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<figure class="right">
<img src="/images/the-playhead.png" alt="The playhead">
<figcaption>
The playhead
</figcaption>
</figure>
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<p>
The <dfn>playhead</dfn> is a red vertical line that indicates the current
position of playback.
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</p>
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<h2>Positioning the Playhead</h2>
<h3>Positioning the playhead at the current pointer position</h3>
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<p>
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Pressing <kbd>P</kbd> will set the playhead to the current position of
the mouse pointer, if it is within the editor track area.
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</p>
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<h3>Positioning the playhead on the timeline</h3>
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<p>
A <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd> click anywhere on the <a href="@@ruler">Ruler</a>
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will move the playhead to that position.
</p>
<h3>Positioning the playhead with the transport clocks</h3>
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<p>
Clicking on either the primary or secondary transport clock and
<a href="@@editing-clocks">editing their value</a> moves the playhead to a
specific position.
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</p>
<h3>Positioning the playhead at a marker</h3>
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<p>
<kbd class="mouse">Right</kbd> clicking on the marker and selecting either
<kbd class="menu">Locate to Here</kbd> or <kbd class="menu">Play from
Here</kbd> will place the playhead at the marker's position.
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</p>
<p>
Alternatively, placing the mouse pointer on the marker and pressing
<kbd>P</kbd> sets the playhead precisely on the marker location.
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</p>
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<h2>Looping the Transport</h2>
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<p>
When the <a href="@@the-loop-range">loop transport</a> button is pressed, the
playhead will jump the start of the loop range, and continue to the end of that
range before returning to the start and repeating.
</p>
<p>
While looping, a light green area is displayed in the Ruler over the tracks to
show the loop range.
</p>
<p>
By default, looping is bound to the <kbd>l</kbd> key.
</p>