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zachy30234218
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October 4, 2018
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Prevent playhead from jumping back to start when it reaches end of project?

  • October 4, 2018
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How do I stop playback from jumping back to the start of the project every time it hits the end of the project? This is very inconvenient when you are working with clips at the end of the timeline.

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    Correct answer ryclark

    Well this definitely works okay on a PC... so we'd need a Mac user to comment?


    Maybe it's because you have Loop Playback turned on? If the bent round arrow icon next to the red record icon is showing blue in the Transport window then, yes, Audition will return to the start of the session and continue playing when you get to the end of an audio file, selection or session.

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    Participating Frequently
    April 10, 2024

    Fast forward to 2024. If you don't have the loop playback button turned on but it's still looping back to the start, then go to Preferences->Timeline and uncheck the "At playback end, return to beginning when restarting playback". This is on Premiere Pro v24.3 on a Mac.

    SteveG_AudioMasters_
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    Community Expert
    April 10, 2024

    But this is an Audition forum...

    Participating Frequently
    April 10, 2024

    Thanks Steve, hadn't noticed that 😅 Apologies for the sidetrack!

    SteveG_AudioMasters_
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 4, 2018

    Edit>Preferences>Playback. All of the control options are there. Try taking the check out of 'Return playhead to start position...' That should do it!

    zachy30234218
    Participating Frequently
    October 4, 2018

    thanks — I already tried that, the "return playhead to start position" is unchecked but it still jumps back to the start every time the last clip finishes playing.

    SteveG_AudioMasters_
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 4, 2018

    Have you restarted Audition? That shouldn't make a difference, but you never know...

    The thing that might well override the Preference setting though is the local play button setting. If you right-click on it, there's another option there to stop this happening (the first one...)