20.0 Tempo, Click, & Grid
Defining a Song's Tempo and Meter
Mixbus allows simple creation and editing of a musical time/tempo map for each session. The meter and tempo map is controlled with the Meter and Tempo rulers. To show these rulers,
There are 2 reasons that you might want to set the Meter/Tempo for your song:
1.To record with a "click" or metronome to help maintain consistent time among different performers and parts.
2.To use the Grid to facilitate editing (if the audio follows the tempo map of the song).
By default, Mixbus starts with the tempo set to 120bpm and 4/4 time signature. In many cases, you will use a single tempo for the entire song. In this case you will
%Note: Currently, Meter and Tempo changes can only occur at the beginning of a new measure, so that the beats stay lined up.
Tip: Here's an easy way to set the
tempo for a song: record a portion
of the song, and then select one bar with the Range tool. Now click
Using the Click
To play click (metronome) sound during playback and recording, enable the "Click" button near the
Tip: It is common practice to leave some time at the beginning of a
song, rather than starting from the zero indication. Some common choices are 8 measures, 1 minute, 10 minutes, or 1 hour. This allows space at the beginning of the song to add an intro, place a sync click or test tones, or just make editing easier by allowing some unallocated space at the beginning of the track.
Using the Grid
Editing with the "Grid" allows you to make edits perfectly aligned with other events. If the grid is set to musical time (and the audio was recorded to a click) then editing can be done very quickly without zooming in, because you know all edits will happen on a
%Note: Some DAWs use the term "Snap" instead of "Grid". We use the term "Grid" to refer to the settings, and "snap" to refer to the operation of the Grid on the edit point.
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