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Transport controls
Transport controls are the playback and recording controls in a DAW or recorder.
Also called: Transport bar
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 4; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Transport controls usually include play, stop, record, rewind, fast forward, loop, and return-to-start. They control movement through the timeline.
Topics
DAWPlaybackRecording
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for the National 3, National 4, and National 5 technology and music concept tables.