> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getmotif.page/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Expanded player

> Use the waveform, track details, the visualizer, and focused playback controls.

# Expanded player

Open the expanded player by selecting the current track in the **Now Playing** bar or using the upward chevron. The expanded view keeps listening controls, track context, and a large waveform or visualizer in one focused space.

Select the downward chevron to return to the rest of Motif without stopping playback.

## Switch between waveform and visualizer

Use the control in the upper-left corner of the expanded player to switch modes:

* **Waveform** gives you a visual map of the audio and a direct way to move through it.
* **Visualizer** turns the current audio into an animated visual scene.

The selected mode changes the central listening surface. Playback controls and track information remain available below it.

When you expand a track from **Tracked**, Motif opens the visualizer by default. You can switch back to the waveform at any time.

## Waveform

The waveform represents the duration and changing energy of the current audio.

Use it to:

* understand the overall shape of the production;
* jump to a particular section;
* revisit a transition, drop, verse, or ending;
* compare the same point across related versions.

Select or drag across the waveform to move playback. The regular seek bar remains available below it for precise progress control.

## Visualizer

The visualizer responds to the music currently playing. Click it for another scene, press `↑` or `↓` to step through presets, or use fullscreen and picture-in-picture.

See [Visualizer](https://docs.getmotif.page/listening/visualizer.md) for scene changes, the picture-in-picture window, **React to desktop**, and compatibility mode.

## Track information

The information row can show details available for the current track:

* BPM;
* musical key and detune information;
* audio format;
* type: beat, loop, or song;
* artist and producer credits for songs;
* **for** and **by** information for producer material.

Only information known to Motif is shown. Missing fields are omitted rather than filled with guesses.

Edit the underlying Library metadata when a value is absent or incorrect. See [Track details and actions](https://docs.getmotif.page/library/track-details.md).

## Playback controls

The expanded player uses the same current order and transport state as the Now Playing bar:

* shuffle;
* previous;
* play or pause;
* next;
* repeat off, repeat all, or repeat one;
* seek position.

Collapsing the player does not restart the track or create a separate listening session.

## Compare versions in the same listening space

When the current piece contains multiple exports, version controls remain in the Now Playing experience. Switch versions, hide the label for a blind comparison, or choose a random version, then use the waveform to revisit the same musical section.

See [Versions](https://docs.getmotif.page/library/versions.md) for how version groups are formed and how to compare them deliberately.


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