[Rwp] getting time

[Scott Chesworth]

Yah, I'm fairly sure that the play cursor vs edit cursor is the
variable here. Hopefully it doesn't create too much of a headache for
Jamie. I'll add it to the list of stuff I've got to get up on GitHub.

On 11/4/15, Snowman via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
> When I use my Big Clock solution, the time advances as the project plays.
> So, I know that time value is available somewhere.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Chesworth via RWP" <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
> Cc: "Scott Chesworth" <scottchesworth at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 2:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rwp] getting time
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>> Yep, pressing pause does move the edit cursor, but it doesn't move
>> along with the play cursor until that point. So, unless I'm missing
>> something, if I start playing at 1 minute, OSARA will still be saying
>> 1 minute when I check the time 45 seconds later, unless I pause first
>> to bring the edit cursor along for the ride.
>>
>> One for GitHub I reckon.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> Sent from my portable device. It really doesn't matter which one, does it?
>>
>>> On 4 Nov 2015, at 02:34, theoreomonster--- via RWP
>>> <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> This would make sense as it seems that when you stop play back  the play
>>> cursor moves back to where the edit cursor is.  the only way to get the
>>> play cursor to stop at a certain point is to press pause. What i can’t
>>> remember off hand is when  you hit pause if it also moves the edit cursor
>>>
>>> that position. If so then it would seem for the most part the play and
>>> edit cursor are already linked. to answer Scott’s question from earlier.
>>>> On Nov 3, 2015, at 12:59 PM, Snowman via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It seems like the Big Clock is reporting play cursor time when playing
>>>> is active.  I think I would want to see play cursor time when playing,
>>>> and edit cursor time when not.  I think that is what Big Clock reports.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Chesworth via RWP"
>>>> <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>> Cc: "Scott Chesworth" <scottchesworth at gmail.com>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 6:41 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rwp] getting time
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Jamie asked:
>>>>> "Scott, other REAPER experts: any comments as to whether we should use
>>>>> play cursor instead for that report time action?"
>>>>>
>>>>> If switching to the play cursor would mean the action feedback would
>>>>> update in realtime, then yep, I'd be scratching my head less if we
>>>>> were reporting the play cursor.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there not a preference to lock those cursors together somewhere?
>>>>> I'm not in front of Reaper today...
>>>>>
>>>>> Scott
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11/2/15, James Teh via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Which cursor: play cursor or edit cursor?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Scott, other REAPER experts: any comments as to whether we should use
>>>>>> play
>>>>>> cursor instead for that report time action?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from a mobile device
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2 Nov 2015, at 11:15 AM, Snowman via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've been turning on the big clock, which it this is defaulted to
>>>>>>> alt+c.
>>>>>>> That causes the cursor time to be displayed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Belle via RWP"
>>>>>>> <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>>> Cc: "Chris Belle" <cb1963 at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 11:57 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rwp] getting time
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hey, i know we can use the control j jump dialogue and move by bars,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> put in
>>>>>>>> time values and get a time, but how do we query reaper to how much
>>>>>>>> time
>>>>>>>> has elapsed?
>>>>>>>> I can not see any time values on the reaper interface with object
>>>>>>>> nav,
>>>>>>>> and I've looked at the actions list and so far haven't found
>>>>>>>> anything,
>>>>>>>> but who knows with the thousands of actions, I could easily have
>>>>>>>> missed
>>>>>>>> it?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My default fall back trick is to set my tempo to 240 beats,
>>>>>>>> which gives you a second per bar, you have to off-set by one,
>>>>>>>> but that's my work around there's got to be a better way 'grin'.
>>>>>>>>
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