# Enabling music view

## Setting up for music workflows

You can enable a more musical view in Audacity as follows: 

1. Right-click the Timeline Ruler and select **Beats and Measures**. \
   ![](/files/es5k9DRbCMMLGkfqQVfr)
2. In the Time widget, select **beats**, or for more subdivisions, **beats and 16th**. \
   ![](/files/G6l7Shc4BTMFxgGthqhJ)
3. Enable Snapping, and set the snapping interval to a musical option (eg 1/4, 1/8 or 1/16).\
   ![](/files/knk3ZSt7M6rpmwEiPbeq)

Once you have enabled all of them, your Audacity may look something like this:

<figure><img src="/files/j7th33cPpZe4Sud3xnNP" alt=""><figcaption><p>Audacity with the timeline ruler set to Beats &#x26; Measures, Time Signature Toolbar enabled, snapping to 16th notes, and the Time and Selection toolbars set to beats, bars and ticks. Also visible: The<a href="/pages/59iXGgNlWytuYTayTa2C"> realtime effects</a> sidebar</p></figcaption></figure>

## Benefits of music view

Music view is useful to help you [align pieces of music to beats and measures](/music/aligning-music-to-beats-and-measures.md).&#x20;

It also automatically adjusts the tempo of newly imported files to fit your project tempo.


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