User Manual

AUDIO EDITING IN THE SEQUENCER
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Changing the tempo and transposition of the audio
Tempo scaling Clips
Besides the automatic time stretching function applied when you change the Tempo in the main sequencer, there is
a Scale Tempo function which can be applied to scale the tempo of one or several clips. The Scale Tempo function
works in the same way for audio clips, note clips and parameter automation clips. However, it might be interesting to
see what happens when you tempo scale an audio clip.
1. Open an audio clip in the Comp Editor.
In this example we use a Comp clip with four Comp Rows and a number of Cuts. The tempo scaling works exactly
the same way, regardless if the clip is a Single Take clip or Comp clip.
2. With the Arrow Tool selected, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Option](Mac) and place the mouse cursor over one of
the Clip Resize handles (in the Clip Overview).
When you reach any of the Clip Resize handles, the arrow symbol switches to a “scale tempo” arrow.
3. Hold down [Ctrl](Win)/[Option](Mac) and click and drag the cursor sideways in either direction to scale the
tempo of the clip.
In this example, we make the clip one bar longer by dragging the right clip handle one bar to the right.
Now, the audio clip has been tempo scaled and the audio recordings have been stretched to match the new clip
length. Note that the distance between the Cuts, as well as the lengths of the recordings on all Comp Rows have
been expanded proportionally.