Transport Bar Sections

The Transport Bar has different sections that you can show or hide by activating the corresponding options on the context menu.

  • To activate the Transport Bar, click Set up Window Layout on the Project window toolbar and activate Transport Bar.

  • To show/hide tools, open the Transport Bar context menu by right-clicking in an empty area of the Transport Bar and activate the tools that you want to display. To show all tools, select Show All.

Constrain Delay Compensation

Constrain Delay Compensation

Minimizes the latency effects of the delay compensation.

Common Record Modes

Common Record Modes

Allow you to determine what happens if you click Record during an audio or MIDI recording, and where the recording should start.

Audio Record Modes

Audio Record Modes

Allow you to select what happens when you record over existing audio events.

MIDI Record Modes

MIDI Record Modes

Allow you to select what happens when you record over existing MIDI parts.

MIDI Auto Quantize

Automatic MIDI Record Quantize

Activates automatic quantizing during a MIDI recording.

Left Divider

Left Divider

Tools that are placed to the left of the divider are always shown.

System Performance Meter

System Performance Meter

Shows the meters for average audio processing load and the disk cache load.

Locators

Go to Left Locator Position

Allows you to go to the left locator position.

Left Locator Position

Shows the left locator position.

Go to Right Locator Position

Allows you to go to the right locator position.

Right Locator Position

Shows the right locator position.

Locator Range Duration

Locators to Selection

Allows you to set the locators to the selection.

Locator Range Duration

Shows the duration of the locator range.

Punch Points

Punch In

Activates Punch In.

Punch Out

Activates Punch Out.

Lock Punch Points to Locators

Locks the punch points to the left and right locator positions.

Punch In Position

Allows you to set up the punch in position. For this to work, Lock Punch Points to Locators must be deactivated. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.

Punch Out Position

Allows you to set up the punch out position. For this to work, Lock Punch Points to Locators must be deactivated. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.

Transport Controls

Go to Previous Marker/Zero

Moves the project cursor to the previous marker/zero position on the timeline.

Go to Next Marker/Project End

Moves the project cursor to the next marker/project end.

Rewind

Moves backward.

Forward

Moves forward.

Cycle

Activates/Deactivates cycle mode.

Stop

Stops playback.

Start

Starts playback.

Transport Record

Activates/Deactivates record mode.

Retrospective Record

Insert Retrospective Recording from All MIDI Inputs on Selected Track

Allows you to recover MIDI notes that you played in stop mode or during playback.

Time Displays

Select Primary Time Format

Allows you to select a time format for the primary time display.

Primary Time Display

Shows the position of the project cursor in the selected time format.

Select Secondary Time Format

Allows you to select a time format for the secondary time display.

Secondary Time Display

Shows the position of the project cursor in the selected time format.

Markers

Jump to Marker

Allows you to set and locate marker positions.

Open Markers Window

Opens the Markers window.

Pre-roll & Post-roll

Activate Pre-roll

Activates pre-roll.

Pre-roll Amount

Allows you to set the pre-roll position. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.

Activate Post-roll

Activates post-roll.

Post-roll Amount

Allows you to set the post-roll position. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.

Tempo & Time Signature

Activate Tempo Track

Allows you to activate/deactivate the tempo track.

Tempo

Allows you to set the tempo value.

Time Signature

Allows you to set the first time signature value. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.

Right Divider

Right Divider

Tools that are placed to the right of the divider are always shown.

Activate External Sync

Activate External Sync

Activates external synchronization.

Open Synchronization Setup

Allows you to open the Project Synchronization Setup dialog.

Click & Count-in

Activate Metronome Click

Activates the metronome click.

Activate Count-in

Activates the metronome click in count-in.

Click Pattern

Allows you to set up a click pattern. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.

Open Metronome Setup

Opens the Metronome Setup dialog. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.

Input/Output Activity

MIDI In Activity

Displays the MIDI input signals.

MIDI Out Activity

Displays the MIDI output signals.

Audio Activity

Displays the audio input/output signals.

Audio Clipping

Displays audio clipping.

Level Display

Displays the output level.

Level Control

Allows you to control the output level.

Set up Transport Bar

Set up Transport

Opens a pop-up menu where you can set up which elements are visible.