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Paging versus continuous scrolling
Digital Performer provides two types of window
scrolling:
■ Paging
■ Continuous scrolling
Paging
When the Continuous Scroll option is unchecked,
all Digital Performer windows proceed one
windowful at a time during playback. That is, when
playback reaches the last measure or event in the
current time range being displayed in the window,
the window jumps to the next windowful of data,
just like clicking in the grey area of a scroll bar.
Continuous Scroll
When the Continuous Scroll option is checked, the
contents of the top-most window scroll smoothly
from right to left, with the current playback
location centered (left to right) in the window. If
the wiper is being displayed in the window, the
wiper remains centered in the middle of the
window, except when it is close enough to the
beginning of the sequence that it must first travel
from the left-hand side of the window to the center.
Initially, the playback position is centered (left to
right) in the window. You can change it to show
more of the sequence before or after the current
position by Option/Alt-dragging the wiper.
Because continuous scrolling requires a great deal
more of the computer’s processing resources, it
only applies to the top-most (active) window.
Continuous Scroll is available in the Sequence
Editor, MIDI Editor and Drum Editor windows.
Enabling Auto Scroll by window type
The Window section of the Auto Scroll dialog lets
you enable and disable auto scrolling by window
type. Just check the boxes for the types of windows
you wish to auto scroll. You can also enable and
disable Auto Scroll by window type using the Auto
Scroll button in the Control Panel when each
window is the active window.
Figure 23-5: Enabling and disabling Auto Scroll by window type
using the Auto Scroll button in the Control Panel.
Displaying the playback wiper
To display a scrolling cursor, or “wiper”, check the
Cursor check box in the Auto Scroll window for
each window in which you’d like to see it.
Figure 23-6: If you check the Wiper option for a window, a “wiper”
appears to show the currently playback location of the sequence. This
wiper can be dragged to change the playback location. You can also
double-click inside the time ruler at any location to make the cursor
jump to that location.
Cueing with the wiper
There are several ways to cue the current playback
location with the wiper, either when Digital
Performer is stopped or playing:
■ Double-click any time ruler at the desired
location
■ Click once in the upper half of the time ruler
with the “wiper” cursor