diff --git a/js/midi/plugin.audiotag.js b/js/midi/plugin.audiotag.js
index ec361c68..cac94b5c 100644
--- a/js/midi/plugin.audiotag.js
+++ b/js/midi/plugin.audiotag.js
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@
 			}
 		};
 	
+		midi.now = function() {
+			return 0;
+		};
+
 		midi.connect = function(opts) {
 			root.setDefaultPlugin(midi);
 			///
diff --git a/js/midi/plugin.webaudio.js b/js/midi/plugin.webaudio.js
index 15a6f0a7..8b463cd4 100644
--- a/js/midi/plugin.webaudio.js
+++ b/js/midi/plugin.webaudio.js
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@
 			}
 		};
 
+		midi.now = function() {
+			return ctx.currentTime;
+		};
+
 		midi.setEffects = function(list) {
 			if (ctx.tunajs) {
 				for (var n = 0; n < list.length; n ++) {
diff --git a/js/midi/plugin.webmidi.js b/js/midi/plugin.webmidi.js
index 33e244bd..cc482109 100644
--- a/js/midi/plugin.webmidi.js
+++ b/js/midi/plugin.webmidi.js
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
 		}
 	};
 
+	midi.now = function() {
+		return performance.now();
+	};
+
 	midi.connect = function(opts) {
 		root.setDefaultPlugin(midi);
 		var errFunction = function(err) { // well at least we tried!