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To start or stop playback without using the transport controls, press the spacebar.
Moves the current-time indicator to the previous marker, the previous selection edge, or the
Go To Previous
beginning of the file.
Moves the current-time indicator to the next marker, the next selection edge, or the end of the file.
Go To Next
Stops playback.
Stop
Starts playback at the current-time indicator.
Play
To alternate the button above between Play and Pause
General section of the Preferences dialog box. When this option is enabled, the Stop and Go To buttons move the
current-time indicator back to its original position.
Enables looped playback of audio.
Loop
Opens the Record dialog box. (See "Record a new file" on page 26.)
Record
See also
"Shortcuts for playing and zooming audio" on page 77
Level meters overview
To monitor the amplitude of signals during playback, use the level meters in the toolbar. For stereo files, the upper
meter represents the left channel, and the lower meter represents the right channel. For surround-sound (5.1) files,
six meters represent the following channels from top to bottom: Left, Right, Left Surround, Right Surround, Center,
and LFE.
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Level meters for stereo file
A. Left channel B. Right channel C. Peak indicator D. Clip indicators
The meters show signal levels in dBFS (decibels below full scale), where a level of 0 dB is the maximum amplitude
possible before clipping occurs. (Clipping produces audible distortion.)
To identify amplitude at a specific point in the meters, position the mouse over that point, and note the value in the
tool tip. To the right of the meters, Soundbooth indicates the peak level since playback last began. If clipping occurs,
this value is replaced by the word Over, and red clip indicators in the meters light up.
To clear clip indicators and peak amplitude values, click them, or right-click the meters and choose Reset Meters.
functions, select Return To Start Position On Stop in the
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