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Playing the project
You have several methods for playing your projects.
Using the transport bar
All buttons required to play your project are located on the transport bar. The transport bar should look somewhat familiar to you,
as it contains buttons found on most home CD and cassette players. For more information, see Transport bar on page 8.
Using playback options
As you build a project, you will likely have different playback needs. For example, you may want to hear the project in its entirety
when checking the final mix, but not when you are working on the ending. Because of this, you have three playback options:
• Playing the entire project.
• Playing from the cursor position.
• Playing in looped playback.
Playing the entire project
To begin playback from the beginning of the project, click the transport bar’s Play from Start button (
) or press Shift+Spacebar.
To stop playback, click the transport bar’s Stop button ( ) or press Spacebar.
Playing from the cursor position
To begin playback from the current cursor position, click the transport bar’s Play button (
) or press Spacebar. To stop playback,
click the transport bar’s Stop button ( ) or press Spacebar.
Playing in looped playback
You can also limit playback to a specific loop region on the timeline. This playback method uses the transport bar’s Loop Playback
button (
) and allows you to fine-tune mixes and effects while continually listening to the selected area. For more information, see
Transport bar on page 8.
1. Drag the handles of the loop bar to create the desired loop region.
2. Click the Loop Playback button ( ) to turn on looped playback.
3. Click the transport bar’s Play button (
transport bar’s Stop button ( ) or press Spacebar.
Handle
Loop bar
) or press Spacebar. Playback of the selected area begins. To stop playback, click the
Using the metronome
You can use the ACID Music Studio metronome feature to keep time during playback. If you have the Metronome button ( )
enabled on the toolbar, the metronome will automatically play when you start playing your project.
The metronome sounds are created by the general MIDI sound set, and the volume of the metronome during playback is
determined using the Preview fader in the Mixer.
The metronome’s sound is not mixed in the final rendering of the project.
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