Reference Guide

2008 View reference
Meter/Key view
Meter/Key view
Open the Meter/Key view by using the Views > Meter/Key command, or by pressing ALT+SHIFT+6.
The Meter/Key view lets you enter meter and key changes on measure boundaries. Meter and key
changes affect all tracks.
The Meter/Key view lets you set and change the meter and key signature for any project or part of a
project, over all its tracks.
For more information, see “The Meter/Key view” on page 1219.
See also:
“What Is meter?” on page 1219
“To add a meter/key change” on page 1221
“To delete a meter/key change” on page 1222
“To move a meter/key change” on page 1222
“To edit a meter/key change” on page 1222
Markers view
Open the Markers view with the Views > Markers command, or by pressing ALT+SHIFT+4. The
Markers view lets you add, move, rename, or delete “Marker” on page 2054 (labels) for places in
your song. The markers make it easier to move from one point to another.
See “Creating and using markers” on page 372.
SYSX view
Open the Sysx view by using the Views > Sysx command, or by pressing ALT+SHIFT+7. System
Exclusive messages (Sysx) are commands that are unique to each brand or model of sound
module. Consult the manual of each particular machine to find out what Sysx commands it responds
to. The “Sysx” on page 2058 view gives you 256 Sysx banks to hold System Exclusive messages.
See “Using the System Exclusive view” on page 1253.
Big Time view
Open the Big Time view by using the Views > Big Time command, or by pressing ALT+SHIFT+3.
The Big Time view lets you see the “Now time” on page 2055 from a distance while recording.
Clicking the time display changes the units of time that the time display uses—the choices are MBT
time and SMPTE.