Playing projects – Apple Soundtrack Pro User Manual

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Chapter 3

Getting Started With Soundtrack Pro

To show only icons in the Toolbar, do one of the following:

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Control-click the Toolbar, then choose Icon Only from the shortcut menu.

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In the Customize sheet, choose Icon Only from the Show pop-up menu.

To show only text in the Toolbar, do one of the following:

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Control-click the Toolbar, then choose Text Only from the shortcut menu.

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In the Customize sheet, choose Text Only from the Show pop-up menu.

To show both icons and text in the Toolbar, do one of the following:

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Control-click the Toolbar, then choose Icon & Text from the shortcut menu.

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In the Customize sheet, choose Icon & Text from the Show pop-up menu.

To dismiss the Customize sheet:

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When you are finishing customizing the Toolbar, click Done.

To hide the Toolbar:

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Choose View > Hide Toolbar. When the Toolbar is hidden, the menu item becomes
Show Toolbar.

Playing Projects

You can play both multitrack and audio file projects as you work, so you can hear the
audio in the project along with the changes you’ve made.

To play the project:

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Click the Play button in the transport controls (or press the Space bar). Click the Play
button (or press the Space bar) again to stop playback.

As the project plays, the playhead shows the point in the project currently playing.

Soundtrack Pro lets you set the playhead and control playback of your projects in
several different ways. You can use the transport controls or keyboard commands to
start and stop playback and set the playhead to different points in time. You can also
set a playback region to repeat playback of a specific part of the project.

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