Click the Play button 
to start playback from the current cursor position.
If the Metronome button 
is selected, the metronome will keep time during playback.
Click the Play from Start button 
to play the entire project, regardless of cursor position.
If the Metronome button is selected, the metronome will keep time during playback.
With the Time Selection tool 
, drag along the marker bar to create a time selection and click the Play button .
If the Metronome button is selected, the metronome will keep time during playback.
If the Loop Playback button 
is selected, the selection will play back repeatedly. If the Loop Playback button is not selected, playback will stop after the selection is played.
If you create a new selection during playback, the cursor will move to the start of the new loop region and playback will begin at that point. To adjust the selection without interrupting playback, drag from the center or ends of the loop region.
Looping a section of your project is useful when you want to concentrate on a portion of the timeline.
The loop region 
defines the playback region.
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Turn on looped playback by doing any of the following:
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Select the Loop Playback button
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From the Options menu, choose Loop Playback.
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Press Q or Ctrl+Shift+L.
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Click the Play button
to hear your selection looped
To move the loop region, click between the endpoints of the loop region and drag the bar to a new position. To edit the length of the loop region, drag either of the endpoints.
If you create a new selection during playback, the cursor will move to the start of the new loop region and playback will begin at that point. To adjust the selection without interrupting playback, drag from the center or ends of the loop region.
Shortcuts:
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Double-click the inside colored bar of the loop region to force the endpoints to the extents of the timeline.
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Hold the Ctrl key while clicking to move the start of the loop region to the spot you click, while preserving the length of the loop region.
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Hold Shift while clicking to extend the length the loop region in either direction.
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Hold Ctrl+Shift while clicking to move the beginning or end of the loop region to the spot you click, stretching or reducing the length of the region.
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Hold Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow to set the loop region from the cursor to the previous marker if markers exist or from the cursor to the beginning of the project if no marker exists prior to the cursor.
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Hold Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow to set the loop region from the cursor to the next marker if markers exist from the cursor to the end of the project if no marker exists after the cursor.
Listening to Your Creation |
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The transport controls allow you to play back your entire project (or portions of the project). You can also change the project tempo during playback.
Time compression and expansion is performed on all of the loops in a project so that they match the project tempo. Although the compression/expansion algorithm is very good, there are some limitations: you will probably not be able to make a 120 bpm loop sound great at 60 bpm. You can use the Stre
tch tab in the Track Properties window to optimize stretching properties.
If your project includes processor-intensive effects, you can choose Bypass All Audio FX from the Options menu to conserve processing power and avoid playback problems.
What do you want to do?
Play from the cursor position
Play the entire project
Play a selection
Loop playback
