You can listen to the music you have written from the beginning of your project or from a specific point. You can use playback key commands in any mode.
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Playback is activated in the current project.
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You have applied a playback template to the project that includes sounds for the instruments in your project.
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If you want to use different sounds for different voices, you have enabled independent voice playback for those instruments.
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If you do not want to hear sounds from connected MIDI devices, you have disabled MIDI thru.
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Start playback in one of the following ways:
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To play back from the earliest selected item, make a selection, then either press P, click Play From Selection
in the Transport window, or choose .Tip-
To play back all instruments, select a single note.
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To play back only a single staff, select multiple items on the staff.
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To play back multiple staves, select items on multiple staves.
This does not affect which channels are soloed or muted in the Mixer.
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To continue playback from the playhead position, either press Space or Enter, click Play
in the mini transport, click Play From Playhead Position
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To move the playhead and start playback from its new position simultaneously, double-click the ruler at the top of the track overview or Key Editor at the required position.
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To play back from the last playback start position, press Shift-Space or choose . This works even if you have since deselected the item at that position.
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To play back from the start of the flow, press Shift-Alt/Opt-Space or choose .
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To play back from the start of the project, choose .
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Optional: To enable/disable the metronome click, click Click
in the Transport window or mini transport.
TipYou can assign a key command for Enable Click on the Key Commands page in Preferences.
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Stop playback in any of the following ways:
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Press Space or Enter or P.
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Press Num 0 (0 on a numeric keypad).
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In the mini transport, click Stop
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In the Transport window, click Stop
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Double-click the ruler at the top of the track overview or Key Editor.
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If you notice a change in sound when stopping playback, you can deactivate Reset controllers and send ‘all notes off’ when stopping playback on the Play page in Preferences.
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You can change whether Play
in the mini transport starts/stops playback from the playhead position or the earliest selected item on the Play page in Preferences.
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