Elapsed time

If you need an accurate assessment of the real-time length of a section of music, the Selection Tool can help. The time displayed is based on the current tempo settings for the piece in the Playback Controls, including any tempo changes, ritards, and so on set up as playback effects on an expression.

To learn the real-time length of selected music

1. Click the Selection Tool   and select a region. See Selecting music for some region-selecting shortcuts.
2. From the Utilities Menu, choose Check Notation, then Check Elapsed Time. Or, while pressing the 3 key, double-click the highlighted area. A dialog box appears, displaying (1) the amount of time that has passed from the beginning of the piece to the beginning of the selected region; (2) the time that has passed from the beginning of the piece to the end of the selected region; and (3) the total time of the selected region itself (all in thousandths of a second).
3. Click OK (or press return).