Configuring custom seek time intervals
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There are 2 sets of seek functions: primary and secondary, that are accessible through the Playback menu and associated keyboard shortcuts:
Primary seeking: ← / →
Secondary seeking: ⌥← / ⌥→
For each of these, you can configure the time interval by which the player will seek forward / backward within the current track. By configuring both of these values, you can combine fine-grained (precise) seeking with more coarse-grained seeking for larger jumps within a track. This could be useful when listening to long tracks (eg. audiobooks).
Example: Primary seek length = 5 seconds, Secondary seek length = 30 seconds.
1. Open the Preferences dialog from the menu Aural > Preferences or using its associated keyboard shortcut ⌘,
2. Switch to the Playback tab.
3. Adjust the controls for the "Seek length (primary)" and "Seek length (secondary)" fields, to set seek time intervals.