On Sat, Dec 20, 2003 at 08:39:29PM -0500, Michael Gogins wrote: > It's precisely when there is a song (as opposed to pure improvization or > pure live play), and the player starts in the middle of the score, that I > need time to be counted from the beginning of the score. Sections 3.9 and 4.10 talk about Time. YOu're talking about the difference between 'Music Time' and 'Metrenome Time', I think. Music time DOES have a starting point (host defined, but presumably the start of the song/track/piece/project/whatever). Metronome time is like sample time - free running. Is that what you're asking for? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe