Playback controls

All the buttons that control playback in the player, and what they do.

Overview

Control	Mobile app	Web app	What it does
Play / Pause	Yes	Yes	Starts and pauses the music.
The timeline	Yes	Yes	Shows where you are in the piece. Drag to jump.
Loop	Yes	Yes	Plays the piece, or the selected part, again when it ends.
Select playable part	Yes	Via the timeline	Selects a part of the piece. See Loop a part.
Previous arrangement / Next arrangement	Yes	No	Switches arrangement in the playlist you are playing from.
Fast forward	Yes	No	Hold down Play for double speed.
Tempo	Yes	No	See Tempo.
Keyboard shortcuts	No	Yes	See below.

Play and pause

Tap or click the large Play button. The same button pauses. In the mobile app a ring is shown around the button while the audio loads, and the button works once the audio is ready.

The timeline

The timeline shows how far you have got and how long the piece is. Drag it to jump to another place. If the music is playing, it continues from there.

In the web app the timeline also has a handle at the start and one at the end. With them you choose which part is played, see Loop a part.

Loop

Tap or click the loop button. When it is highlighted, the piece starts again from the beginning when it ends. If you have selected a part, only that part is played over and over. Tap again to turn the loop off.

Previous and next arrangement Only in the mobile app

When you have opened an arrangement from a playlist, there are buttons on both sides of Play that switch to the previous or next arrangement in the playlist. The buttons are grey when there is nothing before or after.

Fast forward Only in the mobile app

Hold down Play for half a second while the music is playing. It then plays at double speed for as long as you hold. When you let go, the music continues at the tempo you had chosen.

Keyboard shortcuts Only in the web app

Only in the web app

In the web app's player you can use the keyboard:

Key	What happens
Space	Play or pause
Left arrow	4 seconds back
Right arrow	4 seconds forward
Home	To the start (or the start of the selected part)
End	To the end (or the end of the selected part)

Related articles

• The player
• The mixer
• Tempo
• Loop a part