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Changing Tempos
Arranging and editing
speed), and 2.00 (double speed). You can change the tempo ratios that are associated with each
button.
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 pop-up 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.
Figure 57. The Tempo Ratio dialog
2. Enter a new value for the tempo ratio.
3. Click OK.
From now on, that tempo ratio button uses the ratio you entered.
Using the Tempo Commands
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.