Changing tempos

Cakewalk provides various ways to change the project tempo, including the Tempo track, Tempo Inspector, Control Bar Transport module, and various menu commands.

The most suitable method depends on the desired outcome. Although there may be multiple ways to achieve the same or similar result, below are some suggestions.

If you only want to set a singe fixed tempo for the duration of the project, use the Control Bar Transport module. For details, see Using the Transport module.

If you want to set multiple tempo changes or draw tempo changes graphically, use the Tempo track. For details, see Using the Tempo track.

If you don’t know the exact tempo BPM value and would like to tap the tempo, see Setting the project tempo by tapping.

If you want to extract the tempo from an audio recording, see Setting the project tempo from an audio recording.

If you want to extract the tempo from a freely recorded MIDI performance, see Setting the project tempo from freely recorded MIDI or audio.

If you want to stretch audio to conform to the project tempo, see Configuring audio clips to follow tempo changes.

If you want to manually align each measure or beat boundary, see Aligning measure/beat boundaries manually.

If you want the selection to fit a specific time duration, see To stretch or shrink to a specific length.

If you want to quickly navigate to tempo changes, use the Tempo Inspector. For details, see Tempo Inspector.

To remove all tempo changes, see Resetting the entire tempo map.

 

See:

Using the Tempo track

Preventing edits to the tempo map when editing Arranger sections

Inserting tempo changes in the Tempo track

Drawing a tempo ramp in the Tempo track

Drawing a series of tempo changes in the Tempo track

Selecting tempo change events

Copying and pasting tempo change events

Adjusting an existing tempo change in the Tempo track

Snapping BPM values to whole values

Replacing a range of tempo changes with a single fixed tempo

Adjusting the shape of a tempo change

Raising/lowering the tempo envelope (shelving)

Raising/lowering an individual envelope shape (shelving)

Setting the project tempo by tapping

Deleting tempo changes in the Tempo track

Resetting a single tempo change

Resetting the entire tempo map

Sowing BPM values on the tempo envelope

Using the Tempo Inspector

Inserting tempo changes in the Tempo Inspector

Modifying tempo properties in the Tempo Inspector

Deleting tempo changes in the Tempo Inspector

Using the Transport module

To change the current tempo in the Transport module

Using the Tempo commands

To insert a tempo change

To insert a series of tempos

To modify the most recent tempo change

Offsetting the tempo map

 

See also:

How tempo changes affect audio clips

How tempo changes affect automation

Tempo track

Tempo Inspector

Setting the project tempo from an audio recording

Setting the project tempo from freely recorded MIDI or audio

Aligning measure/beat boundaries manually

Setting the Metronome and Tempo settings

Backwards compatibility

Tempo