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Chapter 11 Sample Editor 389
View > SMPTE Time
Shows the scale in SMPTE time (in Hours:Minutes:Seconds: Frames). The time scale
begins at the song start point (with the SMPTE offset, if applicable). When you use this
scale, the absolute SMPTE value of the source clock is shown on the X axis.
View > Bars/Beats…
Shows the scale in Bars, Beats, Divisions, and Ticks, just like the Bar Ruler in the other
time-related windows. The “zero point” is represented by “1 1 1 1”, but lengths are
measured from “0 0 0 0”.
Absolute and Relative Time
The different axis scales in the Sample Edit window can be displayed relative to two
different reference values:
• by reference to the time axis of the song (absolute position)
• by reference to the beginning of the audio file (relative position).
Relative Position
The units in the time axis (between the overview and the waveform display) are
displayed with dotted lines when viewing the relative position. You will be in this mode
if you open the Sample Editor from the Audio window, or if the Sample Editor is in Link
mode, and you select a Region in the Audio window.
The beginning the section is automatically assigned the to the zero value, or in Bar/
Beat terms, “1 1 1 1”.
This does not necessarily match the actual song position. The calculation of all
remaining musical sections uses the current song tempo.
Absolute Position
You can recognize this format by the broken line below the units in the time axis. You
will be in this mode if you open the Sample Editor from the Arrange window, or if the
Sample Editor is in Link mode, and you select a Region in the Arrange window.
Time is measured from the start of the song, which is assigned a value of zero (or 1 1 1
1 in Bar/Beat terms). In this instance, the time axis shows the absolute (song) time, and
the figures do not refer to the audio file.