Overview

Here is a list of terms and definitions that will be useful in the following sections.

Playhead

The playhead is the current position in the song. It is displayed as a red line inside arrangers.

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The playhead

Position

Zrythm uses the following format for positions:

bar.beat.sixteenth-note.tick

Each sixteenth note is fixed to have 240 ticks.

Hint

Ticks are expressed in decimals.