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Set Project Tempo from Loop
RELATED LINKS
Setting the Project Tempo from a Recording on page 600
Setting the Project Tempo from an Audio Loop on page 601
Setting the Project Tempo from a Recording
You can calculate the tempo of freely recorded audio or MIDI material with the Beat Calculator
and set it as the project tempo.
PREREQUISITE
The Tempo Track is deactivated, that is, the tempo mode is set to Fixed.
PROCEDURE
1. On the Project window toolbar, select the Range Selection tool.
2. In the event display, make a selection that covers an exact number of beats of the recording.
3. Select Project > Beat Calculator.
4. In the Beats value eld, enter the number of beats that the selection encompasses.
The calculated tempo is shown in the BPM eld.
5. In the Insert Tempo into Tempo Track section, click At Tempo Track Start.
RESULT
The project tempo is set to the tempo calculated from your recording.
RELATED LINKS
Beat Calculator on page 601
Setting the Project Tempo by Tapping
You can set the tempo of freely recorded audio or MIDI material by tapping.
PREREQUISITE
The tempo track is deactivated, that is, tempo mode is set to Fixed.
PROCEDURE
1. Activate playback.
2. Select Project > Beat Calculator.
3. Click Tap Tempo.
The Tap Tempo window opens.
4. Use Space to tap the tempo of the recording that is played back.
In the BPM eld, the calculated tempo is updated each time you tap.
5. Click OK to close the window.
The tapped tempo is shown in the BPM eld of the Beat Calculator.
Editing Tempo and Time Signature
Setting up a Fixed Project Tempo
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