User manual

405
Editing tempo and signature
Adjusting the curve type
You can change the curve type of a tempo curve segment
at any time, using the following method:
1. With the Arrow tool, select all curve points within the
segment you want to edit.
2. In the info line, click below the word “Type” to switch
the curve type between “Jump” and “Ramp”.
The curve sections between the selected points are adjusted.
Removing tempo curve points
To remove a curve point, either click on it with the Erase
tool or select it and press [Backspace]. The first tempo
curve point cannot be removed.
Recording tempo changes
The Tempo Recording slider on the toolbar of the Tempo
Track Editor allows you to record tempo changes “on the
fly”: simply start playback and use the slider to raise or
lower the tempo at the desired positions. This is useful for
creating natural sounding ritardandos, etc.
Setting the fixed tempo
When the tempo track is deactivated, the tempo track
curve is grayed out (but still visible). Since the tempo is
fixed throughout the whole project, there are no tempo
curve points. Instead, the fixed tempo is displayed as a hor-
izontal black line in the tempo curve display.
To set the tempo in fixed mode:
• Adjust the value numerically in the tempo display on the
Tempo Track Editor toolbar or in the Track list.
• On the Transport panel, click on the tempo value to se-
lect it, enter a new value and press [Enter].
Adding and editing time signature events
• To add a time signature event, click in the time signature
area/track with the Pencil tool.
This adds a default 4/4 time signature event at the closest bar position.
Remember: When the Arrow tool is selected, pressing [Alt]/[Option] will
give you the Pencil tool.
• To edit the value of a time signature event, select it and
adjust the value on the info line, or double-click the event
and enter a new value.
Note that there are two controls for the signature display; the left one ad-
justs the numerator and the right one adjusts the denominator.
• You can move a time signature event by clicking and
dragging it with the Arrow tool.
Note that you can [Shift]-click to select multiple events. Also note that
time signature events can only be positioned at the start of bars. This is
also true if Snap is deactivated.
• To remove a time signature, either click on it with the
Eraser tool or select it and press [Backspace] or [Delete].
The first time signature event cannot be removed.
Exporting and importing tempo tracks
You can export the current tempo track for use in other
projects by selecting “Tempo Track” from the “Export”
submenu on the File menu. This allows you to save the
tempo track information (including time signature events)
as a special xml file (file extension “.smt”).
To import a tempo track, select “Tempo Track” from the
Import submenu on the File menu. Note that this replaces
all tempo track data in the current project (although the
operation can be undone if needed).