Apple MainStage 3 - Manual (Page 129)

Appendix A The Playback plug-in 129
Use the Playback waveform display
The waveform display shows the waveform of the currently loaded audio file. The vertical line
in the center of the display indicates the current playback position as the waveform scrolls from
right to left. Above the waveform, the time ruler displays time in either hours, minutes, and
seconds (when Sync mode is off) or bars and beats (when Sync is on). If the audio file contains
marker information, the marker names and positions appear below the time ruler.
Time ruler Marker bar File field Action menu
Playhead/Playback position
You can drag the waveform horizontally to move to a different position while Playback is
stopped. Playback starts from the new position if the Play From parameter is set to Current
Position.
Note: The Snap To and Play From parameters can affect playback behavior. See Playback Sync,
Snap To, and Play From parameters on page 132.
Markers, if present, are indicated on the marker bar, below the ruler. You can load audio files that
contain markers, or add markers to the loaded audio file using the Add Marker command in the
shortcut menu. For information about adding, renaming, and deleting markers, see
Use markers
with the Playback plug-in on page 135.
Move to different markers with the marker bar
Do one of the following:
m Click a marker in the marker bar to move it to the current playhead position (in the center of the
waveform display). Playback begins from this position if you are in play mode.
m Click to the left of a marker to move the preceding marker to the centered current position
indicator. Repeated clicks move earlier markers to the current position indicator. Playback begins
from this position if you are in play mode.