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Set Global Transport to Correct Timescale

DAW OperationProToolsKeeping TimeSet Global Transport to Correct Timescale
Updated 5/28/2026

If you are working on a project that uses bars/beats, for example, something that you want to quantize or lock into a specific tempo and you want the grid lines to have some sort of meaning in regards to the beats in the composition.

ProTools - Set Global Transport to correct timescale
ProTools - Set Global Transport to correct timescale

ProTools - Changing Global Transport to Bars and Beats