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To copy and paste several tempo events:
1
With the Selector tool, click and drag in the
Tempo ruler to select the range of measures that
includes the tempo events.
2
Choose Edit > Copy.
3
Click in the Tempo ruler at the point where
you want to paste the tempo events.
4
Choose Edit > Paste. The contents of the Clip-
board are pasted from the insertion point, re-
placing any existing tempo events.
To extend an Edit selection in a track to the Tempo
ruler:
1
With the Selector or Time Grabber tool, select
a time range.
2
Shift-click in the Tempo ruler.
To select all tempo events:
■
Double-click with the Selector tool in the
Tempo ruler.
To clear a range of selected tempo events:
1
If you want to constrain the selection to the
current Grid value, set the Edit mode to Grid.
2
Drag with the Selector tool in the Tempo ruler
to select the tempo events you want to remove.
3
Choose Edit > Clear to delete the selected
tempo events.
Tap Tempo
You can manually set the tempo for a Pro Tools
session by tapping on your computer keyboard.
You can also use a connected MIDI keyboard to
tap tempo.
To set the Manual Tempo by tapping on a
computer keyboard:
1
To view the MIDI controls in the Transport
window, select View > Transport > MIDI Con-
trols.
2
In the Transport window, click the Tempo
Ruler Enable (Conductor) button so it becomes
unhighlighted. Pro Tools switches to Manual
Tempo mode. In this mode, any tempo events in
the Tempo track are ignored.
3
Click in the Tempo field so it becomes high-
lighted and tap the “T” key on your computer
keyboard repeatedly at the new tempo.
Tempo events selected
Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) while
dragging to select across all Conductor
tracks.
Manual Tempo mode enabled
You can apply the new tempo to the entire
session by changing the default tempo of the
Song Start Marker. See “Song Start Marker”
on page 491.
Tempo Ruler
Enable button
Tempo field