Table of Contents
Play mode
Play mode allows you to change how your music sounds in playback, including by adjusting the mix, changing the playback template, and assigning VST instruments.
Swing playback
Swing is a style of performance where equally-notated notes are played in a regular pattern of alternating longer and shorter notes, which commonly entails eighth notes being played as a quarter note triplet followed by an eighth note triplet.
Enabling swing playback project-wide
You can enable swing playback project-wide using any of the default swing ratios or custom swing ratios you have created in the project.

Enabling swing playback project-wide

You can enable swing playback project-wide using any of the default swing ratios or custom swing ratios you have created in the project.

Prerequisite

You have created any custom rhythmic feels you want to use for swing playback.

Procedure

Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-P to open Playback Options.
In the category list, click Timing.
In the Rhythmic Feel section, select the rhythmic feel you want from the Default rhythmic feel menu.
Click Apply, then Close.

Result

All pairs of either eighth notes or 16th notes in your project are played back with the selected swing ratio, depending on the swing unit for the selected ratio. This includes if the second beat is divided into two, such as two 16th notes in an eighth note swing.