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Timing Options

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The following settings are grouped as Timing Options.

Option Effect
Quick Response The segment is immediately cued. For example, if the Performance Boundary setting for the segment is Beat, the segment begins playing at the next beat that is heard. Messages currently prepared for playback but not yet played may be invalidated. Music may drop out for a short time if there are any conflicts among the instrument patch settings in the components being played.
After Prepare Time The segment is cued after any messages already prepared for playback have played, typically about a second from now. For example, if the Performance Boundary setting for the segment is Beat, the segment begins playing at the next beat that is heard after prepare time has elapsed. All messages currently prepared for playback will play normally.