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CHAPTER 6. ARRANGEMENT VIEW
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select the area up to the next time signature marker.
Any time signature with a one- or two-digit numerator and a denominator of 1, 2, 4, 8 or
16 can be used as a time signature marker value. The numbers must be separated by a
delimiter such as a slash, comma, period, or any number of spaces. These marker values
can also be set by adjusting the time signature elds in the Control Bar, either by typing
in values or dragging the numerator and denominator sliders. This will change the time
signature marker value at the current play location, and works either with the transport
stopped or during playback. When the Arrangement contains time signature changes, the
time signature editor displays an automation LED in the upper left corner.
The Time Signature
Editor Can Change Time
Signature Marker Values,
and Shows an
Automation LED.
Time signature markers are not quantized; they may be placed anywhere in the timeline,
and their positioning is only constrained by the editing grid. This means that it is possible
to place meter changes in impossible places - such as before the end of the previous
measure. This creates a fragmentary bar, which is represented in the scrub area by a
crosshatched region. Live is happy to leave these incomplete measures as they are, but if
you'd like your Set to conform to the rules of music theory, you can use the two
(PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac) context menu options to correct incomplete bars.
A Fragmentary Bar and
its Resolution Options.
ˆ Delete Fragmentary Bar Time deletes the duration of the fragmentary bar from the
Arrangement, thereby moving any audio or MIDI on either side of the deleted area
closer together in the timeline. The next time signature marker will now fall on a
legal barline.
ˆ Complete Fragmentary Bar inserts time at the beginning of the fragmentary bar, so
that it becomes complete. The next time signature marker will now fall on a legal
barline.