From the course: Pro Tools 2021 Essential Training: 101 - The Basics
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Timescales and rulers - Pro Tools Tutorial
From the course: Pro Tools 2021 Essential Training: 101 - The Basics
Timescales and rulers
- [Instructor] Every Pro Tools session uses a main time scale and a sub time scale. timeline locations are represented in minutes and seconds relative to the start point of the session. relative to the start point of the session. So as I move my cursor around, you can see that reflected in the counters area and as I make selections, you can see the selection reflected in the start, end and lengths fields here. When set to bars and beats, timeline locations are represented in bars, beats and ticks, relative to the session start at bar one, beat one, which you'll see reflected when I press return to go back to the beginning of the session. Other available time scales include time code, feet and frames, and samples, which each provide an alternative timing reference for your work. These options can be useful when spotting audio to video for example, or when you need to measure in extremely fine increments for sample accuracy. For basic…
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