User Manual

Chapter 38: Time, Tempo, Meter, Key, and Chords 851
Editing Tempo Events in the
Tempo Editor
Tempo events in the Tempo Editor can be edited
with any of the following methods:
 Individual tempo events can be dragged with
any of the Grabber tools to adjust their location or
value.
 A group of selected tempos can be scaled up or
down with the Trim tool.
 New tempo events can be drawn in with the
Pencil tool to replace existing ones.
 Tempo events can be copied and pasted,
nudged, and shifted.
Drawing Tempo Events
Tempo events can be drawn in the Tempo Editor
using the follow Pencil tool shapes.
Free Hand The Free Hand shape draws freely ac-
cording to the movement of the mouse. The shape
is reproduced as a series of steps according to the
Tempo Edit Density setting. (For more informa-
tion, see “Selecting Tempo Edit Density” on
page 852.)
Line The Line shape draws in a straight line from
click to release. Tempo values change in steps ac-
cording to the Tempo Edit Density and Resolution.
Parabolic The Parabolic shape draws the best pos-
sible curve to fit your freehand drawing. The shape
is reproduced as a series of steps according to the
Tempo Edit Density setting.
S-Curve The S-Curve shape draws a best possible
fit of an S-Curve to your freehand drawing. The
shape is reproduced as a series of steps according
to the Tempo Edit Density setting.
Selecting Tempo Resolution
(BPM Rate)
The Tempo Editor lets you specify the beat note
value for tempo events by changing the Tempo
Resolution. The beat note value selected for the
Tempo Resolution is usually based on the meter.
For example, in 4/4 the beat is a quarter note and in
6/8 the beat is (usually) a dotted-quarter note.
To select the Tempo Resolution (BPM rate) for
Pencil tool edits, do one of the following:
 Click the Tempo Resolution selector and select
the appropriate note value from the pop-up
menu. The Tempo Resolution for tempo events
created by drawing with the Pencil tool are set
to the specified note value for the BPM rate.
 Click the Tempo Resolution selector and select
Follow Metronome Click. The Tempo Resolu-
tion for tempo events created by drawing with
the Pencil tool automatically mirror the click
values set by meter events in the Meter ruler.
A tempo curve can have different BPM values if
there are meter click changes within the selected
range.
The Triangle, Square, and Random Pencil
tool shapes do not apply to tempo events.
Tempo Resolution selector and pop-up menu
Because it can be unnecessarily complicated
to set meter events separately for each Tempo
event, selecting Follow Metronome Click is
recommended in most cases.