Transport
bar
Marker bar
Beat ruler
Zoom
controls
Time ruler
(if displayed)
Marker bar
The marker bar runs the length of your project and contains the tags for markers and regions positioned along the project’s timeline.
Beat ruler
The beat ruler allows you to place events in reference to the musical time of bars and beats. This ruler is fixed and does not update when
you change the tempo. This allows the events in the tracks to maintain their size when you adjust the tempo.
Time ruler
The time ruler provides a timeline for your project. This ruler can show real time in many different formats. For more information, see
Changing the time ruler format on page 249. The ruler changes with tempo, since the number of beats and beats per second of real time
changes with tempo.
Transport bar
The transport bar contains the playback and cursor positioning buttons frequently used while working on your project.
Record new track Move cursor to start of project
Loop playback Move cursor to end of project
Play from beginning of project MIDI step record
Play project from cursor position MIDI merge record
Pause playback Toggle metronome for playback and recording
Stop playback Toggle metronome countoff and set countoff options
The software also includes keyboard shortcuts for these playback commands. For more information, see Playback commands on page 309.
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