Metronome

From the Options menu, choose Metronome (or click the button on the transport bar) to turn the metronome on or off.

When you start recording or playing your project, the metronome will start playing the project tempo and will follow any tempo or time signature changes. For example, if you start recording at measure 20 and your project tempo changes at that measure is 160 BPM, the metronome will play at 160 BPM.

The metronome sounds are created by the general MIDI sound set, and the volume of the metronome is determined using the Preview fader in the Mixing Console.

NOTE Notes:

• The metronome’s sound is not mixed in the final rendering of the project.

• Before rendering from a ReWire mixer application, turn off the Acid metronome, or the metronome will be included in the rendered output.

TIP The metronome will not follow grooves that you've applied to your project. If you want to hear a grooved metronome, use a simple click loop and apply the desired groove to the track.

Metronome countoff allows you to use the metronome to count off a set number of bars before beginning recording or playback in the same way a drummer counts off with her sticks before the band starts playing.

From the Options menu, choose Enable Metronome Countoff (or click the button on the transport toolbar) to turn metronome countoff on or off.

You can click the down arrow next to the button to set countoff options:

If you need to adjust the volume of the metronome, drag the Preview fader in the Mixing Console.

If the Preview fader isn't visible, click the Preview Bus button in the Mixing Console View pane.