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Editing tempo and signature
The Process Bars dialog (Cubase only)
The Process Bars dialog (Cubase only)
The Process Bars dialog (opened from the Tempo Track Editor or the signature track)
uses the global “Insert Silence” and “Delete Time” functions from the Range submenu
of the Edit menu. However, the necessary ranges (or parameters) are calculated using
a musical “bars+beats-based” environment. The function also ensures that the time
signatures stay “in sync” after these operations. This allows for a much more intuitive
approach when inserting, deleting or replacing “time” while working with a project set
to the Bars+Beats time type.
The dialog contains the following elements:
Option Description
Bar Range The Bar Range display shows the bar range within the project as well
as its length. Click on the right edge of the green indicator and drag it
to the right to enlarge the range. You can also use the Start and
Length value fields (see below).
The arrow pair in this section marks the length of the current project.
The area to the right marks the bar range that can be added (10,000
bars max.).
Bar Range – Start This is where you specify the start position for the bar range. Click on
the arrows to raise/lower the value or click directly in the value field to
enter the value manually.
Bar Range –
Length
This is where you specify the length of the bar range. Click on the
arrows to raise/lower the value or click directly in the value field to
enter the value manually.
Action – Insert
Bars
When you select this action, clicking the Process button will insert
the specified number of empty bars with the set time signature at the
start position specified above.
Action – Delete
Bars
When you select this action, clicking the Process button will delete
the specified number of bars, beginning at the start position specified
above.
Action –
Reinterpret Bars
When you select this action, clicking the Process button will
reinterpret the bar range to fit the specified time signature. This is
very special in the sense that both bars+beats positions of the notes
and the tempo are being changed to fit the new time signature, but
the playback of the notes will stay just the same.
For example, if you want to reinterpret a bar with the time signature
3/4 so that it gets the time signature 4/4, quarter notes will become
half note triplets. If you reinterpret a bar with the time signature 4/4 to
attain 3/4, you will get quadruplets.
Action – Replace
Bars
When you select this action, clicking the Process button will cause
the time signature of the specified bar range to be replaced by the
one you specify in this dialog.
Action – Signature This lets you specify the time signature for the action you select on
the Action pop-up menu (except for the Delete Bars action).