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Changing tempos
Arranging and editing
SONAR erases any existing tempo changes between the starting and ending time, and inserts a
series of tempo changes that change smoothly between the starting and ending time. This
command never inserts more than one tempo change on the same clock tick. Audio clips which you
want to follow tempo changes can also be converted to Groove clips in the Loop Construction view.
To modify the most recent tempo change
1. Enable Groove Clip Looping on any audio clips that you want to follow the tempo changes. Do
this by selecting one or more clips, right-clicking a selected clip, and choosing Groove > Clip
Looping from the pop-up menu. Each clip that has Groove Clip Looping enabled has beveled
edges instead of sharp corners. The same command disables Groove Clip Looping on any
selected clip that has Groove Clip Looping enabled.
2. Choose Project > Insert Tempo Change to display the Tempo dialog box.
3. Check the Change the Most Recent Tempo box.
4. Enter a new tempo in one of the following ways:
• Type a value in the Tempo field.
• Click the arrows to change the value.
• Tap a new tempo in the space indicated in the dialog box.
5. Click OK.
SONAR changes the most recent tempo to the new value.
Using the Tempo view
The Tempo view provides both a graphic display of the tempo and a list of all tempo changes in your
project. In the graphical display you can use your mouse to draw tempo changes directly onto the
graph. In the tempo list, you can insert, edit, and delete individual tempo changes. To open the
Tempo view, choose Views > Tempo or press ALT+SHIFT+5. Click the Tempo List button to
display or hide the tempo list.
Figure 115. The Tempo view
If an entire project has a single tempo, the graph shows a straight horizontal line, and a single tempo
in the list.