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Controlling Playback
Controlling Playback
Note: If your Windows setup uses any system sounds that are associated
with any typical activity, such as minimizing a window, etc., you should
disable these sounds. They can sound extremely loud through your
monitors, and also interrupt playback and recording, if you open any dialog
boxes or do anything that has a system sound attached to it while a project
plays. The quickest way to disable all system sounds is to open the Control
Panel (Start-Settings-Control Panel), double-click the Sounds icon to
open the Sounds Properties dialog box, and in the Schemes field select No
Sounds. Click Apply, and then click OK.
To Start and Stop Playback
Note:The default behavior for the Now time when you click the Stop button
is for it to return to the Now time marker where playback began. If you want
the Now time to remain where it is when you stop playback, you can use the
keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Spacebar. If you want to change the default
behavior, select Options-Global and click the General tab. In the General
tab, uncheck the On Stop, Rewind to Now Marker option.
Handling Stuck Notes
Under MIDI, the events that turn notes on are separate from the events that
stop notes from playing. Normally, when you stop playback, SONAR
attempts to turn off all notes that are still playing. Depending on how your
equipment is configured, it’s possible for notes to get stuck in the “on”
position. The Transport-Reset command is used to stop all notes from
playing. The Transport-Reset command also stops feedback from input
monitoring.
To do this… Do this…
Start playback Press the Spacebar, click , or
choose Transport-Play, or double-
click in the Time Ruler
Stop playback Press the Spacebar, click , or
choose Transport-Stop
Rewind to the start of the
project
Click , press the w key, or
choose Transport-Rewind
Skip to the end of the
project
Click