5.Select the Time Signature Change check box and make your Beats per measure and Beat value selections to change the time signature at the marker position. The time ruler divisions and grid spacing will be updated accordingly.

Note: Time signature changes must occur on the first beat of a measure. If your cursor is not on the first beat of a measure, the marker is placed at the nearest measure.

6.Click OK. A marker appears in the marker bar at the cursor position that displays the change information.

New marker and marker text

Editing tempo/key/time signature change markers

There are several ways to edit a tempo/key/time signature change marker:

•Position the cursor on or after the marker and adjust the Project Tempo, Project Time Signature, or Project Key controls. The marker’s text reflects the change.

•Right-click the marker, choose Edit from the shortcut menu, and enter the appropriate change in the Tempo/Key/Time Signature Change dialog.

•Double-click the marker text and type the new value.

•Double-click the marker and enter the appropriate change in the Tempo/Key/Time Signature Change dialog.

Adjusting tempo to match cursor to marker

Position the cursor, right-click the marker tab, and choose Adjust Tempo to Match Cursor to Marker from the shortcut menu. The project tempo changes so that the cursor position matches the selected marker.

Deleting tempo/key/time signature change markers

To delete a marker, right-click the marker and choose Delete from the shortcut menu.

Using a tempo curve to change tempo between markers

When you add a tempo change marker to the timeline, you can choose to change tempo gradually between markers. Tempo curves are perfect for ramping tempo up or down.

1.Add a tempo change marker to the timeline or double-click a tempo-change marker to edit an existing marker.

2.Choose a setting from the Transition type drop-down list to indicate how ACID will interpolate tempo between markers:

Option

Description

Looks Like

 

 

 

Hold

No tempo change will take place. The tempo settings will be

 

 

maintained until the next tempo change marker.

 

 

 

 

Linear

Tempo change parameters are interpolated in a linear path.

 

 

 

 

Fast

Tempo change parameters are interpolated in a fast logarithmic

 

 

path.

 

 

 

 

Slow

Tempo change parameters are interpolated in a slow

 

 

logarithmic path.

 

 

 

 

Smooth

Tempo change parameters are interpolated along a smooth,

 

 

natural curve.

 

 

 

 

Sharp

Tempo change parameters are interpolated along a sharp

 

 

curve.

 

 

 

 

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