Using transport key commands – Apple Logic Pro 9 User Manual
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• Play from Left Window Edge: Plays from the leftmost point of the visible display area in
the active window.
• Play from Left Locator: Moves the playhead to the left locator position, and begins
playback.
• Play from Right Locator: Moves the playhead to the right locator position, and begins
playback.
• Play from Selection: Moves the playhead to the start point of the selected regions or
events, and begins playback. Default key command assignment: Shift-Return.
• Rewind/Fast Rewind: A single click moves the playhead one bar backward.
Command-clicking moves the playhead to the previous marker. Click-holding fast
rewinds. Click-holding and dragging to the left or right shuttles forward or backward.
• Forward/Fast Forward: A single click moves the playhead one bar forward.
Command-clicking moves the playhead to the next marker. Click-holding fast forwards.
Click-holding and dragging to the left or right shuttles forward or backward.
• Stop: Stops recording or playback. Clicking the Stop button a second time moves the
playhead to the project start point, or to the left locator position if Cycle mode is active.
Default key command assignment: Return.
Note: You can Control-click (or right-click) the Stop button and define the action that
this button triggers: Stop, Stop and Go to Left Locator, Stop and Go to Last Locate
Position.
• Play: Starts playback at the current playhead position, or from the left locator position
when in Cycle mode. Default key command assignment: Return. Control-click or
right-click the button to open the Play menu.
• Pause: Pauses recording or playback, until you click either the Pause or Play button.
• Record: Click to begin recording (if a track is record-enabled). Default key command
assignment: Asterisk (*).
Note: You can Control-click (or right-click) the Record button and define the action
that this button triggers: Record, Record/Record Toggle, Record/Record Repeat.
• Capture Recording: Allows the most recent performance to be kept, even if Logic Pro
was not in record mode while you were playing.
Using Transport Key Commands
There are a number of transport functions that are only available as key commands. Most
of the key commands for these functions are not assigned by default, so you will need
to set up key commands for them. See
Assigning Key Commands to Computer Keys
• Play or Stop: Switches between playback and stop, depending on the play or stop status
when the command is used. Default key command assignment: Space bar.
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