets (e.g., Drums.L.wav + Drums.R.wav) and plays them together as a set. If your audio device has more than two channels, extra channels are routed to the device in SMPTE order.
Multi-mono channel detection supports these Pro Tools suffixes:
| Suffix | Channel |
|---|---|
.L |
Left |
.R |
Right |
.C |
Center |
.LFE |
Low Frequency Effects |
.Ls |
Left Surround |
.Rs |
Right Surround |
.Lss, .Rss |
Left/Right Side Surround |
.Ltf, .Rtf |
Left/Right Top Front (Atmos) |
.Ltr, .Rtr |
Left/Right Top Rear (Atmos) |
Audio Engine
PT Peek uses macOS Core Audio for playback. This provides:
- Direct channel routing — each mono file routes to the corresponding output channel
- Device-aware mixing — automatically adapts to the system default output's channel count
- Low latency — files play directly from disk
Output Device
PT Peek plays through your system default audio output. To change where playback is routed, change your default output device in System Settings → Sound (or by Option-clicking the volume icon in the menu bar).