Reference Guide

192 Controlling playback
Controlling the transport
Stop at Project End option
The Track view Options > Stop at Project End option determines whether or not playback is
allowed beyond the last event in a project. This option is enabled by default.
When enabled (default setting):
• Playback will not engage if there is no data present in the project at all.
• Playback will stop when no more data is present going forward.
When disabled:
• Playback will engage if there is no data present in the project at all.
• Playback will continue past the end of a project until the user manually stops playback.
Auto fade when starting/stopping playback
SONAR makes it possible to render a smooth fade in/out whenever audio playback is interrupted.
This can be useful to smooth out abrupt transitions while stopping and starting the transport rapidly
and will reduce ear fatigue during long sessions.
The fade is only applied during playback and is ignored while recording or bouncing audio.
To configure the auto fade times
1. Select Edit > Preferences to open the Preferences dialog box, then click Audio - Playback
and Recording.
2. Adjust the following options:
• Fade On Start (milliseconds). When this option is set to a value greater than zero, starting
playback will cause a gradual fade in of the audio for the specified duration. The valid range is
0–100000 and the default value is 0.
• Fade On Stop (milliseconds). When this option is set to a value greater than zero,
stopping playback will cause a gradual fade out of the audio for the specified duration. The
valid range is 0–100000 and the default value is 0.