.. This is part of the Zrythm Manual.
   Copyright (C) 2019 Alexandros Theodotou <alex at zrythm dot org>
   See the file index.rst for copying conditions.

.. _transport-bar:

Transport Bar
=============

The transport bar contains information about the audio engine
and transport controls.

.. image:: /_static/img/transport-bar.png
   :align: center

Transport Controls
------------------
Transport controls change the behavior of playback. They
include the following items.

.. image:: /_static/img/transport_bar.png
   :align: center

Metronome toggle
  Toggles the metronome on/off
BPM
  Song tempo (beats per minute)
Playhead
  Current playhead position, in bars.beats.sixteenths.ticks
Transport buttons
  Controls for stopping, playback, recording, etc.

.. tip:: Widgets like the BPM meter can be changed
  by clicking and dragging, or by hovering over them with the cursor
  and scrolling

More information about working with the transport
bar is covered in :ref:`transport-controls`.

Backend Information
-------------------
Information about the currently selected backend and options
is visible in the bottom left corner.

.. image:: /_static/img/backend-info.png
   :align: center
