M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 370)

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To change the session tempo:
1 Double-click the Song Start Marker in the Edit
window (see “Song Start Marker” on page 670).
2 Enter the BPM value for the session.
3 Set the Location to 1|1|000 (to ensure that the
inserted tempo event replaces the default).
4 From the Resolution pop-up menu, select the
note value for the beat. (For example, if you are
in 6/8, select a dotted-quarter note.)
5 Click OK.
Using Manual Tempo Mode
In Manual Tempo mode, Pro Tools ignores tempo
events in the Tempo track and instead plays
back a Manual Tempo. This tempo can be set
with the Tempo slider, or if you are not sure of
the actual tempo, by tapping in the tempo.
While you can adjust the Manual Tempo during
playback, doing so momentarily interrupts play-
back.
To set the Manual Tempo with the Tempo slider:
1 To view the MIDI controls in the Transport
window, select View > Transport > MIDI Controls.
2 In the Transport window, click the Tempo
Ruler Enable button (Conductor) button so it
becomes unhighlighted. Pro Tools switches to
Manual Tempo mode. In this mode, any tempo
events in the Tempo track are ignored.
3 To base the BPM value on something other
than the default quarter-note, click the Tempo
Resolution selector and select a different note
value. (For example, if you are in 6/8, select a
dotted-quarter note.)
4 To enter a new tempo, do one of the follow-
ing:
• Drag the Tempo value up or down. For finer
resolution, press Control (Windows) or
Command (Mac) while dragging.
– or –
• Click the Tempo value, type a new number,
and press Enter.
To exit Manual Tempo mode and enable the Tempo
track:
„ Click the Tempo Ruler Enable (Conductor)
button in the Transport window so it becomes
highlighted.
To set the Manual Tempo by tapping:
1 Ensure that the MIDI controls are shown in
the Transport window (select View > Transport >
MIDI Controls
).
2 In the Transport window, click the Tempo
Ruler Enable (Conductor) button so it becomes
unhighlighted. Pro Tools switches to Manual
Tempo mode. In this mode, any tempo events in
the Tempo track are ignored.
Tempo Change window
Manual Tempo mode
Tempo value in BPM
Tempo Ruler
Enable button
Tempo Resolution selector