# Transport Menu

### From Audacity Manual

## Play SPACE

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 Transport Toolbar.

## Loop Play SHIFT + SPACE

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

## Pause P

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

## Stop SPACE

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

## Skip to Start HOME

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 Transport Toolbar.

## Skip to End END

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

## Record R

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 Transport Toolbar.

## Timer Record... SHIFT + T

Brings up the Timer Record setup dialog for scheduling when a recording ends and optionally, when it begins. Pressing "OK" starts the process of recording, or waiting for the recording to start.

For full details of the timer recording function please see the Timer Record page.

## Append Record SHIFT + R

Starts recording at the end of the currently selected track(s). Append Record can also be started by holding down SHIFT while clicking the Record button in Transport Toolbar.

If no tracks are selected, recording will be appended to all tracks. An error will be thrown if attempting to record to more simultaneous channels than your sound device supports.

## Overdub (on/off)

Toggles on and off the Overdub option in Recording Preferences.

When turned on (indicated by the check mark in the menu item), any existing audio tracks will play when you start recording, according to the state of their Mute/Solo buttons.

## Software Playthrough (on/off)

Toggles on and off the Software Playthrough option in Recording Preferences.

When turned on (indicated by the check mark in the menu item), input being recorded will play, but there will be a noticeable delay (latency) before the input is heard. For some examples of setting up equipment to record without playthrough latency, see this Tutorial about Recording overdubs.

| Software Playthrough must be unchecked when recording computer playback because it will create feedback echoes.

## Sound Activated Recording (on/off)

Toggles on and off the Sound Activated Recording option in Recording Preferences. This option can be useful to save disk space when recording an intermittent input, such as a call recording system.

When turned on (indicated by the check mark in the menu item), press the Record button in Transport Toolbar to start the Sound Activated Recording session. Recording will now occur whenever the received input is above the Sound Activation Level you specify (see the menu item below). Recording will pause whenever the received input falls below that level. Press the Stop button to stop the recording session.

Sound Activated Recording can be combined with Timer Record to set the start and end time of a Sound Activated recording.

## Sound Activation Level...

Sets the activation level above which Sound Activated Recording will record.

## Rescan Audio Devices

Rescan for audio devices connected to your computer, and update the playback and recording drop-down menus in Device Toolbar.

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