i'm trying to set up a drum loop, composed of snares hihats and kicks. i'm using the piano roll view. i want to set the kick every sec. i'm then groove-clipping. the time i hear the kick is not one sec but longer. 
 
the tempo is 120 4/4. is that the problem?

i think that the measurement in piano roll 1,2,3 etc are not seconds. is it? and how can i make it seconds?

Just adjust your tempo accordingly?
 
120 BPM = 120 beats per minutes, or 2 beats per second. (120 divided by 60s = 2).
60 BPM = 60 beats per minute, or 1 beat per second. (60 divided by 60s = 1).
 
I don't think it's possible to change the Time Ruler on top of the Track View to seconds. You can, however, change the Track View Now Time meter to display various time/beat formats.

i adjusted the time view to h:m:s and it works fine but when the needle shows 00:00:01 sec the piano roll needle shows 1/2 sec. it's the piano roll time meter i wanna change and don't know how

anyone? plz!

You can right-click either time ruler and change the format or add a format by clicking the + button at the righthand end.

Maybe the inline PRV would better suit your display needs. http://www.cakewalk.com/D...eq=EditingMIDI.26.html

 
i right-clicked. this is the menu (photo).
 
what next?

That's the Set Measure/Beat At Now dialog which is one of the options in the timeline's context menu; Time Ruler Format is at the bottom of that menu. However, it appears X3 has a little bug with this, and is not allowing ruler format changes in the PRV. But you can still add the format you want and then remove the M:B:T format.

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i did as you said, still the piano roll( together with the ruler in track view) show 1,2,3 etc every 2 seconds and not every sec.