Playback, mute, and solo

Play is contextual. A plain press starts from the current Song, Chain, Phrase, Table, Groove, or selection context; tapping it while active stops playback. On sequencer pages with local playback, Shift + Play requests full Song transport. In Live, Shift + Play starts the focused track or selected span when transport is stopped, or queues that same target to stop while transport is running.

The top bar shows a filled triangle and elapsed time while playback is running. Playback cursors only mark populated material: an empty track is not painted as though it had a chain.

Shortcuts

Playback

Play or stop the current contextTap Play

Use the alternate transport actionHold Shift, then press PlayIn Live, it starts the focused track or selected span when stopped; while running, it queues that target to stop.

Launch immediately in LiveHold Enter, then press Play

Cue the current Song rowHold Left, then press PlayCues the row across all eight tracks.

Song and Live

Switch Song or LiveHold Option, then press Left or Right

Jump between Song sectionsHold Option, then press Up or Down

Track states

Mute the current trackHold Option, then press Shift

Solo the current trackHold Option, then press Play

Clear every mute and soloHold Option, then press Shift, then PlayPress Play last; this order avoids entering Selection Mode.

Song and Live

In Song, hold Option and press either horizontal direction to switch the two-item bottom selector between SONG and LIVE. The selector wraps; no extra arrow prompt is required.

In Live, Enter → Play starts the focused item immediately.

Left → Play

cues the current Song row across all eight tracks.

Option + Up or Option + Down jumps between populated Song sections.

Sample preview and recording

In the Sample Browser, Sample Editor, and Slices, tap Play to start a local preview and tap again to stop. Releasing the button keeps the preview running. Long WAV previews stop at the end; short single-cycle WAV previews in the browser and editor loop until stopped.

Stop sequencer playback before previewing samples. In the Sample Browser, Shift + Play imports the selected library WAV. Record uses Enter to start and stop capture, then opens the Sample Editor for preview and saving.

Holding Enter on a Phrase note still auditions that note only while held; this is separate from the sample preview control.

Mute and solo

The order matters because Shift → Option starts Selection. Option → Shift toggles mute for the current track, or for the horizontal span of an active Song selection. Option → Play toggles solo. To clear every mute and solo, use Option → Shift → Play. Play must be last; this order avoids leaving the grid in Selection Mode.

Master in Mixer has no mute or solo action.