I have had this issue forever and have never found a workaround. In Final Cut Pro 7 you can use the JKL keys to toggle play forward, pause, and reverse. If you hit it several times it increases or decreases the speed. What I really enjoyed (probably the only thing in FCP 7 that I did like) was when you would fast forward at 2 or 4x speed the pitch of your file would not change. You would get some stuttering at higher speeds, but honestly I'm ok with that. In Audition and Premiere Pro if you fast forward the pitch increases. Gives you that chipmunk effect. Is there any setting, keypress, or any workaround that would enable me to fast forward while retaining pitch?
I edit voices and I listen for key words or phrases said by specific people so when the pitch changes it can difficult to actually find the correct spot. Any help would be much appreciated.