diff --git a/include/track.h b/include/track.h
index 01dedd3c6..93b06f12a 100644
--- a/include/track.h
+++ b/include/track.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class QPushButton;
 
 class pixmapButton;
 class textFloat;
+class timePattern;
 class track;
 class trackContainer;
 class trackContentWidget;
@@ -484,10 +485,29 @@ public:
 		return( &m_trackWidget->getTrackContentWidget() );
 	}
 
+	void addTimePattern( timePattern * _pattern );
+	void removeTimePattern( timePattern * _pattern );
+
+	// name-stuff
+	inline virtual const QString & name( void ) const
+	{
+		return( m_name );
+	}
+	inline virtual void setName( const QString & _new_name )
+	{
+		m_name = _new_name;
+	}
+
+
+protected:
+	void sendMidiTime( const midiTime & _time );
+	QString m_name;
+
 
 private:
 	trackContainer * m_trackContainer;
 	trackWidget * m_trackWidget;
+	QPtrList<timePattern> m_time_patterns;
 
 } ;
 
diff --git a/src/core/track.cpp b/src/core/track.cpp
index 04bf574de..665922e91 100644
--- a/src/core/track.cpp
+++ b/src/core/track.cpp
@@ -1730,6 +1730,36 @@ void track::swapPositionOfTCOs( csize _tco_num1, csize _tco_num2 )
 
 
 
+void track::addTimePattern( timePattern * _pattern )
+{
+	m_time_patterns.append( _pattern );
+}
+
+
+
+
+void track::removeTimePattern( timePattern * _pattern )
+{
+	m_time_patterns.remove( _pattern );
+}
+
+
+
+
+void track::sendMidiTime( const midiTime & _time )
+{
+	QPtrListIterator<timePattern> it( m_time_patterns );
+	timePattern * pattern ;
+	while( ( pattern = it.current() ) )
+	{
+		++it;
+		pattern->processMidiTime( _time );
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
 #include "track.moc"