Play and loop

Play the score on the spot, and repeat just the range you select.

Play#

Press SpaceSpace to start playback, and press it again to stop.

The play button on the toolbar does the same. From the menus, choose PlayPlay / Pause.

The playback part of the toolbar. From the left: play from start, play, stop, play from cursor, tempo multiplier, loop, metronome and count-in. — The playback part of the toolbar

Play from the cursor#

Press ⏎Enter to play from the beat under the cursor.

To hear the song from the top, press ⇧SpaceShift+Space. Both are in the Play menu.

Loop a selection#

Select a range and turn loop on to repeat only that range.

Drag across the score to select a range, then choose PlayLoop Selection (⌘LCtrl+L). The loop button on the toolbar works the same way. If no range is selected, playback runs to the end of the song as usual even with loop on.

Two bars of the score selected, shaded in light blue. — A range selected by dragging

While playing#

During playback you can only change how it sounds; editing the score is paused.

Speed, the metronome and track mutes can all be changed while the score plays. To change notes, stop playback first.