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Toolbar, Transport controls – Apple Soundtrack Pro 3 User Manual

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Toolbar

The Toolbar is located at the top of the Soundtrack Pro window. When you first open
Soundtrack Pro, the Toolbar includes buttons for creating a new project, creating a new
audio file, creating a new track, 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

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Transport Controls

You use the transport controls to control playback, set the position of the playhead, start
recording, and activate the cycle region. For information on using the transport controls,
see

Controlling Playback with the Transport Controls

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Go to End

Record

Play from Beginning

Play/Pause

Playhead Location
value slider

Go to Beginning

Previous Frame

Cycle

MIDI Sync

Next Frame

Selection Length
value slider

Playhead Location value slider: Displays the current playhead position. You can move

the playhead by clicking the arrows, dragging, or typing a value.

Record button: Starts and stops the recording process, and arms tracks for recording

when no tracks are pre-armed.

Play from Beginning button: Starts playback from the beginning of the last playback

start.

Go to Beginning button: Sets the playhead to the closest of the following items to the

left of the playhead: the beginning of the last playback start, the beginning of the cycle
region, or the beginning of the project.

Previous Frame button: Click this to move the playhead to the previous frame.

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

playing, stops playback.

Next Frame button: Click this to move the playhead to the next frame.

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Chapter 2

The Soundtrack Pro Interface