More tempo formatting.
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<p>In PROGRAM_NAME, tempo can be adjusted in several ways:
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<p>by double clicking on a tempo marker.
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<ul><li>by double clicking on a tempo marker.
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this opens the tempo dialog which will allow you to enter the tempo directly into an entry box.
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by using the constraint modifier (which is set in Preferences->User Interaction) to drag the beat/bars in the BBT ruler or the tempo/meter lines.
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this is the preferred way to match the tempo to previously recorded material.
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</li>
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<li> by using the constraint modifier (which is set in Preferences->User Interaction) to drag the beat/bars in the BBT ruler or the tempo/meter lines.
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this is the preferred way to match the tempo to previously recorded material.</li>
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<p class ="note">
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NOTE - When dragging the BBT ruler, musical snap has no effect, however be warned that non-musical snap is in effect if enabled.
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Snapping to a minute while dragging a beat may result in some verly slow tempos.
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Snapping a beat to a video frame however is an incredibly useful way to ensure your soundtrack is punchy and synchronised to the sample.
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<p>by holding down the constaint modifier while dragging a tempo vertically.
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<li>by holding down the constaint modifier while dragging a tempo vertically.
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this is best used for complex tempo solving, as it allows you to change the position and tempo of a tempo marker in the same drag,
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it is, however, a useful way to adjust the first tempo for a quick result.
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</li>
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<p>Tempo may be locked to audio or musical time. You may change this by right-clicking on a tempo.
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If a tempo is locked to music, an entry will be available to lock it to audio.
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Similarly an audio-locked tempo may be locked to music by right clicking it an selecting the "Lock to Music" entry.
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@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ We now locate the earliest position where the click doesn't match, and place a n
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Two bars later, place another new tempo.
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Now while dragging any beat *after* the second new tempo, watch the drum audio and tempo lines until they align.
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<p class="note">
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Notice what is happeneing here: the tempo previous to your mouse pointer is being changed so that the beat you grabbed
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aligns with the pointer.
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Notice that the tempo lines previous to the changed one also move. This is because the previous tempo is ramping *to* the tempo you are changing.
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@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ you dragged the BBT ruler, making the second tempo provide enough pulses over th
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General note:
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<p>Audio locked meters can be very useful when composing, as they allow a continuous piece of music to be worked on in
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<p>Audio locked meters can be useful when composing, as they allow a continuous piece of music to be worked on in
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isolated segments, preventing the listening fatigue of a fixed form.
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Reassembly is left as an excercise for the reader.
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