Cakewalk - SONAR X2 Documentation

Editing audio ► Basic audio editing ► Scrubbing

Scrubbing

You can use the Scrub tool to locate or audition a particular sound or passage as you drag the mouse. You can scrub a single audio track by dragging over that track or all tracks by dragging in the Time Ruler.

Note: The Scrub tool is not affected by current Mute and Solo settings of a track.

To audition audio with the Scrub tool

1.

Hold down the J key to activate the Scrub tool.

2.

Click and drag the pointer over an audio track.

Note: To bypass the current volume and pan settings when scrubbing, hold down the ALT key. This will force scrubbing to play back at unity gain and centered.

Tip: To hear the clips in all audio tracks, drag with the Scrub tool in the horizontal ruler.

	Note: The Scrub tool is not affected by current Mute and Solo settings of a track.

	Note: To bypass the current volume and pan settings when scrubbing, hold down the ALT key. This will force scrubbing to play back at unity gain and centered.

	Tip: To hear the clips in all audio tracks, drag with the Scrub tool in the horizontal ruler.

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