Specifications

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To display all Rulers:
■ Select Display > Ruler View Shows > All.
To remove a Ruler from the display:
■ Option-click the Ruler’s name (to the left of
the Ruler display).
– or –
■ Deselect the Ruler in Display > Ruler View
Shows.
To display only the Main Time Scale in the Ruler:
■ Select Display > Ruler View Shows > None.
(See “Main Time Scale” on page 233.)
To add a specific Ruler to the display, such as the
Markers Ruler, for instance:
■ Select Display > Ruler View Shows > Markers.
To change the display order for the Rulers:
■ Click a Ruler’s name and drag up or down to
the new location.
Ruler Options Pop-up Menu
The Ruler display options are also available from
a pop-up menu.
Main Time Scale
While all Timebase Rulers can simultaneously
be displayed in the Edit window, there is only
one that represents the Main Time Scale. The
Main Time Scale determines the time format
used for:
• The Transport’s Main Counter
• Start, end, and length values
• Pre- and post-roll amounts
• Grid and Nudge values
The Main Time Scale can be set to the following
formats:
Bars:Beats Displays the Time Scale in bars and
beats. Use this Time Scale if you are working
with musical material that must align with bars
and beats.
To ensure your tracks align with the bars and
beats in your session, make sure to record with
the click (see “Recording with a Click” on
page 151).
Material that is recorded without listening to
the click can still be aligned to bar and beat
boundaries in Pro Tools with the Identify Beat
command (see “Identify Beat Command” on
page 318).
Minutes:Seconds Displays the Time Scale in
minutes and seconds. As you zoom in farther
with the Zoomer, the Time Scale begins to dis-
play tenths, hundredths, and thousandths of a
second.
Ruler Options pop-up menu
Click for Ruler Options pop-up menu