---
title: "MusicSequenceGetSecondsForBeats(_:_:_:)"
framework: audiotoolbox
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: "audiotoolbox/musicsequencegetsecondsforbeats(_:_:_:)"
---

# MusicSequenceGetSecondsForBeats(_:_:_:)

Calculates the number of seconds that correspond to a number of beats.

## Declaration

```swift
func MusicSequenceGetSecondsForBeats(_ inSequence: MusicSequence, _ inBeats: MusicTimeStamp, _ outSeconds: UnsafeMutablePointer<Float64>) -> OSStatus
```

## Parameters

- `inSequence`: The sequence that you want to get a count of seconds for.
- `inBeats`: The number of beats that you want the corresponding number of seconds for.
- `outSeconds`: On output, the number of seconds that corresponds to the number of beats in the inBeats parameter.

## Return Value

Return Value A result code.

## Discussion

Discussion This function makes use of the music sequence’s tempo track.

## See Also

### Managing Music Sequences

- [NewMusicSequence(_:)](audiotoolbox/newmusicsequence(_:).md)
- [DisposeMusicSequence(_:)](audiotoolbox/disposemusicsequence(_:).md)
- [MusicSequenceBarBeatTimeToBeats(_:_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicsequencebarbeattimetobeats(_:_:_:).md)
- [MusicSequenceBeatsToBarBeatTime(_:_:_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicsequencebeatstobarbeattime(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [MusicSequenceDisposeTrack(_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicsequencedisposetrack(_:_:).md)
- [MusicSequenceFileCreate(_:_:_:_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicsequencefilecreate(_:_:_:_:_:).md)
- [MusicSequenceFileCreateData(_:_:_:_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicsequencefilecreatedata(_:_:_:_:_:).md)
- [MusicSequenceFileLoad(_:_:_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicsequencefileload(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [MusicSequenceFileLoadData(_:_:_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicsequencefileloaddata(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [MusicSequenceGetAUGraph(_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicsequencegetaugraph(_:_:).md)
- [MusicSequenceGetBeatsForSeconds(_:_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicsequencegetbeatsforseconds(_:_:_:).md)
- [MusicSequenceGetIndTrack(_:_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicsequencegetindtrack(_:_:_:).md)
- [MusicSequenceGetInfoDictionary(_:)](audiotoolbox/musicsequencegetinfodictionary(_:).md)
- [MusicSequenceGetSMPTEResolution(_:_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicsequencegetsmpteresolution(_:_:_:).md)
- [MusicSequenceGetSequenceType(_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicsequencegetsequencetype(_:_:).md)