BUG? "Click to Preview" when headphone icon showing

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craftycurate
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BUG? "Click to Preview" when headphone icon showing

Post by craftycurate » Sun Mar 25, 2018 3:00 am

Why does "Click to Preview" appear for certain items in the "Clips" section in the browser, with the browser headphone icon showing?

I want to just hear the clip, or move through with mouse, without having to click each clip again. It's a real pain when fast browsing through clips to find the right sound.

This works properly with Samples, but for some Clips (.alc files), a second click is needed to preview. For example, the Florian Meindl Progressive House clips in the Beat Selection pack need a second click to preview even when tne Preview Switch is lit.

The manual does not answer this question, only mentioning previewing briefly on p239.

Thanks!
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Re: BUG? "Click to Preview" when headphone icon showing

Post by [jur] » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:28 pm

Probably because those clips are midi clips.
Btw, you can use your keyboard's right arrow to play the clip.
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