Changing the tempo in the Time track

You can change the tempo of individual tempo changes in the Time track, expressed in beats per minute.

Prerequisite

The Time track is shown and expanded.

Procedure

  1. Press S to select Object Selection.
  2. In the Time track, select the tempo changes whose tempo you want to change in one of the following ways:
    • Click a single tempo change.

    • Make a marquee selection around multiple absolute tempo changes.

    Note

    For gradual tempo changes, you can only change the tempo of a single point at a time.

  3. To change the tempo of the selected tempo changes without moving them rhythmically, Ctrl/Cmd-click and drag the selected tempo change, or one of the selected tempo changes, upwards/downwards.

    A tempo read-out appears beside the mouse pointer, providing visual feedback of the tempo.

    Tip

    If you want to change the tempo by smaller increments, you can press Alt when dragging.

Result

The tempo of the selected tempo changes is changed. This affects the speed of playback and the displayed metronome mark of any tempo changes also shown in layouts.

Tip

You can also change the tempo of tempo changes by selecting them and changing the Tempo value in the Time track header.