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Positioning the Playhead

- +

- The playhead is a vertical line with two arrows at each end + The playhead is a vertical line with two arrows at each end that indicates the current position of playback.

Positioning the playhead at the current pointer position

- Pressing P will set the playhead to the current position of + Pressing P will set the playhead to the current position of the pointer, if it is within the editor track area.

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Positioning the playhead with the transport clocks

- Click on either the primary or secondary transport clock and - edit their value + Click on either the primary or secondary transport clock and + edit their value to move the playhead to a specific position.

Positioning the playhead at a marker

- Click Right on the marker and select either + Click Right on the marker and select either Locate to here or Play from - here. + here.

- Alternatively, place the pointer on the marker and press + Alternatively, place the pointer on the marker and press P to set the playhead.

- +

Looping the Transport

- +

- When the loop transport button is pressed, the playhead will - jump the start of the loop range, and continue to the end of that range + When the loop transport button is pressed, the playhead will + jump the start of the loop range, and continue to the end of that range before returning to the start and repeating. - While looping, a light green area is displayed in the time ruler over + While looping, a light green area is displayed in the time ruler over the tracks to show the loop range.

By default, looping is bound to the l key.

- For more information on defining and altering the loop range see + For more information on defining and altering the loop range see Loop Range Markers.