Reference Guide

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Controlling the transport
Controlling playback
To pause playback
• Click the Pause button .
Playback stops, but the Now Time cursor and the Now Time marker do not move.
To resume playback again
• Do one of the following:
• Click the Pause button .
• Click the Play button .
• Press SPACEBAR.
Playback resumes.
Rewinding and fast forwarding
The Transport module has dedicated Rewind and Fast Forward buttons, which allow you
to rewind and fast forward smoothly during playback.
To rewind or fast forward, click the Rewind or Fast Forward button and keep the button
pressed until you want to resume playback.
To audition a selection
1. Select the clips that you want to audition.
2. Press SHIFT+SPACEBAR.
Only the selected clips play back.
Allow playback with no data
SONAR is able to start playback even if there is no data in a project. This is useful in various cases,
such as:
• If you need to trigger playback of external devices.
• If you need to continue playback beyond the end of the project, for example, to allow MIDI notes
and sustains to decay naturally and not end abruptly.
To allow playback with no data:
On the Track view Options menu, make sure Stop at Project End is not selected.
Stop at Project End option
The Track view Options > Stop at Project End option determines whether or not playback is
allowed beyond the last event in a project. This option is enabled by default.
When enabled (default setting):
• Playback will not engage if there is no data present in the project at all.