Apple Soundtrack Pro 3 - Manual (Page 98)

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 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.
Entering Beats-Based Units
When you set the playhead by entering a Beats-based position in the Time display, you
enter periods between numbers to separate measures, beats, and beat divisions.
Soundtrack Pro fills out the digits in the beat division category with zeros.
For example:
• If you enter 123: Soundtrack Pro interprets it as 123.1.000. This stands for the 123rd
measure, 1st beat, with no added beat divisions.
• If you enter 12.3: Soundtrack Pro interprets it as 12.3.000. This stands for the 12th
measure, the 3rd beat, with no added beat divisions.
• If you enter 1.2.3: Soundtrack Pro interprets it as 1.2.300. This stands for the 1st measure,
the 2nd beat, and 300/1000 of a beat (because each beat division is 1/1000 of a beat).
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 measures, or measures and beats. The
other categories keep their present values.
Setting the Playhead Using the Playhead Location Value Slider
Below and to the left of the transport controls is the Playhead Location value slider. When
a project is playing, the Playhead Location value slider constantly updates to show the
current position of the playhead. You can set the playhead by entering a new position
in the Playhead Location value slider.
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