Timeline
At the top of the track display area is the timeline display. This consists
of a number of rulers, a meter track, a tempo track and the marker display.
The available rulers include:
Ruler Types
Ruler Type
Description
Frames
this ruler measures audio frames. The number of audio frames per second
depends on the sample rate in use.
SMPTE
this ruler displays SMPTE timecode. The SMPTE format (25fps, 30fps, drop
frame etc) is selected in the Options Editor option_editor.
Min:Sec
this ruler displays time in minutes+seconds, measured since the start of
the session.
BBT
(Bars,Beats,Ticks) this ruler displays positions based on the tempo
map.
To show or hide one or more of the rulers, click on the area to the left of
their names. A menu will popup that has a check item for each available
ruler. Click on the name of the ruler to toggle its visibility.
The tempo and meter tracks display the tempo map for the session. The tempo
track contains 1 or more tempo change points, with a default tempo of 120
beats per minute. The meter track contains 1 or more meter change points,
with an initial default meter of 4/4.
on a tempo/meter change point to edit it. Click in the tempo/meter track to
add a new change point. Click and drag on a change point to move it. on a
tempo/meter change point to remove it.
There is more information on using the timeline in editing_basics.