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Working with the Tempo track
The ruler
The ruler in the Tempo Track Editor shows the timeline. As
in other windows, you can select a display format by click-
ing on the arrow button to the right of the ruler and select-
ing an option from the pop-up menu that appears.
The two additional items at the bottom of the menu have
the following functionality:
• If “Time Linear” is selected, the ruler, time signature area
and tempo curve display will be linear in relation to the
timeline.
This means that if the ruler shows bars and beats, the distance between
the bar lines will vary depending on the tempo.
• If “Bars+Beats Linear” is selected, the ruler, time signa-
ture area and tempo curve display will be linear in relation
to beats.
If the ruler shows bars and beats, the distance between beats will be
constant.
The time signature area
The area below the ruler contains time signature events.
The tempo curve display
The main display shows the tempo curve (or, if Fixed tempo
mode is selected, the Fixed tempo – see “Setting the Fixed
tempo” on page 399). To the left of the display is a tempo
scale to help you quickly locate the desired tempo.
• Note that the vertical “grid lines” correspond to the dis-
play format selected for the ruler.