You can play an entire recording by using Play all (A
) or the part: contained in the displayed window - using Play window (W
), or in a selected block - using Play block (B
).
If you choose the Play local (L
) command, a small piece of the sound material, centered around the cursor, will be played back (to change the length of this fragment adjust the Local play time in the Preferences dialog available from the Options menu). Use the Play next local (N
) and Play previous local (P
) to listen to the next and previous local fragments. This option will allow you to systematically comb an archive soundfile for disturbances.
If you choose Play from the cursor (C
), audition will be started from the current cursor position.
The Play mix (X
) command is used to switch between the two soundfiles played back simultaneously. In order to use this option mark one of the files as a source soundfile and the other one as a destination soundfile. After activating Play mix the system will switch between the two indicated soundfiles each time you press the TAB
key. The playback is always started from the source soundfile (from the current cursor position) and terminated when the end of the shorter of two files is reached. The switched-mode playing is a very convenient for comparing the results of restoration with the original recording.
The Play paste buffer (U
) command can be used to play the contents of the paste buffer (provided the buffer is not empty).
In all cases listed above, pressing the SPACE
bar or depressing the left mouse button while the soundfile is played stops playback and restores the initial cursor position (stop&return). When the ESC
key or the right mouse button is pressed the cursor stays in its current position (stop&stay). If you do not want to change the previously chosen playing option, the quickest way to play is to press the SPACE
bar (which simply repeats the last used play command).
When the Loop option is switched on, the playback is continuously repeated unless terminated by the user.
NOTICE
If you listen to the soundfile using the Play window or Play block commands, make sure that the selected material is long enough - your audio card will fail to reproduce sounds that are too short, e.g., are a fraction of a second in duration.