Specifications

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To insert a default tempo event:
1 Choose Windows > Show Tempo/Meter.
– or –
Double-click the Meter button in the Transport
window.
2 At the top of the Tempo/Meter Change win-
dow, choose Tempo Change from the pop-up
menu.
3 Enter the BPM value you will use for the ses-
sion and set the Location to 1|1|000 (so the in-
serted tempo event replaces the default tempo).
4 To base the BPM value on something other
than the default quarter-note, select another
note value.
5 Click Apply to insert the new tempo event.
See “Default Tempo” on page 318 for more in-
formation on the default tempo.
Using Manual Tempo Mode
In Manual Tempo mode, Pro Tools can ignore the
tempo events in the Tempo Track and instead
play back a Manual Tempo. This tempo can be
set with the Tempo slider, or if you’re not sure of
the actual tempo, by tapping in the tempo.
While you can adjust the Manual Tempo during
playback, doing so will momentarily interrupt
playback.
To set the Manual Tempo with the Tempo slider:
1 To view the MIDI controls in the Transport
window, select Display > Transport Window
Shows > MIDI Controls.
In the Transport window, click the Conductor
button so it becomes unhighlighted. Pro Tools
switches to Manual Tempo mode. In this mode,
any tempo events in the Tempo Track are ig-
nored.
2 To base the BPM value on something other
than the default quarter-note, change the note
value in the Beat Value pop-up menu (just to the
left of the Tap button).
3 To enter a new tempo, drag the horizontal
Tempo slider in the Transport window.
For finer resolution with the Tempo slider, press
Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh)
while dragging.
To exit Manual Tempo mode and enable the Tempo
Track:
■ Click the Conductor button in the Transport
window so it becomes highlighted.
To set the Manual Tempo with the Tap button:
1 To view the MIDI controls in the Transport
window, select Display > Transport Window
Shows > MIDI Controls.
2 In the Transport window, click the Conductor
button so it becomes unhighlighted. Pro Tools
switches to Manual Tempo mode. In this mode,
any tempo events in the Tempo Track are ig-
nored.
3 Click the Tap button repeatedly at the new
tempo.
Manual Tempo mode enabled
Tempo slider
Conductor button
BPM value
Tempo slider