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722Logic Pro User Guide
Work with tempo
Logic Pro tempo overview
Every project has a tempo, which is expressed in beats per minute ( bpm). You can set the
tempo in the Project Chooser when you create a project, and change it later while you are
working. You can set the project tempo in the LCD in the control bar. By default, the tempo
for new projects is 120 bpm.
When Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, you can add
tempo changes and control the tempo of a Logic Pro project in a variety of ways:
Use Smart Tempo to conform audio recordings and imported audio files to the project
tempo, or adapt the project tempo to an audio file.
Make quick tempo changes, edit beat markers, and make other tempo edits in the Smart
Tempo Editor.
Create tempo changes using the Tempo track or the Tempo List.
Use tempo sets in Logic Pro to switch between different tempo changes.
Match audio recordings to the project tempo, or match the tempo to an audio region.
Record tempo changes in Logic Pro.
When Advanced Editing Options is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, you
can use the Tempo Operations window and Tempo Interpreter window for more complex
control of the project tempo. When Advanced MIDI Options is selected, you can control
tempo changes using the tempo fader in the Environment.
Create tempo changes with the Tempo track
Logic Pro tempo track overview
When Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, you can add
and edit tempo changes in the Tempo track. The Tempo track is available in the Tracks
area, Piano Roll Editor, Step Editor, and Score Editor.
In the Tempo track, tempo changes are represented by tempo points. You create tempo
changes by adding tempo points and editing their values. You can expand the Tempo track
to give yourself more room to work, and adjust the range of values for the Tempo track.
The Tempo track also determines the relationship between incoming timecode and the
current playhead position, for projects using timecode.