getBeatTime()
Description
Function to obtain the current song position in number of beats (quarter notes).
Available in: Processor.
Return Values
When the host is in playback, the function returns a decimal with the number of beats (quarter notes) since the start of the song. The start of the song equals 0 beats. The function returns -1, if the host is not in playback.
Example
--print the song position in number of beats
function onNote(event)
songPos = getBeatTime()
if (songPos ~= -1) then
print(songPos)
else
print("Playback is stopped.")
end
end
See Also: onNote