Control playback with the transport buttons, Control playback, With the transport buttons – Apple Logic Pro X User Manual
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Control playback with the transport buttons
You can use the transport buttons in the control bar to control playback, or to set the playhead
position. You can click the buttons to activate or deactivate functions, or use the corresponding
key commands to speed up your workflow.
The default set of transport buttons includes the Rewind, Forward, Stop, Play, and Record buttons
to the left of the LCD, and the Cycle, Replace, Autopunch, Solo, and Click (Metronome) buttons
to the right of the LCD. You can customize the control bar to show additional buttons for other
functions. For more information, see
on page 138.
Control playback with the default transport buttons
Click any of the following:
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Rewind/Fast Rewind button: Moves the playhead one bar to the left. Click-hold to fast rewind, or
drag to scrub playback. Command-clicking moves the playhead to the previous marker.
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Forward/Fast Forward button: Moves the playhead one bar to the right. Click-hold to fast forward,
or drag to scrub playback. Command-clicking moves the playhead to the next marker.
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Stop button: Stops playback or recording. Click a second time to move the playhead to the start
of the project, or to the left locator position when in Cycle mode. Right-click for more stop
options. Default key command assignment: Return.
Stop button
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Play button: Starts playback at the playhead position, or from the left locator position when in
Cycle mode. Right-click for more play options. Default key command assignment: Return.
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Record button: Starts or stops recording on record-enabled tracks. Default key command
assignment: Asterisk (*).