How do I play a 30 second clip of a song?

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How do I play a 30 second clip of a song?

I am doing a school presentation, and I can only play a 30 second clip of a certain song from iTunes. How can I play just the 30 seconds without having to watch the clock and pressing stop?
Thanks!

Macbook 2.0ghz Black (I know, 150 bucks but it is just so darn cool!), Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on Jun 4, 2006 3:02 PM

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Answer 1

Brian Peat

Level 6

18,216 points

Jun 4, 2006 6:37 PM in response to Philip Colett

I just e-mailed this to you in response to your message to me...

but here it is for anyone else:

Try adding a build out on the audio clip and set it with a 30 second delay. You set the delay by hitting the More Options button on the Build Inspector.

I just tested it with a song with a 10 second delay and it worked fine for me.

🙂

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Answer 2

Brie Fly

Level 5

7,925 points

Jun 5, 2006 10:42 AM in response to Philip Colett

If it's not the first 30 seconds you're after, select the track in iTunes and "Get Info...". Set the start and stop times in the resulting dialog for the 30 seconds of interest. For greater convenience, you can make an individual copy in iTunes of this chosen track segment so the original track can be left full-length in your library.

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