User Guide

Chapter 6: Working with Pro Tools LE 55
Session Settings
Timebase Rulers
Pro Tools LE provides several different Timebase
Rulers to select the time scale for your session.
Timebase Rulers, displayed along the top of the
Edit window (such as Bars:Beats or Minutes:Sec-
onds) provide a valuable timeline reference for
editing (for example, spotting regions). The cur-
rent Timebase determines the format of the time
counters (at the top of the Edit window and in
the Transport window), and provides the basis
for the Edit window Grid.
To select a Timebase Ruler:
■ Click the dot next to the desired Timebase
Ruler at the top left side of the Edit window (la-
beled Bars:Beats, Min:Secs, or Samples).
– or –
■ Select the desired Timebase Ruler from the
Display menu.
Tempo
You can set the default tempo for your session
using Tempo Events, or using the MIDI tempo
controls in the expanded Transport window.
Figure 5. Main session windows
Mix window
Edit window
Tracks
Transport window
Tracks
Timebase
Rulers
For information on Tempo Events and
MIDI Tempo controls, refer to the Pro Tools
Reference Guide.