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Editing tempo and signature
Editing tempo and signature
Removing tempo curve points
To remove a curve point, either click on it with the Erase tool or select it and press
[Backspace]. The first tempo curve point cannot be removed.
Recording tempo changes (Cubase only)
The Tempo Recording slider on the toolbar of the Tempo Track Editor allows you to
record tempo changes “on the fly”: simply start playback and use the slider to raise or
lower the tempo at the desired positions. This is useful for creating natural sounding
ritardandos, etc.
Setting the fixed tempo
When the tempo track is deactivated, the tempo track curve is grayed out (but still
visible). Since the tempo is fixed throughout the whole project, there are no tempo
curve points. Instead, the fixed tempo is displayed as a horizontal black line in the
tempo curve display.
To set the tempo in fixed mode:
• Adjust the value numerically in the tempo display on the Tempo Track Editor
toolbar or in the track list.
• On the Transport panel, click on the tempo value to select it, enter a new value and
press [Enter].
Adding and editing time signature events
• To add a time signature event, click with the Draw tool in the time signature area or
time signature track.
This adds a default 4/4 time signature event at the closest bar position.
• To edit the value of a time signature event, select it and adjust the value on the info
line, or double-click the event and enter a new value.
Note that there are two controls for the signature display; the left one adjusts the
numerator and the right one adjusts the denominator.
• To move a time signature event, click and drag it with the Object Selection tool.
Note that you can [Shift]-click to select multiple events. Also note that time
signature events can only be positioned at the start of bars. This is also true if Snap
is deactivated.
• To remove a time signature, either click on it with the Erase tool or select it and
press [Backspace] or [Delete].
The first time signature event cannot be removed.