Ranges: Use the buttons 1 and 2 to save ranges. Click on the arrow symbol to restore the last range selections.

Marker: Opens the Marker manager.

Marker 1-12: A current playback position can be saved by clicking on one of the 12 marker buttons. Clicking this button again sets the play cursor to this position.

Punch In/Out: Sets the in/out point for a punch recording. With additionally pressed Alt key you can set additional Punch In/Out markers.

Recording modes: Here you can set up the recording mode. The following options are available:

• Standard mode (playback while recording): This is the typical recording mode for multitrack productions. Here, the currently active tracks are recorded. The already existing tracks are played back in sync.

• Playback & editing independent of recording: If you have selected this option, playback of already existing audio is deactivated and the playback marker will remain at the recording start position. Playback can be started manually independently of this and is then used, for example, as a "read after write check". Set the play cursor to a different position and start playback by pressing the "Play" button. This will not interrupt the recording. This way, changes to previously recorded material can be made without affecting the recording process.

• Punch marker mode: In this mode, only the range between the punch in marker and punch out marker is recorded.

MIDI record modes: Select from the following MIDI record modes: normal, overdub or replace.

Tempo/Signature: Here you can change the tempo and the time signature of the arrangement. The objects can be adapted to the new speed.

Scrub Control: Using the Scrub Control wheel you can variably set playback speed. This is helpful when searching for specific audio passages. Right-clicking opens the Scrubbing and Varispeed options.

Arrows: The arrows below start the slowed down playback forward and backward.

Grid: You can activate the snap here and have the grid displayed here.

Click: Here you switch on the metronome. A right-click opens the Metronome options window to configure the pre-count and click volume.

Loop: Switch to Loop mode here.

Sync: This button opens the Synchronization options dialog.

Mon: Activates monitoring. All tracks with activated recording show the incoming signal on the peak meter. With a right click on the "Mon" button you can select the different monitoring modes. Detailed information about monitoring can be found in Monitoring Setup.

Punch: Activates the punch recording mode.

Time display: Displays the playback position. The unit of measurement can be selected by clicking the small triangle.