The Play Special window is opened from the workspace with the following command:

Button	Key	Menu
	Ctrl+L	Song-Transport- Play Special

It allows you to select a range of the song for playback with special options, including looping and transposing.

Looped playback continues indefinitely.  When it reaches the end of the range, it immediately returns to the start and continues.

If there are pickup bars in the song, these are not included in the repeat loops, unless the playback range is entirely within the pickup section.

Controls

Track

Selects all tracks, or just the focus track, for playback.

Entire Song

Includes the whole length of the song in the playback range.

Bar

Includes just the selected bar span in the playback range.

Marker

Includes just the selected section in the playback range.

Play Loop

Specifies whether playback should loop, and if so, how many times.

Continuously - the playback range loops forever, until you stop it

(none) - the playback range is played just once

n Times - the playback range loops the selected number of times after the first

Transpose

Specifies whether the playback should occur in the song's native key, or if it should be transposed by the selected interval to a different key.  This can be useful with brass instruments, for example, whose actual pitch is often different to their notated pitch.

Start

Closes the window and begins looped playback of the selected range.

Cancel

Closes the window and returns to the workspace with no playback.

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