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Controlling Playback
Controlling playback
Sometimes you want to listen to one portion of a project over and over, either so you can play along
and rehearse or because you want to edit that section of the project while it is playing and hear the
results as you make changes. SONAR has a playback looping feature that makes this simple.
Looping is defined in the Loop/Auto Shuttle toolbar, as shown here:
A. Click to turn looping on or off B. Click to copy the selection (From and Thru) times C. Click to open the Loop/
Auto Shuttle dialog box D. Loop End time E. Loop Start time
To set up a loop, you do three things:
• Set the start time of the loop
• Set the end time of the loop
• Enable looping
From then on, SONAR will automatically jump back to the start of the loop when it reaches the end.
When looping is enabled, the loop times are indicated by special markers in the Time ruler.
A. Loop From B. Loop Thru
To move a loop in the Time ruler
1. Click the yellow bar that connects the two loop markers
The cursor becomes a horizontal double-headed arrow.
2. Drag the loop to the desired location in the Time ruler.
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