Using the Control Bar to navigate a project

The Control Bar contains various modules that provide powerful control over playback. To show the Control Bar, click the Views menu and choose Control Bar, or press the C key.

For detailed information about all Control Bar modules, see Control Bar overview.

Figure 37. The Transport module.

A. Return to zero (RTZ) B. Rewind C. Stop D. Play/Pause E. Fast Forward F. Record G. Master volume H. Stereo meters I. Loop on/off J. Dropout indicator K. Current Now time L. Metronome during record M. Metronome during playback N. Auto-Punch on/off O. Audio Engine on/off P. Reset/Panic Q. Tempo R. Meter

To set options for punch and loop recording

1.	Right-click the Record button in the Transport module to open recording settings.

2.	Specify how newly recorded data should affect existing data. Choose either Sound in Sound (Blend) or Overwrite (Replace).

3.	Select between storing looped takes in a single track or storing looped takes in separate tracks.

For more information see Loop recording.

To use the Transport module

The Transport module contains the following controls:

RTZ . Rewind to the start of the project.

Rewind . Gradually rewind the project.

Stop . Stop playback.

Play/Pause . Start/pause 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.

Master volume. The master volume slider controls the volume of the first stereo hardware output.

Note: The left and right channels of the stereo output are automatically grouped. If you need to adjust the levels independently, hold down the CTRL key while you adjust the master faders in the Console view.

Stereo meters. The stereo meters display the level of the first stereo output bus, which is typically the master bus.

Loop on/off . Enable/disable playback looping.

Auto-Punch on/off . Enable/disable punch recording. Toggles punch recording on/off.

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. 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.

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 signatures.

Metronome Record on/off . Enable/disable the metronome during recording. Right-click to access Metronome settings.

Metronome Playback on/off . Enable/disable the metronome during playback. Right-click to access Metronome settings.

 

See:

Track-by-track playback