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92 Chapter 6 Working in the Timeline

Using the Global Timeline View

The Global Timeline view, located above the Time display and Time ruler, shows a

miniature view of the entire project. The playhead appears as a black vertical line with a

triangular handle. The part of the project currently visible in the Timeline is indicated

by a blue rectangle in the Global Timeline view.

To move to a new area of the Timeline using the Global Timeline view:

m Drag the visible area rectangle to a new position.

You can quickly move to different parts of the Timeline by dragging the blue rectangle.

This is especially useful when working on longer projects. You can also drag the

rectangle up or down to move vertically in the Global Timeline view. This is useful if

your project contains more tracks, busses, and outputs than can be displayed in the

Project window.

Using the Time Ruler

The Timeline has a Time ruler that shows the divisions of time in a project. You can set

the playhead to a precise frame, point in time, or sample number using the Time-based

units on the Time ruler, or to a specific musical measure or beat using the Beats-based

units, to synchronize playback of audio clips in the Timeline.

The Time ruler changes depending on the time format of the project and the Time ruler

units. If the project is currently set to Time-based format, Time-based units appear in

the upper part of the ruler. If the project is set to Beats-based format, Beats-based units

appear in the upper half of the ruler.

You can use the Time ruler to position clips or the playhead at a precise point in time,

including synchronizing them to a specific timecode reference in a video file.

To set the playhead to a specific point in the Time ruler:

m Click the Time ruler at the point where you want to set the playhead.

Drag this rectangle

to a new position.

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Apple Soundtrack User Manual Page 92