Reference Manual

75 Arrangement View

Any time signature with a one- or two-digit numerator and a denominator of 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16

can be used as a time signature marker value. The numbers must be separated by a delimiter

such as a slash, comma, period, or any number of spaces. These marker values can also be set

by adjusting the time signature ﬁelds in the Control Bar, either by typing in values or dragging

the numerator and denominator sliders. This will change the time signature marker value at the

current play location, and works either with the transport stopped or during playback. When the

Arrangement contains time signature changes, the time signature editor displays an automation

LED in the upper left corner.

The Time Signature Editor Can Change Time Signature Marker Values, and Shows an Automation

LED.

Time signature markers are not quantized; they may be placed anywhere in the timeline, and

their positioning is only constrained by the editing grid (page 82). This means that it is pos-

sible to place meter changes in “impossible“ places — such as before the end of the previous

measure. This creates a fragmentary bar, which is represented in the scrub area by a cross-

hatched region. Live is happy to leave these incomplete measures as they are, but if you’d like

your Set to conform to the rules of music theory, you can use the two [right-click](PC) / [CTRL-

click](Mac) context menu options to “correct“ incomplete bars.

A Fragmentary Bar and its Resolution Options.

Delete Fragmentary Bar Time deletes the duration of the fragmentary bar from the Arrangement,

thereby moving any audio or MIDI on either side of the deleted area closer together in the time-

line. The next time signature marker will now fall on a “legal“ barline.

Complete Fragmentary Bar inserts time at the beginning of the fragmentary bar, so that it be-

comes complete. The next time signature marker will now fall on a “legal“ barline.

Please note that these resolution options affect all tracks — deleting and inserting time changes

the length of the entire Arrangement.