Reference Guide

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Controlling the transport
Controlling playback
To punch record:
1. Click the Auto-Punch Toggle button in the Punch module to activate Auto Punch.
2. To set the auto punch region, do one of the following:
• Drag in the time ruler to make a time selection, then click the Set Punch Time to Selection
button in the Punch module.
• Click the Punch In TIme field in the Punch module and specify the desired punch in location,
then click the Punch Out Time field and specify the punch out location.
3. Set the Now Time far enough ahead of the Punch In point for you to be ready for it.
4. Click the Record button in the Transport module or press the R key.
SONAR plays the project, and begins recording on the selected track at the Punch In time you
entered, then stops recording at the Punch Out time.
To use the Transport module
The Transport module contains the following controls:
• Rewind . Gradually rewind the project.
• Stop . Stop playback.
• Play . Start/stop playback.
• Pause . Pause/resume playback.
• Fast Forward . Gradually fast forward the project.
• Record . Start recording (requires at least one track to be armed for recording). Right-click
to access global record options. Click and keep the mouse button pressed for a brief moment to
enable step recording.
• Step Record. Open the Step Record window. For details, see “Step recording” on page 285.
• RTZ . Rewind to the start of the project.
• Progress Bar . Current position in the project. Drag to skip around in the project.
• Go to End . Skip to the end of the project.
• Time Display. The time display section shows useful information about the current project,
including the Now time, sample rate and bit depth, tempo and meter. The following information is
shown:
• Current Now Time. The Now time shows your current location in the project. For details, see
“The Now time and how to use it” on page 172. Click the time display to toggle between the
following time formats: