Tempo/Time Signature Editing

The Tempo / Time Signature Editor window contains the Time Signature Editor and the Tempo Window Editor. It also lets you set the number of the first bar.

Tempo / Time Signature Editor window

The Tempo / Time Signature Editor window is available only if at least one track contains a MIDI file. That's because time signature and tempo information is stored in the MIDI files.

Time Signature Editing

The Time Signature (nominator/denominator) of a selected part can be changed using the Edit button. Editing the time signature does not affect the actual notes or controller values of MIDI tracks, use the Song Editor instead to achieve that.

The Paste and Repeat buttons take into account the global Ripple setting. The Cut and Delete buttons always act as if Ripple is on (ie. the righthand part shifts left if you delete a part).

Tempo Editing

Using the Tempo Editor the tempo (beats per minute, BPM) of the selected part can be changed by dragging the line up or down. Alternatively, the Edit button pops up a window which lets you type a BPM value. In this window, the Tap button pops up a 'BPM Tapper' window, which lets you play the tempo on the space bar.

 
Dragging tempo line vertically, before and after

If the right hand side of the selected part is dragged while keeping the Alt key (Windows) / Command key (Mac) down the tempo will be adjusted accordingly:

 
Stretch (use Alt key (Windows) / Command key (Mac)), before and after

Any grid line in the selected part can be moved if the Alt key (Windows) / Command key (Mac) is down:

 
Warp (use Alt key (Windows) / Command key (Mac)), before and after

The Tempo Editor features tweakable edits, thereby minimizing any rounding errors.

The Paste and Repeat buttons take into account the global Ripple setting. The Cut and Delete buttons always act as if Ripple is on (ie. the righthand part shifts left if you delete a part).

By default the tempo editor affects MIDI tracks only. If the Audio button is checked audio tracks are affected as well. It's recommended to make sure any monophonic audio tracks use the monophonic transpose algorithm. Use their editor's Edit button to access this option (a part needs to be selected for this button to be enabled).

Edit operations affect the following items:

• MIDI Tracks (the MIDI file, Automated Fader effects and automation data)
• If the Audio button is checked: Audio Tracks (the audio file, Automated Fader effects and automation data)
• Automated Fader effects and automation data of Groups, Effect Returns and Master sections are affected only if either the song contains no audio tracks ot the Audio button is checked.

The Detach button detaches the Tracks from the Tempo Editor. In this situation the tempo can be edited without affecting the notes in the Tracks. This feature can be used to match the tempo to a 'freestyle' recording, or to go from, for example, 100 measures at 120 BPM to 50 measures at 60 BPM.

Bar Numbers

The Bar numbers start at box determines the number of the first bar. The default value is 0, so music starts at bar number 1 if the first bar is used for count-in. You can choose 1 if there's no count-in, or -1 if there's a two bar count-in. The lower limit is -9, which equals a ten bar count-in.