Extra Menu: Transport

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The Extra > Transport menu provides playback commands that are not available in the default Audacity menus.
The Extra menu provides access to additional Commands that are not available in the normal default Audacity menusThe Help Menu lets you find out more about the Audacity application and how to use it. It also includes some diagnostic tools.Extra commands related to play and recordExtra commands to select the toolExtra commands related to volumeExtra commands related to editingExtra commands related to play at speedExtra commands related to seekingExtra commands related to selecting a deviceExtra commands related to selectingExtra commands to set focus, usually focus on one trackExtra commands to move the cursorExtra commands to operate on a track that has focusThese commands were originally written for scripting Audacity, e.g via a Python script that use mod-script-pipeLike Scriptables I, but these ones are less commonly used from the menuToggle full screen mode with no title barPlay (or stop) audioStop audioPlays for one second centered on the current <b>mouse pointer</b> position (not from the current cursor position)Plays to or from the current <b>mouse pointer</b> position to or from the start or end of the selection, depending on the pointer positionPlays a short period before the start of the selected audio, the period before shares the setting of the cut previewPlays a short period after the start of the selected audio, the period after shares the setting of the cut previewPlays a short period before the end of the selected audio, the period before shares the setting of the cut previewPlays a short period after the end of the selected audio, the period after shares the setting of the cut previewPlays a short period before and after the start of the selected audio, the periods before and after share the setting of the cut previewPlays a short period before and after the end of the selected audio, the periods before and after share the setting of the cut previewPlays audio excluding the selectionThe MenusExtra-TransportMenu.png
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The commands in this sub-menu honor the "mix" as defined by the status of the Mute and Solo buttons in the tracks' Track Control Panels - and for most of them the "mix" can be dynamically altered while playback takes place.

The Exception is Play Cut Preview, this command honors the "mix" at start of play but the mix cannot be altered dynamically as the Cut Preview is playing.

Play  

Play (or stop) audio

Stop  

Stop audio

Play One Second  1   Extra

Plays 1 second of audio at the current mouse position

Play to Selection  B

Plays from current mouse position to selection

For the following six commands, the amount of audio that is played before, after, or surrounding the selection edge, is set by the Cut Preview setting in Playback Preferences.

Play Before Selection Start  Shift + F5   Extra

Plays a short period before the start of the selected audio.

Play After Selection Start  Shift + F6   Extra

Plays a short period after the end of the selected audio.

Play Before Selection End  Shift + F7   Extra

Plays a short period before the end of the selected audio.

Play After Selection End  Shift + F8   Extra

Plays a short period after the end of the selected audio

Play Before and After Selection Start  Ctrl + Shift + F5   Extra

Plays a short period before and after the start of the selected audio.

Play Before and After Selection End  Ctrl + Shift + F7   Extra

Plays a short period before and after the end of the selected audio.

Play Cut Preview  C

Plays audio excluding the selection. The amount of audio that is played before and after the section is set by the Cut Preview setting in Playback Preferences.