Using the Tempo commands

The Project > Insert Tempo Change and Project > Insert Series of Tempos commands can be used to change the existing tempo of a project or to introduce one or more tempo changes at various points in a project. You can enter tempo values directly, introduce smooth increase or decreases in tempo, or even use your mouse to tap out the tempo you want for some portion of a project.

To insert a tempo change

1.	Choose Project > Insert Tempo Change to display the Tempo dialog box.

Figure 111. The Tempo dialog box.

2.	Select the Insert a New Tempo check box.

3.	Enter a new tempo in one of the following ways:

Type a value in the Tempo field.

Click the arrows to change the value.

Tap a new tempo in the space indicated in the dialog box.

4.	Enter a starting time for the new tempo.

5.

Click OK.

Sonar inserts a tempo change at the designated time.

 

See also:

Inserting tempo changes in the Tempo track

Inserting tempo changes in the Tempo Inspector

To change the current tempo in the Transport module

To insert a series of tempos

1.	Choose Project > Insert Series of Tempos to display the Insert Series of Tempos dialog box.

Figure 112. The Insert Series of Tempos dialog box.

2.	Enter a starting tempo, ending tempo, and curve type.

3.	Enter a starting and ending time for the series of tempo changes.

4.

Click OK.

Sonar erases any existing tempo changes between the starting and ending time, and inserts a series of tempo changes that change smoothly between the starting and ending time. This command never inserts more than one tempo change on the same clock tick. Audio clips which you want to follow tempo changes can also be converted to Groove clips in the Loop Construction view.

To modify the most recent tempo change

1.	Choose Project > Insert Tempo Change to display the Tempo dialog box.

2.	Select the Change the Most Recent Tempo check box.

3.	Enter a new tempo in one of the following ways:

Type a value in the Tempo field.

Click the arrows to change the value.

Tap a new tempo in the space indicated in the dialog box.

4.

Click OK.

Sonar changes the most recent tempo to the new value.

 

See:

How tempo changes affect audio clips

How tempo changes affect automation

Tempo track

Tempo Inspector

Changing tempos

Using the Tempo track

Using the Tempo Inspector

Using the Transport module

Setting the project tempo by tapping

Offsetting the tempo map

Setting the project tempo from an audio recording

Setting the project tempo from freely recorded MIDI or audio

Aligning measure/beat boundaries manually

Setting the Metronome and Tempo settings

Backwards compatibility

Tempo