11.5

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A tempo marker is different in that it defines a clear command: Faster (or
slower) from here. A bar position marker, however, defines the tempo indirectly
by adjusting the tempo before the marker in such a manner that the desired
musical position (“beat 20”) is met precisely at the marker position.
The grid, the grid display, the metronome and the events in the MIDI editor are
automatically adjusted according to the changed musical tempo.
Note: Bar position markers immediately following a tempo marker always
create a tempo run. Instead of a tempo jump, a bar position marker is used to
set a tempo run if there is a bar position marker immediately before the tempo
marker. As the tempo before the bar position marker has already been defined,
the adjustment of the musical position has to be carried out by decreasing or
increasing the tempo to such an extent that the required bar position meets
the required time position at the bar position marker.
Working with tempo and bar markers
Creating tempo markers
Tempo and bar changes in Samplitude 11.5 Producer are set directly in the
project window using project markers.
So, you have to create a marker to insert a tempo change at a certain
playback position. There are several ways to do this:
1. Tempo/beat marker window
Set the playback cursor to the position where you would like the tempo or bar
change to be. The option “Snap to grid” is very useful for placing the cursor
directly on a bar or 1/4 bar. Click on the "Snap" button in the transport control
("Tempo" section). Open the tempo/bar marker window from the marker menu
(right click on time bar), or from the MIDI menu.
Click on the “New marker” button in the window. A marker is inserted at the
current position. You can now use the marker option to set the properties of
this marker. For a new tempo marker, enter the required tempo in BPM or the
new bar for the bar marker.
Please observe that the settings are only valid for the markers currently
selected in the marker list. For example, you cannot set the marker properties
such as type or tempo after it has been created.
Please also observe that a beat marker only makes sense at the start of a new
beat. If the play cursor is at a different position, the marker position is
automatically moved to the beginning of the next bar.