Instruction Manual

350 Arranging
Changing Tempos
During playback, the tempo is multiplied by the current tempo ratio. By
default, the three tempo ratios are 0.50 (half speed), 1.00 (normal speed),
and 2.00 (double speed). You can change the tempo ratios that are
associated with each button.
Note: Tempo ratios can only be used in projects that contain no audio
tracks and cannot be used when using any form of synchronization. For
more information, see Synchronizing Your Gear.
To Change the Current Tempo in the Tempo Toolbar
1. Enable Groove clip Looping on any audio clips that you want to follow
the tempo changes. Do this by selecting one or more clips, right-
clicking a selected clip, and choosing Groove-Clip Looping from the
popup menu. Each clip that has Groove clip Looping enabled has
beveled edges instead of sharp corners. The same command disables
Groove clip Looping on any selected clip that has Groove clip Looping
enabled.
2. Click the current tempo in the Tempo toolbar.
3. Type a new value and press Enter, or use the spinners to change the
tempo value.
SONAR changes the current tempo to the desired value.
To Set the Tempo Ratio
You can set the tempo ratio in several ways (remember, this function is not
available if you have audio clips in your project):
• Click one of the tempo ratio buttons.
• Choose Transport-Tempo Ratio 1, 2, or 3.
• Press Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2, or Ctrl+3.
SONAR changes the speed of playback.
To Change the Tempo Ratio
1. Shift-click one of the tempo ratio buttons to display the Tempo Ratio
dialog box.