Instruction Manual

176 Controlling Playback
Controlling Playback
Additionally, you can add or remove Time Ruler formats using the plus/
minus buttons located just outside the right edge of the Time Ruler.
Note: If only one Time Ruler format is being used, only the plus button is
displayed.
To Add or Remove Time Ruler Formats Using the Plus/
Minus Buttons
• Click the Plus button and select a Time Ruler format from the pop-up
menu.
• Click the Plus button and select a Time Ruler format you would like to
add from the pop-up menu.
• Click the Minus button and select from the pop-up menu to remove an
active Time Ruler format.
• Right-click in the Time Ruler and move the cursor to Time Ruler Format
in the pop-up menu. A list of all Time Ruler formats appears. Active
formats are checked, inactive formats are unchecked.
• Click a checked format to move it down one row.
• Click an unchecked format to replace the topmost displayed format.
Note: Enabling the Display All Times as SMPTE checkbox in the
General tab of the Global Options dialog forces all times in the project
to be displayed in SMPTE time, regardless of your setting in the Time
Ruler.
Controlling Playback
To control playback, you have your choice of tools, menu commands, and
shortcut keys for most common operations.
When you start playback, the Now time updates continuously to show the
current time. When you stop playback, the Now time rewinds to the Now
Time Marker. When you start playback again, it continues from the same
point.
If the Now time is advancing but you don’t hear any sound, see the online
help topic “Troubleshooting.” If you are using MIDI sync or syncing to MIDI
time code, SONAR waits to receive external timing data before it begins
playing. If the various views are not updating during playback, make sure
the Scroll Lock key on your computer keyboard is not enabled. For more
information, see the online help topic Synchronizing Your Gear.