Instruction Manual

170 Controlling Playback
The Now Time and How to Use It
When entering a time in MBT format, the beat and tick values are optional.
You can use a colon, space, decimal point, or vertical bar to separate the
parts of the Now time:
When entering a time in SMPTE format, you can enter a single number
(hour), two numbers (hour and minutes), three numbers (hour, minutes,
and seconds), or all four numbers.
If you click in Time Ruler while the snap grid is enabled, the Now time will
be snapped to the nearest point in the grid. By setting the grid size to a
whole note or quarter note, you can easily set the Now time to a measure or
beat boundary.
You can also use the buttons and the scroll bar in either the Transport
toolbar or Large Transport toolbar to adjust the time.
When playback or recording is stopped, the Now Time either remains at the
point where the project stopped or snaps back to the Now Time Marker.
This behavior is controlled in the General tab of the Global Options dialog.
For more information, see The Now Time Marker.
See:
Displaying the Now Time in Large Print
Other Ways to Set the Now Time
The Now Time Marker
In the Track view, the Now time appears as a black vertical line. When you
set the Now time in the Track view a green triangle called the Now time
marker appears in the Time Ruler. This marker represents the point at
which the Now time will snap back to after you stop playback or recording.
You enter… The Now time is set to…
2 2:01:000
4 2 0 4:02:000
9 9:01:000
5|1:30 5:01:030