Looping During Mixing - PRESONUS AudioBox Stereo Quick Start Manual

9.7.3 Song Start and End Markers
When a new Song is created, you can specify a Song Length. The default length is 5 minutes or
151 bars at the default 120 bpm tempo. At the beginning and end of the specified region,
Song Start and End Markers are automatically placed in the Marker Track. These markers can
be used in the Song/Mixdown to Audio File menu to define the timeline region to be
exported, and they are used by default in the Update Mastering File process.
9.7.4 Stop Playback With Markers
Markers can optionally stop playback when reached by the playback cursor. To engage this
option for any marker, [Right]/[Option]+click on a marker and engage the Stop option, or
select a marker and engage the same option in the Inspector.
9.8

Looping During Mixing

Looping a section of audio (for instance a chorus) while mixing allows you to focus on a
particular area of your overall Song without having to constantly stop, rewind, and resume
playback.
To quickly loop a section of audio, first select the audio you want to loop by either selecting a
range with the Range tool or directly selecting an Event or multiple Events with the Arrow tool
in the Arrange view. Then press [P] on the keyboard to set the Left and Right Locators around
your selection. Alternatively, press [Shift]+[P] on the keyboard to ignore Snap while setting the
Locators. Finally, click on the Loop button in the Transport, or press [Num Pad /] on the
keyboard, to loop the playback between the Left and Right Locators.
You can manually set the Left and Right Locators to a desired range and then engage Loop in
the Transport. To do this, float the mouse cursor to the top of the Timeline Ruler until you see
the Draw tool appear. Then click-and-drag to the right to draw the loop region (Left and Right
Locators) around the area you wish to loop. Hold [Alt] on the keyboard while dragging to
simultaneously engage Loop in the Transport.
You can also manually move the Left and Right Locators by clicking and dragging them left or
right in the Timeline Ruler.
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