Setting Playback Location Using the Selector Tool

To set where playback begins, you can click anywhere in a track with the Selector tool (as long as the Timeline and Edit selections are linked). See Linking or Unlinking Timeline and Edit Selections).

 

Setting a playback point with the Selector tool

To begin playing from a specific point within a track:

1 Make sure that Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selection is enabled.

2 With the Selector tool, click in the track where you want playback to begin.

3 Start playback.

4 Stop playback.

To jump to a different location and begin playing from there, do one of the following:

When playback is stopped, click with the Selector tool at the point you want to start playback and click Play in the Transport window.

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During playback, click the new location in any Timebase Ruler.

With the Timeline and Edit selections linked, you can click a clip or MIDI note with the Time Grabber tool to automatically update the Timeline with the selection’s start time, letting you play from that point.