diff --git a/content/editing-sessions/setting-up-the-meter/en/Ardour4_Meter_Timeline.png b/content/editing-sessions/setting-up-the-meter/en/Ardour4_Meter_Timeline.png deleted file mode 100644 index 3cb45a8..0000000 Binary files a/content/editing-sessions/setting-up-the-meter/en/Ardour4_Meter_Timeline.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/content/editing-sessions/setting-up-the-meter/en/ardour7-meter-timeline.png b/content/editing-sessions/setting-up-the-meter/en/ardour7-meter-timeline.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..96f96bb Binary files /dev/null and b/content/editing-sessions/setting-up-the-meter/en/ardour7-meter-timeline.png differ diff --git a/content/editing-sessions/setting-up-the-meter/en/ardour7-new-meter.png b/content/editing-sessions/setting-up-the-meter/en/ardour7-new-meter.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9bbc860 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/editing-sessions/setting-up-the-meter/en/ardour7-new-meter.png differ diff --git a/content/editing-sessions/setting-up-the-meter/index.en.md b/content/editing-sessions/setting-up-the-meter/index.en.md index 0322c19..b1cec79 100644 --- a/content/editing-sessions/setting-up-the-meter/index.en.md +++ b/content/editing-sessions/setting-up-the-meter/index.en.md @@ -1,43 +1,47 @@ +++ title = "Setting up the meter" chapter = false -weight = 2 -#pre = "1. " +weight = 3 +++ -The **Meter** determines the musical speed of the passage we are -composing, as measured in **Beats Per Minute**. +The _meter_, or _time signature_, determines the musical speed of the passage we +are composing and is measured in _beats per bars_. -If we are composing something rhythmic, it will also determine the lengths of the -sound samples we use to some extent. So it is important to be able to -set up the Meter before we continue. +If we are composing something rhythmic, it will also determine the lengths of +the sound samples we use to some extent. So it is important to be able to set up +the meter before we continue. -To see the meter-related timelines for our session, we can right-click -anywhere in the "header" of the Rulers and check the following options: **Meter**, **Bars & Beats**, and **Tempo**. +To see the meter-related timelines for the session, you can right-click anywhere +in the "header" of the rulers and check the following options: _Meter_, _Bars +& Beats_, and _Tempo_. -![Meter](en/Ardour4_Meter_Timeline.png) +![Meter](en/ardour7-meter-timeline.png) -It is possible to set a **Meter** and **Tempo** for the entire Ardour -session, as well as to change them at different points in the same -session. +There is always at least one marker for both the meter and the tempo in the +session, right in the beginning of the timeline. You can change either of the +two further in the session. To do that, you need to pick either time or bar and +beat on the timeline, right-click on the dedicated timeline lane, choose _New +Meter_ or _New Tempo_, and provide a new value in the newly opened dialog. -To change the Tempo and Meter (time signature) for the entire session, use the corresponding buttons located underneath the secondary clock: +{{< figure src="en/ardour7-new-meter.png" alt="New Meter" >}} + +You can also easily change the latest meter or tempo even if you scrolled past +the point in time where you can see the marker on the timeline. Simply click on +either tempo or TS button right below the secondary clock and provide a new +value in the newly opened dialog. ![Tempo_and_Meter](en/Ardour5_Edit_Meter_and_Tempo.png) -For the **Tempo** (button on the left), choose the number of BPM (**Beats Per Minute**) for your session. +For the tempo (button on the left), choose the number of beats per minute (bpm) +for your session. -For the **Meter** (button on the right; the letters "TS" on the button mean "Time Signature"), you can enter new values for the **Beats Per Bar** as well as the **Note Value**. Click "*Apply*" to apply the changes globally to your session. +For the _meter_ (button on the right; the letters _TS_ on the button mean +_time signature_), you can enter new values for the _beats per bar_ as well as +the _note value_. -If the Meter or Tempo of your session changes later in the song or -composition, simply add a new marker by right-clicking in the Meter or -Tempo timeline and selecting **New Tempo** or **New Meter** and entering -the new Tempo or Meter in the resulting dialog. +## Continuing -Continuing ----------- - -Next, we will explore **Using Ranges** to set up a loop we can listen to -while we arrange the rhythm. +Next, we will explore using ranges to set up a loop we can listen to while we +arrange the rhythm. Next: [USING RANGES](../using-ranges)