Thomas Whitmore wrote: > >A ruler or tape measures the distance from a datum to a point of > >interest, thus we count 0 at the start. > > >In music the first beat > > Makes a damn fine datum point. Not if there's an anacrusis! ;-) > Music is time, continuously numbered with fractions etc. Counting is > discrete integers and is more appropriate for sheep. Music is NOT time; a 4 bar phrase occupies a diffent length of time depending on the tempo of the piece! If you want to I'm sure you can switch the ruler to SMPTE which will then give you your time, starting 0 hrs 0 mins 0 secs 0frms. > Anyway, I want this as an option - no-one else would have to use it. But > there is strong logic & practicality supporting it... That would lead to bloatware ... that's M$s arena not Emagic's! :) -- /----------------------------------------- | Tommy Taylor - Systems Administrator, | | Biker and (supposed) Musician | | E-mail: tt@... | -----------------------------------------/