M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Manual

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Chapter 33: Time, Tempo, Meter, Key, and Chords

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Grabbing Tempo Events

The Grabber tools let you create new tempo set-
tings by dragging tempo events in the Tempo
Editor.

To change the tempo of a tempo event:

With the Grabber tool, drag a tempo event up

or down.

To adjust the location of the tempo change:

With the Grabber tool, drag a tempo event to

the left or right.

To remove a tempo event:

With the Grabber tool, Alt-click (Windows) or

Option-click (Mac) the tempo event.

Selecting Tempo Events

You can easily select a single tempo event, or an
entire tempo curve within the Tempo Editor.

To Select a tempo event in the Tempo Editor:

Using the Selector tool or any Grabber tool,

double-click between two tempo events. The
first event is selected.

To Select a tempo curve in the Tempo Editor:

Using the Selector tool or any Grabber tool,

triple-click on a horizontal tempo line in the
curve that you want to select.

Extending Tempo Selections

You can extend Tempo selections to the next or
the previous tempo event.

To extend a tempo selection:

With the Selector tool, select a range of tempo

events.

Do one of the following:

• Press Shift+Tab to extend the selection to

the next tempo event.

– or –

• Press Shift+Control+Tab (Windows) or

Shift+Option+Tab (Mac) to extend the se-
lection to the previous tempo event.

Using a Grabber tool to change a tempo event

Selecting a single tempo event

Selecting a tempo curve