Graphic tempo editor, Editing tempo events in the tempo editor – M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Manual

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Alternate Playlists

Alternate playlists on Elastic Audio-enabled,
tick-based tracks are only affected by tempo
changes. Otherwise, alternate playlists are not
affected by editing Warp or Event markers in the
main playlist.

Graphic Tempo Editor

The Tempo Editor, a resizeable window beneath
the Tempo ruler in the Edit Window, lets you
view and edit tempo information graphically.

Tempo Editor

The Tempo Editor is an expansion of the Tempo
ruler, opening in the rulers section of the Edit
Window.

To display the Tempo Editor, do one of the
following:

„

Select View > Rulers > Tempo, then select

View > Rulers > Tempo > Tempo Editor

.

– or –

„

Click the Tempo Editor expand/collapse

triangle.

Zooming and Scrolling in the Tempo
Editor

To zoom in vertically in the Tempo Editor:

„

Click the Tempo Editor Zoom In button (“+”).

To zoom out vertically in the Tempo Editor:

„

Click the Tempo Editor Zoom Out button

(“–”).

To scroll vertically in the Tempo Editor, do any of
the following:

„

Click the Scroll Up Arrow to scroll up.

„

Click the Scroll Down Arrow to scroll down.

„

Drag the Scroll bar up or down.

Editing Tempo Events in the Tempo
Editor

Tempo events in the Tempo Editor can be edited
with any of the following methods:

‹

Individual tempo events can be dragged with

any of the Grabber tools to adjust their location
or value.

‹

A group of selected tempos can be scaled up or

down with the Trimmer tool.

‹

New tempo events can be drawn in with the

Pencil tool to replace existing ones.

‹

Tempo events can be copied and pasted,

nudged, and shifted.

Tempo Editor

Tempo Editor expand/collapse triangle

Tempo events

Tempo Resolution

Tempo Density

Add Tempo Change

Tempo Editor Zoom buttons and scroll bar

Zoom In and Out
buttons

Scroll bar

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