Reference Guide

388 Arranging and editing
Changing tempos
2. Select the Freehand tool in the Control Bar.
3. Drag the cursor across the graph, adjusting the tempo level as you move left to right.
SONAR introduces a series of tempo changes.
To erase tempo changes in the Tempo view
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. Select the Erase tool in the Control Bar.
3. Drag the mouse over the graph to highlight the region you want to erase.
4. Release the mouse button.
SONAR deletes all tempo changes in the area you marked. The last tempo setting prior to the
erased region is now in effect in that region.
To insert a tempo change in the Tempo list in the Tempo view
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 Tempo List button to display or hide the tempo list.
3. Select any tempo change in the list.
4. Click Insert Tempo to open the Tempo dialog box.
5. Set the tempo, time, and other properties.
6. Click OK.
SONAR inserts the new tempo into the list.