What, no position slider?!!!!

Please someone tell me that Logic Studio has not abandoned the postion slider. This was one of the most useful features I've ever encountered in a computer program. I used it ALL THE TIME to instantly (almost) pull the song back to some general area while the song was running. It only took one click. Without it I have to grab a slider, move it to the area, then go up and click in order for playback to begin there. Three steps instead of one. I thought updates were supposed to IMPROVE the program.
Please join me in ******* and moaning. Im sure it would be a simple matter to add it back if enough people bitched.

Hi guys
I assume you all know you can click the bar ruler (where the subdivisions are) to do this... I realise it's not the same as previous versions but it's functionality is pretty much the same.
Also you can set up keycommands to navigate the page - play from selected object etc. You can select different objects (if they're on the same track) using the left and right cursor keys - changing track with up and down.
Also, for what it's worth - markers are really easy to set up and manage (one play through at best) and with the use of KCs you can skip around your project no problem.
If you don't like the way this is implemented, try this:
At the top of your arrange, create an empty audio track - call it ARRANGE or similar.
With the pencil draw in an empty object that's as long as your piece.
Then with the scissors tool and the cursor tool, chop up and mark the track as appropriate - you can even colour the objects if it makes navigation easier.
You can then move around the track with the cursors and use the 'play from' KC, also you can 'set locators' to specific parts of the arrange if you need to focus on certain sections, copy or remove verses etc.
Of course none of this is handy if you only have one screen and are not in the arrange so I'd suggest using the 'go to' KC (mine is set up as 'G' - I'm not sure if this is the default or not). Then you can skip around the piece as fast as your brain+fingers communicate.
hope this is of some help and not a pointless rant.
Cheers
Del

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