Setting A Tempo - DigiDesign Digi 002 Getting Started Manual

Rulers
Pro Tools LE provides several different rulers to
help navigate your session.
Timebase Rulers
Timebase rulers, displayed along the top of the
Edit window, include Bars:Beats , Minutes:Sec-
onds , and Samples. The current timebase deter-
mines the format of the Main counter, and pro-
vides the basis for the Edit window Grid.
To select a Timebase Ruler:
Click the name of the ruler at the top left side
of the Edit window.
Selecting a Timebase ruler
Conductor Rulers
The Conductor rulers, displayed just below the
Timebase rulers, include Tempo , Meter , and
Markers . The Meter and Tempo rulers indicate
changes in meter and tempo within the session.
The Markers ruler displays markers to important
track locations.
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Setting a Tempo

You can set the tempo for your session by using
the Song Start Marker, located in the Tempo
ruler.
To set the session tempo with the Song Start
Marker:
In the Tempo ruler, double-click the Song Start
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Marker.
Song Start
marker
Song Start marker
In the Tempo Change dialog, enter the BPM
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(beats per minute) value you will use for the ses-
sion. The inserted tempo event replaces the de-
fault session tempo.
Change Tempo dialog
To base the BPM value on a different note
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value (such as an eighth note rather than the de-
fault quarter note), select a note value from the
Resolution pop-up menu.
Click OK.
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