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Play mode
Play mode allows you to change how your music sounds in playback, including by changing the playback template and assigning VST instruments, inputting automation, adjusting the mix, and changing the sounding duration of notes in playback without affecting their notated duration.
Playhead
The playhead is a vertical line that moves during playback, showing the current rhythmic position. It is also known as a playback line.

Playhead

The playhead is a vertical line that moves during playback, showing the current rhythmic position. It is also known as a “playback line”.

The playhead appears at all times in Play mode and during playback in other modes, and its current is shown in both the Transport window and the mini transport in the toolbar. You can also choose to show the playhead when playback is stopped in other modes.

Dorico SE automatically keeps the playhead in view during playback by moving it along with the music, but you can also move the playhead manually. Dorico SE tries to keep systems in the same place on the screen when it scrolls along with the playhead for consistency as you follow your music.

Note

The playhead never appears in Print mode.