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To Set the Time Ruler Format to Samples
1. Right-click in the Track view Time Ruler.
2. In the menu that appears, select Time Ruler Format-Samples.
Controlling Playback
To control playback, you have your choice of tools, menu commands, and shortcut
keys for most common operations.
When you start playback, the Now time updates continuously to show the current
time. When you stop playback, the Now time stops at the time you stopped. When
you start playback again, it continues from the same point.
If the Now time is advancing but you don’t hear any sound, see Appendix A:
Troubleshooting. If you are using MIDI sync or syncing to MIDI time code, SONAR
waits to receive external timing data before it begins playing. If the various views
are not updating during playback, make sure the Scroll Lock key on your computer
keyboard is not enabled. For more information, see Chapter 18, Synchronizing
You r Gear.
Note: If your Windows setup uses any system sounds that are associated with any
typical activity, such as minimizing a window, etc., you should disable these
sounds. They can sound extremely loud through your monitors, and also interrupt
playback and recording, if you open any dialog boxes or do anything that has a
system sound attached to it while a project plays. The quickest way to disable all
system sounds is to open the Control Panel (Start-Settings-Control Panel),
double-click the Sounds icon to open the Sounds Properties dialog box, and in the
Schemes field select No Sounds. Click Apply, and then click OK.
Note:
The Display All Times as SMPTE checkbox in the General tab of the
Global Options dialog forces all times in the project to be displayed in
SMPTE time, regardless of your setting in the Time Ruler.