M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Manual

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

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• Double click the meter display in the Trans-

port window.

2

In the Meter Change window, do the follow-

ing:

• Enter the Location and Meter for the meter

change.

– and –

• If you want the inserted meter event to fall

cleanly on the first beat of the nearest mea-
sure, select the Snap To Bar option.

3

Select a note value for the number of clicks to

sound in each measure. For a dotted-note click
value, select the dot (.) option.

4

Click OK to insert the new meter event. The

new meter event is inserted and appears in the
Meter ruler.

Each meter event has a small yellow triangle
next to it that indicates its location. These trian-
gles can be selected for copying and pasting, and
they can be double-clicked to edit the meter
event.

Editing Meter Events

Existing meter events can be edited, deleted,
copied, and pasted.

To edit a meter event:

1

In the Meter ruler, double-click the meter

event.

2

In the Meter Change dialog, enter a new Loca-

tion or Meter for the event.

3

Click OK.

To delete a meter event:

„

Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac) the

meter event.

Current meter displayed in Transport window

Meter Change window

For some meters, it may be desirable to use
a dotted value for the click. For instance, if
using a meter of 6/8, a dotted quarter note
click (yielding two clicks per measure) is
generally more suitable than a straight
eighth note click (six clicks per measure).

current meter

Inserted meter event

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