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Incoherence between recording times and sorting/analyzer times

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Description

Recording segments seem to be aware of non zero start times. However, when in an analyzer or sorting, times always assume the recording starts at time 0. This can be checked in the GUI for example.

I believe this does not create any main issue as the analyzer seems consistent with itself. However, this is very unintuitive and maybe not expected ?

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Start by reproducing the non-zero recording start-time behavior in the GUI, comparing recording segments with the times shown by an analyzer or sorting. Read the relevant recording, analyzer, and sorting entry points discovered from that reproduction. Done means the intended time convention is established and the displayed times are consistent or the discrepancy is documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
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