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