Choosing Time Display Options

From the Options menu, choose Time Display and choose an option from the submenu to adjust the Time Display window settings.

To display the Time Display window, choose Time Display from the View menu.

TIP Right-click the Time Display window and choose an option from the shortcut menu.

Option

Description

Position

When selected, the Time Display window shows the position of the edit or play cursor. The format of the display will depend on the Status Format setting.

Sync/Trigger Status

When selected, the Time Display window shows incoming MIDI timecode and trigger signals.

The current MIDI Input port is set on the MIDI/Sync tab of the Preferences dialog.

Playlist Position

When selected, the Time Display window shows the position of the cursor (relative to the beginning of the playlist) during playback from the Playlist window.

The format of the display will depend on the Status Format setting.

CD Track Position

When selected, the Time Display window shows disc-at-once CD track numbers. In this mode, the Time Display will show track numbers and the running time for each track. Negative values indicate the pause time before a track:

Record Status

When selected, the Time Display window shows status for recording.

The contents of the Time Display window vary depending on the Method setting in the Record Options window.

Recording Method

Time Display

Manual

Shows Armed when recording is armed

Shows pre-roll time if you're recording with pre-roll.

Shows the time recorded while recording.

Shows post-roll time if you're recording with post-roll.

Automatic: Threshold

Shows the input level (in dB) when recording is armed.

Displays the release time remaining during recording.

Automatic: MIDI Timecode

Shows Waiting. . . when recording is armed and no MIDI timecode is being received.

Shows Armed when recording is armed and MIDI timecode has not started.

Shows Armed and counts down to the recording start time when recording is armed and MIDI timecode is being received.

Shows Recording and displays the time recorded during recording when no record stop time has been set.

Shows Recording and counts down to the recording stop time during recording when a record stop time has been set.

Automatic: Time

Counts down to the recording start time when recording is armed and counts down to the recording stop time during recording.

TIP You can customize the colors used to display the armed, pre- and post-roll, and recording colors on the Display tab of the Preferences dialog.

Passive Update

When selected, the Time Display window will only be updated when the processor is idle. Use this when using a slow computer to prevent the audio from glitching. The smallest increments may not be exact, but the major time increments will be accurate.

TIP Selecting this option can prevent gapping during playback on slower computers.