Playing back music

You can listen to the music you have written from the beginning of your project or from a specific point. You can also use the playback key commands in any mode.

Procedure

  1. Start playback in one of the following ways:

    • Play back all instruments from the selection by selecting a single note and pressing P.

    • Play back all instruments from the selection by selecting a single note and choosing Play > Play From Selection.

    • Play back only a single staff by selecting multiple items on the staff and pressing P.

      Note

      This does not affect which channels are soloed or muted in Play mode.

    • Play back multiple staves by selecting items on multiple staves and pressing P.

      Note

      This does not affect which channels are soloed or muted in Play mode.

    • Continue playback from the playhead position by pressing Space.

    • Play back from the last playback start position by pressing Shift-Space. This works even if you have since deselected the item at that position.

    • Play back from the start of the flow by pressing Shift-Alt-Space.

    • Click Play From Playhead Position in the Transport window.

    • Click Play From Selection in the Transport window.

    • Choose Play > Play From Playhead Position.

    • Choose Play > Play From Last Start Position.

    • Choose Play > Play From Start of Flow.

    • Choose Play > Play From Start of Project.

  2. Optional: Move the playhead during playback to later/earlier positions.
  3. Stop playback in any of the following ways:

    • Press Space or P.

    • Press 0 on a numeric keypad.

    • Click Stop in the Transport window.