How do I fast forward, rewind, pause or play on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds?

The play controls you’ll see depend on whether you’re listening live or on demand, and on which device you're using.

I'm listening live

Image of the live playback screen on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds website. The navigation bar and playback controls are visible at the bottom of the page

  • Volume button
    Select this to adjust the volume or mute the volumeÌý
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  • START button
    This will be available on devices which support Live Restart. SelectÌýthis to start the live programme from the beginning.
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  • 20 button to the left
    Use this to rewind the live stream by 20 seconds per click.
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  • Pause button
    Use this to pause or resume the live programme. If you pause or interrupt a live stream, it will resume from the moment it was paused*.
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  • 20 button to the right
    Use this to fast forward the live stream by 20 seconds per click. It isn't possible to fast forward beyond the live point, and this button will be greyed out if you're already at the live point.Ìý
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  • LIVE button
    Click this to catch up with the live point. This button will be greyed out if you're already at the live point.Ìý
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  • Orange line across the screen
    This is called the scrub bar. Drag the orange circle at the front of the line (highlighted in the image) backwards or forwards to rewind or fast forward throughout the programme.Ìý
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  • Play Queue
    On live streams, this will show what's coming up on the schedule. There's also aÌýlink to the full station schedule
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  • Playback speed
    When listening live, you can slow down the playback speed. When the live stream has been rewound, you can choose from any of the speed options to listen back.

*Live pause on the mobile/tablet app will save your position for up to 15 minutes before returning to the live position.
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I'm listening on demand or to a download

Image showing the playback page for an on-demand programme on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds website

  • Volume button
    Select this to adjust the volume or mute the volumeÌý
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  • 20 button to the left
    Use this to rewind the programme by 20 seconds per click.Ìý
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  • Pause button
    Use this to pause or resume the programme.
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  • 20 button to the right
    Use this to fast forward the programme by 20 seconds per click.
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  • Orange line across the screen
    This is called the scrub bar. Drag the orange circle at the front of the line (highlighted in the image) backwards or forwards to rewind or fast forward throughout the programme.
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  • Left and right arrows (< and >)Ìý
    Use the left arrow to skip to the previous episode (if it's available) and the right arrow to skip to the next episode (if it's available).Ìý
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  • Speech bubble
    Where available, this can be selected to show subtitles for the programme you're listening to
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  • Play Queue
    Select this to see the list of upcoming episodesÌý
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  • Playback speed (1x)
    Select this to change the playback speed of your on-demand programme.
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  • Playback settings cog
    This can be used to switch autoplay on or off
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Can't see the play controls on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds app?ÌýStart playing something, then tap on the black playback bar running along the bottom of the screen. That will bring up the full playback screen where you'll see all of the play controls.

Can't see the play controls on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds website? IfÌýthe screen is magnified or zoomed in, or if you're using the website on a phone or tablet, some controls may not be visible. In this case, clicking on the playback bar will open the full controls.

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