Previewing Clips in the Clip List

For more information, see the following topics:

Auditioning Discrete Signals in Multichannel Items

You can preview audio and MIDI clips and clip groups in the Clip List. Previewing follows the master Audition path as selected in the Output page of the I/O Setup. The base level for previewing is determined by the Master Fader (or Auxiliary Input) level assigned to the Audition path.

The Preview Volume control in the Import Audio dialog also affects the preview volume when auditioning clips in the Clip List.

To preview a clip in the Clip List:

Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) the clip name.

Audio clips and clip groups play back through the specified Audition Path (see Audition Paths).

Sample-based clips play back at their native tempo. Tick-based MIDI and Elastic Audio processed clips play back at the session tempo (based on the location of the playback cursor). You can also preview clips from the Clip List during session playback.

MIDI clips play back using the Default Thru Instrument selected in the MIDI Preferences page (see The Default Thru Instrument).