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731Logic Pro User Guide
There is no Flex & Follow setting for MIDI regions. MIDI regions always follow the project
tempo, similarly to flexed audio regions with Flex & Follow set to on.
For information about choosing Flex & Follow settings, see Choose the Flex & Follow
setting in Logic Pro. You can change the default settings for the Flex & Follow region
parameter for new recordings and imported audio files in the Smart Tempo project
settings, and set whether they are trimmed to the downbeat.
Musical tempo reference
When using Smart Tempo in Adapt mode (or when Auto uses Adapt behavior), the results
depend on whether a musical tempo reference is present in the part of the project to which
you are recording or adding a file. A musical tempo reference exists when the metronome
is active, when audio, MIDI, or Drummer regions are present in the part of the project
where you are working, or when Cycle mode is turned on.
In most cases, when you hear any musical material while recording, a musical tempo
reference is present. If you do not hear any material, no musical tempo reference is
present.
Tip: To avoid having a musical tempo reference while recording, solo the track you are
recording to before recording.
Use Smart Tempo for free recording
When you make a recording in an empty project with the metronome off, and with the
Project Tempo mode set to Adapt (or Auto), the project tempo adapts to the tempo of
the new recording. The Tempo track shows the detected tempo, including any tempo
variations, which appear as red lines in the new region during recording. After recording,
you can turn on the metronome and hear how closely it follows the tempo of the recording.
When the Flex & Follow parameter for a new audio recording is set to On, the recorded
audio region follows tempo changes but individual beats are not flexed. If individual beats
do not match the tempo closely enough, you can set the Flex & Follow setting to Bars (On +
Align Bars) or Beats (On + Align Bars and Beats) so the audio region conforms at either the
bar or beat level.
When you make additional audio recordings, they conform to the project tempo, as long as
their Flex & Follow parameter is not set to Off. You can set the Flex & Follow setting to Bars
or Bars and Beats to conform them at the bar or beat level, or simply delete them and make
a new recording. When you add audio files to the project, they also conform to the project
tempo, as long as their Flex & Follow parameter is not set to Off. You can change the Flex
& Follow setting to Bars or Bars and Beats to conform them at the bar or beat level, so they
are in sync with the first recording and with each other. Additional MIDI recordings always
follow the project tempo.