Absolute time in Arranger tracks

The time base format for each Arranger track can be set to either Musical or Absolute. The time base format determines what happens to sections when you change the project tempo.

To toggle between musical and absolute time, click the icon to the left of the Arranger track name in the Track view:

Musical .  A section’s M:B:T position stays constant, and its absolute position shifts.

Absolute .  A section’s absolute position stays constant, and its M:B:T position shifts. Absolute time is useful for scoring to film/video. The Arranger track tooltip shows time as H:M:S:F and samples.

A. Musical time B. Absolute time 

When committing an arrangement, the following rules apply:

If all the sections came from absolute time Arranger tracks, the committed arrangement track will be absolute.

If the sections came from musical Arranger tracks (or a mixture of musical/absolute), the committed arrangement track will be musical.

 

See:

Arranger tracks

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