Rails中的时间码——时间值还是数字值?

I'm working on a project that stores data on audio tracks and requires the use of timecodes for the start and end points of the track on the audio. I also need to calculate and display the duration of the track. Eg. a track starts at 0:01:30 and finishes at 0:04:12. So its duration is a total of 2 mins and 42 secs. I'm working on a project that stores data on au