Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 139)

Chapter 6 Work with projects 139
Set the display mode for the LCD
The LCD has five display modes, allowing you to view the time format in either musical units
(bars and beats) or absolute time units (minutes and seconds), independent of the time format
of the ruler.
m Click the icon on the left side of the LCD, then choose one of the following:
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Beats and Project: Displays the time format in bars and beats, and displays project properties
(tempo, key, and time signature).
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Beats and Time: Displays the playhead position in both musical and absolute time formats.
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Beats: Displays the playhead position in musical time format.
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Time: Displays the playhead position in absolute time format.
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Custom: Displays the playhead position in both musical and absolute time formats, and
displays addition information, including the tempo, project end, left and right locator
positions, MIDI In and MIDI Out status, and CPU and HD usage meters.
Open a giant beats display or giant time display
Do one of the following:
m To open a giant beats display: Click the icon on the left side of the LCD, then choose Open Giant
Beats Display.
m To open a giant time display: Click the icon on the left side of the LCD, then choose Open Giant
Time Display.
You can open multiple giant beats and time display windows, and resize and reposition each
one independently.
Turn the Use SMPTE View Offset setting on or off
You can set a SMPTE offset for the project. As songs don’t always need to start precisely at bar 1,
you can select any bar position to be played at the set SMPTE time.
m Click the icon on the left side of the LCD, then choose Use SMPTE View Offset.