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.

Figure 153. The Tempo dialog box.

3.	Select the Insert a New Tempo check box.

4.	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.

5.	Enter a starting time for the new tempo.

6.

Click OK.

SONAR inserts a tempo change at the designated time.

To insert a series of tempos

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 Series of Tempos to display the Insert Series of Tempos dialog box.

Figure 154. The Insert Series of Tempos dialog box.

3.	Enter a starting tempo, ending tempo, and step size.

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

5.

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.

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.

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

4.	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.

5.

Click OK.

SONAR changes the most recent tempo to the new value.