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Pro Tools Reference Guide430
To set the Manual Tempo with the Tempo slider:
1 To view the MIDI controls in the Transport
window, select View > Transport > MIDI Controls.
2 In the Transport window, click the Tempo
Ruler Enable button (Conductor) button so it
becomes unhighlighted. Pro Tools switches to
Manual Tempo mode. In this mode, any tempo
events in the Tempo track are ignored.
3 To base the BPM value on something other
than the default quarter-note, click the Tempo
Resolution selector and select a different note
value. (For example, if you are in 6/8, select a
dotted-quarter note.)
4 To enter a new tempo, do one of the follow-
ing:
• Drag the Tempo value up or down. For finer
resolution, press Control (Windows) or
Command (Mac) while dragging.
– or –
• Click the Tempo value, type a new number,
and press Enter.
To exit Manual Tempo mode and enable the Tempo
track:
 Click the Tempo Ruler Enable (Conductor)
button in the Transport window so it becomes
highlighted.
To set the Manual Tempo by tapping:
1 Ensure that the MIDI controls are shown in
the Transport window (select View > Transport >
MIDI Controls).
2 In the Transport window, click the Tempo
Ruler Enable (Conductor) button so it becomes
unhighlighted. Pro Tools switches to Manual
Tempo mode. In this mode, any tempo events in
the Tempo track are ignored.
3 Do one of the following:
• Click in the Tempo field so it becomes
highlighted and tap the “T” key on your
computer keyboard repeatedly at the new
tempo.
– or –
•If the Use MIDI to Tap Tempo option is en-
abled in the MIDI Preferences, click in the
Tempo field so it becomes highlighted and
tap in the tempo by playing a note repeat-
edly at the new tempo on your MIDI key-
board controller.
To compute the new tempo, Pro Tools averages
the last eight (or fewer) taps to determine the
correct tempo. The computed BPM value ap-
pears in the Transport window’s Tempo field.
To lock in the new tempo:
 Take Pro Tools out of Manual Tempo mode by
clicking the Tempo Ruler Enable (Conductor)
button, then set the default tempo for the Song
Start Marker to the new tempo.
Manual Tempo mode
Tempo value in BPM
Tempo Rul e r
Enable button
Tempo Resolution selector