User Manual

Chapter 22: Playing Back Track Material 485
Loop Playback Mode
When Loop Playback mode is enabled, the se-
lected track range repeats on playback. If there is
no selection, playback occurs normally from the
current Cursor location.
Looping playback is a useful way to check the
rhythmic continuity of a selection when working
with musical material. If you’re working with one-
bar selections, you can loop playback to see if the
material loops cleanly. If it seems to skip, you
should then adjust the length of the selection until
it works “musically” within the context of the
playlist and the other tracks.
To loop playback of a selection:
1 Select Options > Link Timeline and Edit
Selection
.
2 With the Selector tool, select the track range
you want to loop.
3 Enable Loop Playback by doing one of the
following:
•Select
Options > Loop Playback.
• Right-click the Play button in the Transport win-
dow and select
Loop from the pop-up menu.
• Control-click (Mac) or Start-click
(Windows) the Play button in the Transport win-
dow.
• Press Command+Shift+L (Mac) or
Control+Shift+L (Windows).
• With the Numeric Keypad mode set to Trans-
port, press 4 on the numeric keypad.
When enabled, a loop symbol appears in the Play
button in the Transport window.
4 Click Play in the Transport window.
Playback begins from the pre-roll point (if
enabled) and continues to the selection’s end point,
where it loops back to the selection’s start point.
5 Click Stop in the Transport window to stop
playback.
Loop Playback and Audio Recording
Looping playback does not enable loop recording.
Use Loop Record mode to loop during recording
(see “Loop Recording Audio” on page 528).
Dynamic Transport Mode
Dynamic Transport mode lets you decouple the
playback location from the Timeline selection.
This means that you can start playback from any-
where on the Timeline without losing your Time-
line or Edit selections. For example, you can use
Dynamic Transport mode in conjunction with
Loop Playback mode to quickly audition loop tran-
sitions.
When Dynamic Transport mode is enabled, the
Main Timebase ruler expands to double-height and
reveals the Play Start Marker. The Play Start
Marker determines where playback starts when the
Transport is engaged. You can position the Play
Start Marker independently of the Timeline Selec-
tion. The Play Start Marker can be repositioned
during playback and playback continues from the
new location.
A selection must be at least 500 ms in length
for it to loop on playback.
Loop Playback enabled