# How to get a ring index

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**Created:** [March 18, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-get-a-ring-index/2136 "2019-03-18T16:47:44Z")\
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For clarity, it’s important to note that `.tick` does _not_ increment an index for a given ring, it increments an index for the current `live_loop`. This is an important but subtle distinction 🙂

To look at the current value of a `tick` just call `look` or to look up the current tick value in a ring without incrementing the tick call `.look`.

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