Transport Panel

The Transport Panel allows you to control song playback and alter other relevant global options. When the upper frame of the interface is hidden (see Main Screen), the Transport Panel controls will still be usable, as they are collapsed into a small horizontal bar just below the Upper Status Bar.

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File:Vvoois renoise pc mastervolume.png - Master Volume. This slider corresponds to the volume of the Master Track and so controls the overall volume of the song.

File:Vvoois renoise pc autoadjust volume.png - Auto adjust the Master Volume level to avoid clipping (the volume is automatically lowered when clipping occurs).

File:Vvoois renoise pc play.png / File:Vvoois renoise pc play active.png - Start playing the song or pattern.

File:Vvoois renoise pc loop.png / File:Vvoois renoise pc loop active.png - Toggle pattern looping, which constantly repeats the current pattern.

File:Vvoois renoise pc stop.png / File:Vvoois renoise pc stop active.png - Stop song/pattern playback. Click twice or right-click to activate Panic: stopping all sounds immediately.

File:Vvoois renoise pc record.png / File:Vvoois renoise pc record active.png - Toggle Edit Mode. With Edit Mode enabled, all notes played via the keyboard are recorded into the pattern. Notes can be recorded while the song is stopped or as the song/pattern is playing (if Pattern Follow is on).

File:Vvoois renoise pc pattern follow.png / File:Vvoois renoise pc pattern follow active.png - Toggle Pattern Follow mode. When enabled, the cursor will follow the playback position down the pattern as the song plays. This allows you to record "live", inserting notes at the current point in the song. When disabled, you can freely move the cursor around as the song plays, inserting notes and making edits wherever you like (most useful with pattern looping on).

File:Vvoois renoise pc metro.png / File:Vvoois renoise pc metro active.png - Toggle the metronome. Extra metronome options are available in the Preferences menu.

Block Loop - This causes a section of the current pattern to be looped and works independent of the full pattern loop option. The value box to the right allows you to adjust the exact fraction size of the looping section. If you need to concentrate on recording and editing only a small section of a pattern, then this option can be very useful.

Beats / Min. - The current tempo of the song, also known as BPM. As well as whole numbers, the value box can accept numbers with a decimal point, e.g. 125.5. To do this, double click on the value box and enter a new BPM value with the keyboard. To adjust the tempo as the song is playing, you can use the Pattern Effect F0XX, where XX is the new BPM in hexadecimal. See Pattern Effect Commands for more info.

Lines / Beat. - This changes the number of lines in the Pattern Editor that make up a musical beat. The higher the LPB, the greater the resolution available to you for editing notes, effects and automation. This can be also be adjusted as the song is playing via the Pattern Effect F1XX, where XX is the new LPB value in hexadecimal. See Pattern Effect Commands for more info.

Keyb. Octave - The current octave of both the computer keyboard and external MIDI keyboard. Moving this value up and down alters the octave of the notes played and hence their pitch. Please see Playing Notes with the Computer Keyboard for more information about playing and recording notes with the computer keyboard.