A better way to learn about Pushes and Shots is to Rightclick on the bar and select Bar Settings. There are dialogs there that explain things a bit better.

Calling it a "Push" is a generally accepted colloquialism that is often used among pro musicians, studio cats and the like. Look at it from the opposite standpoint - you are "pushing" the note such that it sounds ahead of its originally appointed time.

That stuff is just semantics, once you've played around with the Bar Settings dialog a bit, it should all become a little clearer.


--Mac