Choosing a Playback Mode

The Play button on the Transport toolbar behaves differently depending on the current playback mode. You can change the current mode by performing any of the following actions:

  • Choosing Transport from the Options menu and then choosing a playback mode from the submenu.

  • Clicking a play mode button in a data window's playbar (the selected play mode button is underlined).

  • Pressing X to toggle through the available playback modes.

The current mode is indicated by a horizontal line under the active mode button in the playbar.

TIP When Options > Seek Cursor on Playback is selected, playback will restart when you position the cursor. If you do not want to interrupt playback when positioning the cursor, clear this command.

Play Normal mode Closed

From the Options menu, choose Transport, and then choose Play Normal Mode from the submenu to set playback to Normal mode.

When you click the Play button while in Normal mode, playback will adhere to the following rules:

  • If there is no selection, playback occurs from the cursor to end of file.

  • If there is a selection, playback occurs from the beginning of the selection to the end of the selection.

  • Effects from the Plug-In Chain, are previewed in real time when you play back the file.

  • To bypass the plug-in chain, bypass the chain in the Plug-In Chain window. For more information, please see "Preview the effects chain" in Using the Plug-In Chain.

Play as Sample mode Closed

From the Options menu, choose Transport and choose Play as Sample Mode from the submenu to set playback to Sample mode.

This button is not displayed unless a sample loop has been defined in your file.

When you click the Play button while in Sample mode, playback will adhere to the following rules:

  • If the file contains loops, the loops will repeat as many times as specified on the Edit Sample dialog. Use this to listen to a sound file as it would sound when played by a sampler.

  • If the file does not contain any loops, the file will be played once from beginning to end.

Play as Cutlist mode Closed 

From the Options menu, choose Transport, and then choose Play as Cutlist Mode from the submenu to begin playback from the cursor position, skipping any cutlist regions.

The Play as Cutlist button is not displayed unless you have playlist/cutlist regions defined and have set your playlist/cutlist to Cutlist mode. To use Cutlist mode, choose Playlist/Cutlist from the Edit menu, and then choose Treat as Cutlist from the submenu.