Instruction Manual

168 Controlling Playback
The Now Time and How to Use It
The Now Time and How to Use It
Every project has a current time, known as the Now time, which keeps
track of where you are in a project. The Now time appears as a vertical line
in the Track view and is displayed in both the Large Transport toolbar and
the Position toolbar, in two formats.
The measure, beat, and tick number (MBT) identifies the Now time in
musical time units. Ticks are subdivisions of quarter notes and indicate the
timebase of the project. For more information about the timebase, see
Setting the MIDI Timing ResolutionThe other time format is the SMPTE
format, expressed in hours, minutes, seconds, and frames.
A. The current measure, beat, and tick B. The current time in hours, minutes,
seconds, and frames C. Meter Key Signature display
Here are some examples of times expressed in measure, beat, and tick
(MBT) format:
Time... What it means...
1:01:000 First beat of the first measure
9:04:000 Fourth beat of the ninth measure
4:02:060 The 60
th
tick of the second beat of the
fourth measure
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