Reference Guide

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Control Bar overview
• 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 291.
• 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 178. Click the time display to toggle between
the following time formats:
• MBT. Display time as Measure:Beat:Tick.
• HMSF. Display time as Hour:Minute:Second:Frame. This format is also referred to as
SMPTE time.
• Milliseconds. Display time in milliseconds.
• Samples. Display time in samples.
• Dropout Indicator . Appears whenever your project requires more resources than your
CPU, main memory, and disk can supply. For details, see “Dropouts and other audio
problems” on page 1197.
• Audio Engine on/off . Enable/disable the audio engine. The Audio Engine button lights
up if the audio engine stops running. To restart the audio engine, click the Audio Engine
button.
• Reset / Panic (Reset MIDI and Audio) . Reset any stuck MIDI notes. The Reset button
flashes if a MIDI note is stuck.
• Sample Rate / Bit Depth. The project’s sample rate and recording bit depth.
• Current Tempo. The current tempo at the Now time. Double-click to change the current
tempo.
• Current Meter. The number of beats per measure and the note value of each beat at the
current Now time. Click to change the meter. For details, see “Setting the Meter and Key