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7 – 138 Playback and recording
Setting the playback speed
You can change the playback speed for open documents with or without
affecting the pitch of the audio. Playback speed can be set for:
Wave windows.
Audio Montages (all clips in a montage are affected).
Each separate open wave or montage can have its own playback speed
setting if you wish, i.e. if you have several wave windows open and
change the playback speed for one of them, the set speed does not affect
the other windows when you switch to them. This requires that you deac-
tivate the option “Transport settings are global to all windows” in the Pref-
erences–Audio device tab. See “Transport control settings for separate
windows” on page 136 for details.
This function can be put to good use in a number of ways. For example,
lowering the playback speed could be used for locating certain positions
in the audio, to discern the nuances of a tricky section, for practicing an
elaborate recording or as a special effect.
Note that the playback speed does not affect the original audio file in any
way, but merely how it is played back.
To set the playback speed, proceed as follows:
1. Click the red Playback Speed button on the Transport bar.
The Playback Speed button