User Manual

Chapter 36: Time, Tempo, Meter, Key, and Chords 757
If the Edit mode is set to Grid, the Song Start
Marker moves in increments of the current Grid
value.
To edit the initial tempo in the Song Start Marker:
1 In the Tempo ruler, double-click the Song Start
Marker.
2 In the Change Tempo dialog, enter a new BPM
value.
3 Click OK.
Tempo
The Tempo ruler lets you edit Tempo events one
at a time or according to tempo curves. You can
edit tempo visually in the Tempo Editor, or
make precise changes in tempo using the Tempo
Operations window.
Tempo Events
Tempo events can be assigned to the Song Start
Marker to replace the default tempo (of 120
BPM), and they can be inserted anywhere else
within the session to change tempo.
To display the Tempo ruler:
 Select View > Rulers > Tempo.
Current Tempo
As tempo events are encountered during play-
back, the session’s current tempo is displayed in
the Transport window.
Inserting Tempo Events
To insert a tempo event:
1 Click in the Tempo ruler where you want to
insert the tempo event.
2 Click the Add Tempo Change button at the
left of the Tempo ruler.
To move the Song Start Marker only, with-
out moving any tick-based data, press
Start+Shift (Windows) or Control+Shift
(Mac) while dragging. When dragging the
Song Start Marker only, dragging is con-
strained to whole bar increments only.
To set the default session tempo, see “Set-
ting the Session Meter and Tempo” on
page 428.
You can use Beat Detective to generate
Bar|Beat markers (tempo map). For more in-
formation, see “Generating Bar|Beat Mark-
ers with Beat Detective” on page 646.
When working with tempo changes and
tick-based material, set the Linearity Dis-
play Mode to Linear Tick Display.
In Manual Tempo mode, the Tempo track is
ignored and the session plays at the tempo
defined in the Transport window, see “Us-
ing Manual Tempo Mode” on page 429.
Current Tempo in Transport window
Add Tempo Change button