Setting the playhead using the time display – Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 User Manual
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Chapter 3
Setting Up Soundtrack Pro
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Setting the Playhead Using the Time Display
When a project is playing, the Time display constantly updates to show the current
position of the playhead in both Time-based and Beats-based formats. You can also set
the playhead to a new position by entering the position in the Time display.
The arrangement of the Time-based and Beats-based positions in the Time display
changes depending on the time format of the project. The position matching the time
format of the project appears in large, white numerals in the upper part of the Time
display, and the other position appears below it in smaller, gray numerals. Each position
is labeled for quick visual recognition.
For information on setting the project time format, see “
To set the playhead using the Time display:
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Select either the Time or Beats position in the Time display, then enter a new position.
You can select the entire position or part of the position.
Entering Time-Based Units
When you set the playhead by entering a Time-based position in the Time display, you
don’t need to enter all of the punctuation. Soundtrack Pro automatically adds the
correct punctuation for the format of the Time display.
For example:
 If you enter 01234321, Soundtrack Pro interprets it as 01:23:43;21. This stands for 1
hour, 23 minutes, 43 seconds, and 21 frames.
If you enter a partial number, Soundtrack Pro formats it with the rightmost pair of
numbers as frames and with each successive pair of numbers to the left as seconds,
minutes, and hours. Numbers omitted from a complete time position are interpreted as
zeros. For best results, always enter delimiters to separate each division of time.
For example:
 If you enter 01.23, Soundtrack Pro interprets it as 00:00:01;23. This stands for 1 second
and 23 frames.
You can select only part of the position in the Time display and enter a new number for
that position. For example, you can select only seconds, or minutes and seconds. The
other categories keep their present values. You can enter a time position in timecode
format, in a way similar to the way you enter timecode in Final Cut Pro.
Enter a time position in
the Time area.
Enter a beat position
in the Beats area.