Inputting tempo changes in the Tempo editor

You can input single tempo changes and tempo regions in the Tempo editor. Tempo changes input in the Tempo editor do not appear in layouts, but instead are shown as signposts.

Prerequisite

  • The lower zone is shown.

  • Key Editor is selected in the lower zone toolbar.

  • You have added the Tempo editor to the Key Editor.

Procedure

  1. Select one of the following tools, depending on the type of tempo change you want to input:

    • To input single absolute tempo changes, or multiple absolute tempo changes at regular intervals, select Draw by pressing Shift-Alt/Opt-2 or clicking Draw in the Key Editor panel toolbar.

    • To input tempo regions, select Line by clicking Line in the Key Editor panel toolbar.

  2. Input tempo changes in one of the following ways:

    • To input single absolute tempo changes, click in the Tempo editor at each position where you want a tempo change.

    • To input multiple absolute tempo changes at regular intervals, click and drag in the Tempo editor.

    • To input tempo regions, click and drag in the Tempo editor from where you want the region to start, to where you want it to end.

    Tip

    Clicking and dragging in the Tempo editor causes a read-out to appear temporarily, showing the metronome mark value of the mouse pointer position.

Result

  • If you used the Draw tool and clicked multiple times, separate tempo changes are input at each position you clicked.

  • If you clicked and dragged in a single motion using the Draw tool, tempo changes are input at 32nd note intervals.

  • If you used the Line tool, two tempo changes are input in a tempo region, one at each end of the dragged range.

This affects the speed of playback, but the tempo changes are not shown in layouts. Instead, they appear as signposts.

Tempo changes input in the Tempo editor are included when exporting MIDI files.