diff --git a/MediaPlayer.cpp b/MediaPlayer.cpp
index 6ea5a1e..af3282a 100644
--- a/MediaPlayer.cpp
+++ b/MediaPlayer.cpp
@@ -646,12 +646,17 @@ void MediaPlayer::play(bool on)
         return;
 
     // Metronome
-    if (metro_sync_) {
-        // busy with this play()
+    if (metro_sync_ > Metronome::SYNC_NONE) {
+        // busy with this delayed action
         pending_ = true;
-        // Execute: sync to Metronome if active
-        Metronome::manager().executeAtBeat( std::bind([](MediaPlayer *p, bool o) {
-                                        p->execute_play_command(o); p->pending_=false; }, this, on) );
+        // delayed execution function
+         std::function<void()> playlater = std::bind([](MediaPlayer *p, bool o) {
+                 p->execute_play_command(o); p->pending_=false; }, this, on);
+        // Execute: sync to Metronome
+        if (metro_sync_ > Metronome::SYNC_BEAT)
+            Metronome::manager().executeAtPhase( playlater );
+        else
+            Metronome::manager().executeAtBeat( playlater );
     }
     else
         // execute immediately
@@ -702,11 +707,16 @@ void MediaPlayer::rewind(bool force)
 
     // Metronome
     if (metro_sync_) {
-        // busy with this play()
+        // busy with this delayed action
         pending_ = true;
-        // Execute: sync to Metronome if active
-        Metronome::manager().executeAtBeat( std::bind([](MediaPlayer *p, GstClockTime t, bool f) {
-                                            p->execute_seek_command( t, f ); p->pending_=false; }, this, target, force) );
+        // delayed execution function
+         std::function<void()> rewindlater = std::bind([](MediaPlayer *p, GstClockTime t, bool f) {
+                 p->execute_seek_command( t, f ); p->pending_=false; }, this, target, force);
+        // Execute: sync to Metronome
+        if (metro_sync_ > Metronome::SYNC_BEAT)
+            Metronome::manager().executeAtPhase( rewindlater );
+        else
+            Metronome::manager().executeAtBeat( rewindlater );
     }
     else
         // execute immediately
@@ -729,11 +739,17 @@ void MediaPlayer::step()
 
         // Metronome
         if (metro_sync_) {
-            // busy with this play()
+            // busy with this delayed action
             pending_ = true;
-            // Execute: sync to Metronome if active
-            Metronome::manager().executeAtBeat( std::bind([](MediaPlayer *p, GstEvent *e) {
-                                                gst_element_send_event(p->pipeline_, e); p->pending_=false; }, this, stepevent) );
+            // delayed execution function
+             std::function<void()> steplater = std::bind([](MediaPlayer *p, GstEvent *e) {
+                     gst_element_send_event(p->pipeline_, e); p->pending_=false; }, this, stepevent) ;
+            // Execute: sync to Metronome
+            if (metro_sync_ > Metronome::SYNC_BEAT)
+                Metronome::manager().executeAtPhase( steplater );
+            else
+                Metronome::manager().executeAtBeat( steplater );
+
         }
         else
             // execute immediately
diff --git a/MediaPlayer.h b/MediaPlayer.h
index 43409be..9ccd397 100644
--- a/MediaPlayer.h
+++ b/MediaPlayer.h
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public:
      * Option to synchronize with metronome
      * */
     inline void setSyncToMetronome(Metronome::Synchronicity s) { metro_sync_ = s; }
-    inline Metronome::Synchronicity synchedToMetronome() const { return metro_sync_; }
+    inline Metronome::Synchronicity syncToMetronome() const { return metro_sync_; }
     /**
      * Accept visitors
      * */
diff --git a/Metronome.cpp b/Metronome.cpp
index f638798..9136fba 100644
--- a/Metronome.cpp
+++ b/Metronome.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ namespace ableton
     std::chrono::microseconds timeNextPhase() const
     {
         auto sessionState = mLink.captureAppSessionState();
-        double beat = ceil(sessionState.phaseAtTime(now(), mQuantum));
-        return sessionState.timeAtBeat(beat, mQuantum);
+        double phase = ceil(sessionState.phaseAtTime(now(), mQuantum));
+        double beat = ceil(sessionState.beatAtTime(now(), mQuantum));
+        return sessionState.timeAtBeat(beat + (mQuantum-phase), mQuantum);
     }
 
     double tempo() const
diff --git a/SessionCreator.cpp b/SessionCreator.cpp
index 943b3cf..71f8ec6 100644
--- a/SessionCreator.cpp
+++ b/SessionCreator.cpp
@@ -726,6 +726,10 @@ void SessionLoader::visit(MediaPlayer &n)
             mediaplayerNode->QueryBoolAttribute("rewind_on_disabled", &rewind_on_disabled);
             n.setRewindOnDisabled(rewind_on_disabled);
 
+            int sync_to_metronome = 0;
+            mediaplayerNode->QueryIntAttribute("sync_to_metronome", &sync_to_metronome);
+            n.setSyncToMetronome( (Metronome::Synchronicity) sync_to_metronome);
+
             bool play = true;
             mediaplayerNode->QueryBoolAttribute("play", &play);
             n.play(play);
diff --git a/SessionVisitor.cpp b/SessionVisitor.cpp
index 982f150..044d175 100644
--- a/SessionVisitor.cpp
+++ b/SessionVisitor.cpp
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ void SessionVisitor::visit(MediaPlayer &n)
         newelement->SetAttribute("speed", n.playSpeed());
         newelement->SetAttribute("software_decoding", n.softwareDecodingForced());
         newelement->SetAttribute("rewind_on_disabled", n.rewindOnDisabled());
+        newelement->SetAttribute("sync_to_metronome", (int) n.syncToMetronome());
 
         // timeline
         XMLElement *timelineelement = xmlDoc_->NewElement("Timeline");
diff --git a/UserInterfaceManager.cpp b/UserInterfaceManager.cpp
index 785209d..1deee74 100644
--- a/UserInterfaceManager.cpp
+++ b/UserInterfaceManager.cpp
@@ -104,11 +104,8 @@ void SetNextWindowVisible(ImVec2 pos, ImVec2 size, float margin = 180.f);
 std::string readable_date_time_string(std::string date){
     if (date.length()<12)
         return "";
-    std::string s = date.substr(0, 12);
-    s.insert(10, ":");
-    s.insert(8, "  ");
-    s.insert(6, "/");
-    s.insert(4, "/");
+    std::string s = date.substr(6, 2) + "/" + date.substr(4, 2) + "/" + date.substr(0, 4);
+    s += " @ " + date.substr(8, 2) + ":" + date.substr(10, 2);
     return s;
 }
 
@@ -2472,7 +2469,7 @@ void SourceController::Render()
 
                 if (ImGui::BeginMenu(ICON_FA_CLOCK "  Metronome"))
                 {
-                    Metronome::Synchronicity sync = mediaplayer_active_->synchedToMetronome();
+                    Metronome::Synchronicity sync = mediaplayer_active_->syncToMetronome();
                     bool active = sync == Metronome::SYNC_NONE;
                     if (ImGuiToolkit::MenuItemIcon(5, 13, " Not synchronized", active ))
                         mediaplayer_active_->setSyncToMetronome(Metronome::SYNC_NONE);