User`s guide

Pro Tools Reference Guide150
To display all Rulers:
■ Select Display > Ruler View Shows > All.
To remove a Ruler from the display:
■ Option-click the Ruler’s name (to the left
of the Ruler display).
– or –
■ Deselect the Ruler in Display > Ruler
View Shows.
To display only the Main Time Scale in the
Ruler:
■ Select Display > Ruler View Shows >
None.
To add a specific Ruler to the display, such as
the Markers Ruler, for instance:
■ Select Display > Ruler View Shows >
Markers.
To change the display order for the Rulers:
■ Click on a Ruler’s name and drag up or
down to the new location.
Ruler Options Pop-up Menu
The Ruler display options are also available
from a pop-up menu that is accessed by
clicking just to the right of the Ruler
names.
Time Scale
While all Timebase Rulers can simulta-
neously be displayed in the Edit window,
there is only one that represents the Main
Time Scale. The Main Time Scale deter-
mines the time format used for:
• The Transport’s Main Counter
• Start, end, and length values
• Pre and post-roll amounts
• Grid and Nudge Values
The Main Time Scale can be set to the fol-
lowing formats:
Bars:Beats Displays the Time Scale in bars
and beats. Use the this Time Scale if you are
working with musical material that must
align with bars and beats.
To ensure your tracks align with the bars
and beats in your session, make sure to
record with the click (see “Recording with
the Click” on page 83).
Material that is recorded without listening
to the click can still be aligned to bar and
beat boundaries in Pro Tools with the Iden-
tify Beat command (see “Identify Beat
Command” on page 230).
Minutes:Seconds Displays the Time Scale in
minutes and seconds. As you zoom in far-
ther with the Zoomer, the Time Scale be-
gins to display tenths, hundredths, and
thousandths of a second.
Time Code Displays the Time Scale in
SMPTE frames. The Frame Rate and Session
Start time are set from the Session Setup
window. Pro Tools supports the following
frame rates: 24, 25, 29.97 Non-Drop, 29.97
Drop, 30 Non-Drop, and 30 Drop frames
per second.
Ruler Options pop-up menu