60 lines
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60 lines
1.7 KiB
HTML
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layout: default
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title: Controlling Playback
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<h2>Positioning the Playhead</h2>
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<p>
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The <dfn>playhead</dfn> is a vertical line with two arrows at each end
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that indicates the current position of playback.
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</p>
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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 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 timeline (rulers)
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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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Click on either the primary or secondary transport clock and
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<a href="/ardours-interface/using-ardour-clock-displays/">edit their value</a>
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to move the playhead to a 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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Click <kbd class="mouse">Right</kbd> on the marker and select either
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<kbd class="menu">Locate to here</kbd> or <kbd class="menu">Play from
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here</kbd>.
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</p>
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<p>
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Alternatively, place the pointer on the marker and press
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<kbd>P</kbd> to set the playhead.
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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 <dfn>loop transport</dfn> button is pressed, the playhead will
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jump the start of the loop range, and continue to the end of that range
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before returning to the start and repeating.
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While looping, a light green area is displayed in the time ruler over
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the tracks to 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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<p>
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For more information on defining and altering the loop range see
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<a href="/working-with-markers/loop-range/">Loop Range Markers</a>.
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</p>
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