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Positioning the Playhead

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

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Positioning the Playhead

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Positioning the playhead at the current pointer position

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

Positioning the playhead on the timeline

- A Left click anywhere on the timeline (rulers) + A Left click anywhere on the Ruler will move the playhead to that position.

Positioning the playhead with the transport clocks

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

Positioning the playhead at a marker

- Click Right on the marker and select either - Locate to here or Play from - here. + Right clicking on the marker and selecting either + Locate to Here or Play from + Here will place the playhead at the marker's position.

- Alternatively, place the pointer on the marker and press - P to set the playhead. + Alternatively, placing the mouse pointer on the marker and pressing + P sets the playhead precisely on the marker location.

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 - before returning to the start and repeating. - While looping, a light green area is displayed in the time ruler over - the tracks to show the loop 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.

- By default, looping is bound to the l key. + While looping, a light green area is displayed in the Ruler over the tracks to + show the loop range.

- For more information on defining and altering the loop range see - Loop Range Markers. + By default, looping is bound to the l key.

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