Moving the playhead

The playhead automatically moves along with the music during playback, but you can also move the playhead manually in any mode.

You can move the playhead both when it is stopped and during playback, but not all methods of moving the playhead work during playback.

Note

The playhead is only shown during playback by default. You can choose to show the playhead at all times in the Play section of the General page in Preferences.

Procedure

Move the playhead in any of the following ways:

  • Press + (plus) on a numeric keypad to navigate forwards.

  • Press - (minus) on a numeric keypad to navigate backwards.

  • Press . (period) on a numeric keypad to go back to the start of the flow.

  • Click Fast Forward in the transport window to navigate forwards.

  • Click Rewind in the transport window to navigate backwards.

  • Click Rewind to Beginning of Flow in the transport window to go back to the start of the flow.

  • In Play mode, click the ruler at any position.

    Note

    You cannot click the ruler to move the playhead during playback.