CAKEWALK sonar x3, Reference Manual

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Changing tempos
Arranging and editing
Using the Transport module
The Transport module displays the current tempo and lets you change the tempo as shown in the
following figure.
Figure 112. The Transport module.
A. Click to enter a new tempo
When you enter a new tempo directly in the Transport module, you change the most recent tempo
setting in the project.
To change the current tempo in the Tempo toolbar
1. Enable Groove Clip Looping on any audio clips that you want to follow the tempo changes. Do
this by selecting one or more clips, right-clicking a selected clip, and choosing Groove > Clip
Looping from the pop-up menu. Each clip that has Groove Clip Looping enabled has beveled
edges instead of sharp corners. The same command disables Groove Clip Looping on any
selected clip that has Groove Clip Looping enabled.
2. Click the current tempo in the Transport module.
3. Type a new value and press ENTER, or use the spinners to change the tempo value.
SONAR changes the current tempo to the desired value.
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. Enable Groove Clip Looping on any audio clips that you want to follow the tempo changes. Do
this by selecting one or more clips, right-clicking a selected clip, and choosing Groove > Clip
Looping from the pop-up menu. Each clip that has Groove Clip Looping enabled has beveled
edges instead of sharp corners. The same command disables Groove Clip Looping on any
selected clip that has Groove Clip Looping enabled.
2. Choose Project > Insert Tempo Change to display the Tempo dialog box.
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