Transport Menu - Audacity Manual

# Transport Menu

### From Audacity Manual

## Play

Standard-speed playback. If a region of a track is selected, only that selection will be played. Otherwise, playback begins wherever the selection cursor is. Same as clicking the Play button in the Control Toolbar.

## Loop Play

Plays the selection over and over again. Same as holding the SHIFT key while clicking the Play button in the Control Toolbar.

## Pause

Temporarily pauses playing or recording without losing your place. Same as clicking the Pause button in the Control Toolbar.

## Stop

Stops playing or recording immediately. Same as clicking the Stop button in the Control Toolbar.

## Skip to Start

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the project. This is useful if you want to play everything, or record a new track starting from the beginning. Same as clicking the Skip to Start button in the Control Toolbar.

## Skip to End

Moves the cursor to the end of the project. Same as clicking the Skip to End button in the Control Toolbar.

## Record

Recording begins on a new track at either the current cursor location or at the beginning of the current selection. Same as clicking the Record button in the Control Toolbar.

## Timer Record ...

Brings up the Timer Record dialog. You can set a date and time to begin recording, a date and time to end recording, or record for a given length of time.

## Append Record

Starts recording at the end of the currently selected track(s). Same as holding down the SHIFT key while clicking the Record button in the Control Toolbar.

## Overdub (on/off)

Toggles the Overdub option in the Recording Preferences dialog.

## Software Playthrough (on/off)

Toggles the Software Playthrough option in the Recording Preferences dialog.

## Sound Activated Recording (on/off)

Toggles the Sound Activated Recording option in the Recording Preferences dialog.

## Sound Activation Level...

Sets the activation level for sound activated recording. See the Recording Preferences dialog for details.

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