Toolbar, Transport controls – Apple Soundtrack Pro User Manual

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Chapter 2

The Soundtrack Pro Interface

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Toolbar

The Toolbar is located at the top of the Project window. When you first open
Soundtrack Pro, the Toolbar includes buttons for creating a new project, creating a
new audio file, showing the Mixer and the Utility window, managing layouts, adding
markers, and other common functions. You can customize the Toolbar, adding buttons
for functions you want to access frequently. For information about customizing the
Toolbar, see “

Customizing the Toolbar

” on page 49.

Transport Controls

You use the transport controls to control playback, set the position of the playhead,
start recording, and activate the playback region.

 Record button: Starts and stops the recording process.
 Play from Beginning button: Starts playback from the beginning of the project.
 Go to Beginning button: Moves the playhead to the beginning of the project, or to

the beginning of the playback region if it is active.

 Play/Pause button: Starts playback at the current playhead position. If the project is

playing, stops playback.

 Go to End button: Moves the playhead to the end of the project, or to the end of the

playback region if it is active.

 Cycle button: Activates the playback region, if one is set in the Time ruler.
 MIDI Sync button: Synchronizes playback with incoming MIDI Clock and MIDI

Timecode (MTC) signals.

For information on using the transport controls, see “

Controlling Playback With the

Transport Controls

” on page 55.

Play from Beginning

Go to End

Record

Cycle

MIDI Sync

Go to Beginning

Play

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