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Working with the Tempo track
Options and settings
Snap
You activate or deactivate Snap by clicking the Snap icon
on the toolbar. The behavior of the function depends on
the display format selected for the ruler:
• If “Bars+Beats” is selected, tempo curve points will
snap to the set resolution on the Snap pop-up.
If this is set to 1/1, curve points will snap to the start of bars.
• If any other display format is selected, tempo curve
points will snap to the vertical grid lines in the tempo curve
display.
The spacing of the grid lines depends on the horizontal magnification.
• Time signature events can only be positioned at the start
of bars, regardless of whether Snap is activated or not.
Autoscroll
When this option is activated, the tempo curve display will
scroll during playback, keeping the project cursor visible.
The Beat Calculator
The Beat Calculator is a tool for calculating the tempo of
freely recorded audio or MIDI material. It also allows you to
set the tempo by tapping.
Calculating the tempo of a recording
1. In the Project window, make a selection that covers an
exact number of beats of the recording.
2. Select “Beat Calculator…” from the Project menu.
The Beat Calculator window appears.
3. Enter the number of beats that the selection encom-
passes in the Beats field.
The corresponding tempo is calculated and displayed in the BPM field.
• If you need to adjust the selection, you can go back to
the Project window, leaving the Beat Calculator open.
To re-calculate the tempo after adjusting the selection, click Refresh.
4. If you like, you can insert the calculated tempo into the
Tempo track by clicking one of the buttons in the lower left
corner of the Beat Calculator window.
Clicking “At Tempo Track Start” will adjust the first tempo curve point,
while “At Selection Start” will add a new tempo curve point at the selec-
tion’s start position, using the “Jump” curve type (see “Adding tempo
curve points” on page 397).
Using Tap Tempo
The Tap Tempo function allows you to specify a tempo by
tapping:
1. Open the Beat Calculator.
2. If you want to tap the tempo to some recorded material,
activate playback.
3. Click the Tap Tempo button.
The Tap Tempo window appears.
4. Tap the tempo on the computer keyboard’s space bar
or with the mouse button.
The tempo display will update the calculated tempo between each tap.
5. When you stop tapping, the program calculates the
average timing of the taps and displays it.
6. Click OK to close the Tap Tempo dialog.
The tapped tempo is now shown in the Beat Calculator’s BPM display. If
you like, you can insert it into the Tempo track as described above.
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If Fixed tempo mode is selected when you insert the
calculated tempo, the Fixed tempo will be adjusted,
regardless of which button you click.