Transport controls are available in the main toolbar, in the playbar below the waveform, and in the Transport menu.
Use the transport controls to perform playback and recording functions.
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Record New: click to create a new recording. For more information, see "Recording a new file." |
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Arm: click if you want to begin recording as soon as possible after clicking the Record button When you click Arm, the wave device is opened and all recording buffers are loaded in order to minimize the amount of time between clicking the Record button and when recording starts. |
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Record: click to start recording at the cursor position in the active editor. For more information, see "Recording into an existing sound file." |
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Loop Playback: click to play the selected data in a continuous mode. |
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Go to Start: click to move the cursor to the beginning of the current file. |
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Rewind: click to move the cursor backward through the current file. |
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Forward: click to move the cursor forward through the current file. |
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Go to End: click to move the cursor to the end of the current file. |
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Stop: click to stop playback and return the cursor to its position prior to playback. |
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Play: click to play back the file from the current cursor position. If a selection exists, only the selected channels will be included in playback. During playback, you can use the peak meters to monitor sound levels. When Options > Seek Playback to Cursor is selected, playback will restart when you position the cursor. If you do not want to interrupt playback when positioning the cursor, clear this command. |