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Editing tempo and signature
Editing tempo and signature
You can use the options of either the Tempo Track Editor
or the tempo and signature tracks to edit tempo and sig-
nature settings. The descriptions given below are valid in
both cases. The only exception is the tempo recording
slider (see below) which is available only in the Tempo
Track Editor.
Editing the tempo curve
Adding tempo curve points
1. Use the “Insert curve” pop-up menu (in the toolbar of
the Tempo Track Editor) or the “Type of New Tempo
points” pop-up menu in the Track list for the tempo track
to select whether you want the tempo to change gradually
from the previous curve point to the new one (“Ramp”) or
change instantly to the new value (“Jump”).
You can also set this to Automatic. In this case, the types of existing
tempo curve points will be used when inserting new points at the same
position.
2. Select the Pencil tool.
3. Click and drag in the tempo curve display to draw a
tempo curve.
When you click, the tempo display in the toolbar shows the tempo value.
If Snap is activated on the toolbar, this determines at which time posi-
tions you can insert tempo curve points, see “The Snap function” on
page 56.
• You can also click on the tempo curve with the Arrow
tool.
This adds a single point with each click.
Ö Tempo values can also be automatically inserted by the
Beat Calculator, see “The Beat Calculator” on page 407.
Selecting tempo curve points
Curve points can be selected as follows:
• Using the Arrow tool.
The standard selection techniques apply.
• Using the Select submenu on the Edit menu.
The options are:
• You can also use the left and right arrow keys on the
computer keyboard to go from one curve point to the next.
If you press [Shift] and use the arrow keys, you can select several points
at the same time.
Editing tempo curve points
Curve points can be edited in the following ways:
• By clicking and dragging horizontally and/or vertically
with the Arrow tool.
If several points are selected, all of them are moved. If Snap is activated
on the toolbar, this determines to which time positions you can move
curve points, see “The Snap function” on page 56.
• By adjusting the tempo value. You can do this in the
tempo display on the Tempo Track Editor toolbar, in the
Inspector or on the info line.
Note that selecting several points and changing the tempo value in the
info line leads to a relative adjustment of the tempo values.
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This section assumes that you are working in tempo
track mode, i.e. the Tempo button must be activated
on the Transport panel.
Insert curve set to “Ramp” Insert curve set to “Jump”
Option Description
All Selects all curve points on the tempo track.
None Deselects all curve points.
In Loop Selects all curve points between the left and right locator.
From Start
to Cursor
Selects all points to the left of the project cursor.
From Cursor
to End
Selects all points to the right of the project cursor.
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Dragging tempo curve points with a time-based dis-
play format (any other format than “Bars+Beats”)
may lead to confusing results. This is because mov-
ing a point will change the relationship between
tempo and time. Let’s say you move a tempo point to
the right and drop it at a certain time position. When
you release the mouse button, the mapping between
tempo and time will be adjusted (since you have
changed the tempo curve). As a result, the moved
point will appear at another position. For this reason,
we recommend using the Bars+Beats display format
when editing tempo curves.