User Manual

Chapter 38: Time, Tempo, Meter, Key, and Chords 857
Tempo Operations Window
The Tempo Operations window lets you define
tempo events over a range of time (or measures).
The time range is specified in the time format cho-
sen for your Main Time Scale. In addition, the
Tempo Operations window lets you:
• Fit a specific number of Bars|Beats into a precise
time range.
• Create tempos that speed up or slow down, both
linearly and over various curves.
• Scale and stretch existing tempos.
The Tempo Operations window has six pages, one
for each type of tempo operation.
Constant Lets you create a constant tempo over a
selected range of time.
Linear Lets you create tempos that change evenly
over a selected range of time.
Parabolic Lets you create tempos that accelerate or
decelerate following a tempo curve that changes
the tempo more rapidly or less rapidly over the se-
lection time.
S-Curve Lets you create tempos that accelerate or
decelerate following a tempo curve with a defin-
able breakpoint that determines mid-curve times
and tempo values.
Scale Lets you scale tempos within the selection
by a percentage amount.
Stretch Lets you select a clip of tempo events and
apply them to a larger or smaller selection area.
To open a specific Tempo Operations window
page:
 Choose Event > Tempo Operations, followed
by one of the Tempo Operations page com-
mands (such as
Constant).
To open the last active Tempo Operations window
page:
 Choose Event > Tempo Operations > Tempo
Operations Window
.
To define tempo events over a range of time:
1 Make a selection in the Timebase or in a track.
2 Choose Event > Tempo Operations > Tempo
Operations Window
.
3 Select a Tempo Operation page from the pop-up
menu at the top of the Tempo Operation win-
dow.
4 Change the settings for the page you have cho-
sen, as necessary.
5 Do one of the following:
• Click
Apply.
• Press Return (Mac) or Enter (Windows) to auto-
matically apply the values and close the window.
The Tempo Operations window is not
available in Manual Tempo mode.
If the Tempo Operations window is already
open, you can select any of the pages from the
pop-up menu at the top of the window.
Press Option+2 (Mac) or Alt+2 (Windows)
on the number keypad to open the Tempo Op-
erations window and display the last active
Tempo Operations page.