User`s guide

Pro Tools Reference Guide86
▲ While you can adjust the Manual Tempo dur-
ing playback, doing so will momentarily inter-
rupt playback.
To set the manual tempo with the Tempo
slider:
1 To view the MIDI controls in the Trans-
port window, select Display > Transport
Window Shows > MIDI Controls.
2 In the Transport window, click the Con-
ductor button so it becomes unhigh-
lighted.
Pro Tools switches to Manual Tempo
mode. In this mode, any tempo events in
the Tempo Track are ignored.
3 To enter a new tempo, drag the horizon-
tal Tempo slider in the Transport window.
For finer resolution with the Tempo slider,
press Command (Macintosh) or Control
(Windows) while dragging.
4 To base the BPM value on something
other than the default quarter-note, make
the change in the Beat Value pop-up menu
(just to the left of the Tap button).
5 To exit Manual Tempo mode and enable
the Tempo Track, click the Conductor but-
ton 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 Trans-
port window, select Display > Transport
Window Shows > MIDI Controls.
2 In the Transport window, click the Con-
ductor button so it becomes unhigh-
lighted. Pro Tools switches to Manual
Tempo mode. In this mode, any tempo
events in the Tempo Track are ignored.
3 Click the Tap button repeatedly at the de-
sired tempo.
– or –
Click in the Tempo field so it becomes
highlighted and tap in the tempo by play-
ing a note on your MIDI keyboard control-
ler.
To compute the new tempo, Pro Tools re-
quires at least four taps (each of which is
displayed in the Tap area when received).
The computed BPM value appears in the
Transport’s Tempo field.
To lock in the new tempo, take Pro Tools
out of Manual Tempo mode by clicking the
Conductor button, then insert a tempo
event (with the new tempo) at the begin-
ning of the Tempo Track.
Manual Tempo mode enabled
Tempo slider
Conductor button
Tap button
Tempo Taps as reflected in Transport