diff --git a/include/MidiTime.h b/include/MidiTime.h
index 9ce25a8cf..203e7d5bf 100644
--- a/include/MidiTime.h
+++ b/include/MidiTime.h
@@ -90,12 +90,15 @@ public:
 	// calculate number of frame that are needed this time
 	f_cnt_t frames( const float framesPerTick ) const;
 
+	double getTimeInMilliseconds(bpm_t beatsPerMinute) const;
+
 	static MidiTime fromFrames( const f_cnt_t frames, const float framesPerTick );
 	static tick_t ticksPerTact();
 	static tick_t ticksPerTact( const TimeSig &sig );
 	static int stepsPerTact();
 	static void setTicksPerTact( tick_t tpt );
 	static MidiTime stepPosition( int step );
+	static double ticksToMilliseconds(tick_t ticks, bpm_t beatsPerMinute);
 
 private:
 	tick_t m_ticks;
diff --git a/include/Song.h b/include/Song.h
index be7f9e508..5b6e6899b 100644
--- a/include/Song.h
+++ b/include/Song.h
@@ -101,14 +101,22 @@ public:
 	{
 		return m_nLoadingTrack;
 	}
+
 	inline int getMilliseconds() const
 	{
 		return m_elapsedMilliSeconds;
 	}
-	inline void setMilliSeconds( float ellapsedMilliSeconds )
+
+	inline void setToTime( MidiTime const & midiTime )
 	{
-		m_elapsedMilliSeconds = ellapsedMilliSeconds;
+		m_elapsedMilliSeconds = midiTime.getTimeInMilliseconds(getTempo());
 	}
+
+	inline void setToTimeByTicks(tick_t ticks)
+	{
+		m_elapsedMilliSeconds = MidiTime::ticksToMilliseconds(ticks, getTempo());
+	}
+
 	inline int getTacts() const
 	{
 		return currentTact();
diff --git a/src/core/Song.cpp b/src/core/Song.cpp
index af359a881..f40616e21 100644
--- a/src/core/Song.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Song.cpp
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ void Song::processNextBuffer()
 		if( m_playPos[m_playMode] < tl->loopBegin() ||
 					m_playPos[m_playMode] >= tl->loopEnd() )
 		{
-			m_elapsedMilliSeconds = 
-				( tl->loopBegin().getTicks() * 60 * 1000 / 48 ) / getTempo();
+			setToTime(tl->loopBegin());
 			m_playPos[m_playMode].setTicks(
 						tl->loopBegin().getTicks() );
 			emit updateSampleTracks();
@@ -316,8 +315,7 @@ void Song::processNextBuffer()
 					ticks %= ( maxTact * MidiTime::ticksPerTact() );
 
 					// wrap milli second counter
-					m_elapsedMilliSeconds = 
-						( ticks * 60 * 1000 / 48 ) / getTempo();
+					setToTimeByTicks(ticks);
 
 					m_vstSyncController.setAbsolutePosition( ticks );
 				}
@@ -335,10 +333,7 @@ void Song::processNextBuffer()
 				if( m_playPos[m_playMode] >= tl->loopEnd() )
 				{
 					m_playPos[m_playMode].setTicks( tl->loopBegin().getTicks() );
-
-					m_elapsedMilliSeconds =
-						( ( tl->loopBegin().getTicks() ) * 60 * 1000 / 48 ) /
-							getTempo();
+					setToTime(tl->loopBegin());
 				}
 				else if( m_playPos[m_playMode] == tl->loopEnd() - 1 )
 				{
@@ -393,9 +388,7 @@ void Song::processNextBuffer()
 		framesPlayed += framesToPlay;
 		m_playPos[m_playMode].setCurrentFrame( framesToPlay +
 								currentFrame );
-		m_elapsedMilliSeconds += 
-			( ( framesToPlay / framesPerTick ) * 60 * 1000 / 48 ) 
-				/ getTempo();
+		m_elapsedMilliSeconds += MidiTime::ticksToMilliseconds( framesToPlay / framesPerTick, getTempo());
 		m_elapsedTacts = m_playPos[Mode_PlaySong].getTact();
 		m_elapsedTicks = ( m_playPos[Mode_PlaySong].getTicks() % ticksPerTact() ) / 48;
 	}
@@ -603,10 +596,9 @@ void Song::updateLength()
 
 void Song::setPlayPos( tick_t ticks, PlayModes playMode )
 {
-	m_elapsedTicks += m_playPos[playMode].getTicks() - ticks;
-	m_elapsedMilliSeconds += 
-		( ( ( ( ticks - m_playPos[playMode].getTicks() ) ) * 60 * 1000 / 48) / 
-			getTempo() );
+	tick_t ticksFromPlayMode = m_playPos[playMode].getTicks();
+	m_elapsedTicks += ticksFromPlayMode - ticks;
+	m_elapsedMilliSeconds += MidiTime::ticksToMilliseconds( ticks - ticksFromPlayMode, getTempo() );
 	m_playPos[playMode].setTicks( ticks );
 	m_playPos[playMode].setCurrentFrame( 0.0f );
 
@@ -673,9 +665,8 @@ void Song::stop()
 				if( tl->savedPos() >= 0 )
 				{
 					m_playPos[m_playMode].setTicks( tl->savedPos().getTicks() );
-					m_elapsedMilliSeconds = 
-						( ( ( tl->savedPos().getTicks() ) * 60 * 1000 / 48 ) / 
-							getTempo() );
+					setToTime(tl->savedPos());
+
 					if( gui && gui->songEditor() &&
 							( tl->autoScroll() == TimeLineWidget::AutoScrollEnabled ) )
 					{
diff --git a/src/core/midi/MidiTime.cpp b/src/core/midi/MidiTime.cpp
index b3dda134d..999dcfaf9 100644
--- a/src/core/midi/MidiTime.cpp
+++ b/src/core/midi/MidiTime.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ f_cnt_t MidiTime::frames( const float framesPerTick ) const
 	return 0;
 }
 
+double MidiTime::getTimeInMilliseconds(bpm_t beatsPerMinute) const
+{
+	return ticksToMilliseconds(getTicks(), beatsPerMinute);
+}
 
 MidiTime MidiTime::fromFrames( const f_cnt_t frames, const float framesPerTick )
 {
@@ -191,3 +195,9 @@ MidiTime MidiTime::stepPosition( int step )
 {
 	return step * ticksPerTact() / stepsPerTact();
 }
+
+double MidiTime::ticksToMilliseconds(tick_t ticks, bpm_t beatsPerMinute)
+{
+	// 60 * 1000 / 48 = 1250
+	return ( ticks * 1250 ) / beatsPerMinute;
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/TimeLineWidget.cpp b/src/gui/TimeLineWidget.cpp
index 06b32ff7f..742da9388 100644
--- a/src/gui/TimeLineWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/TimeLineWidget.cpp
@@ -371,9 +371,7 @@ void TimeLineWidget::mouseMoveEvent( QMouseEvent* event )
 	{
 		case MovePositionMarker:
 			m_pos.setTicks( t.getTicks() );
-			Engine::getSong()->setMilliSeconds( ( t.getTicks() *
-					( 60 * 1000 / 48 ) ) /
-						Engine::getSong()->getTempo() );
+			Engine::getSong()->setToTime(t);
 			m_pos.setCurrentFrame( 0 );
 			updatePosition();
 			positionMarkerMoved();