Musical Tempo Adjustment

Musical tempo adjustment automatically adjusts audio objects to match tempo changes in the project. This means that if the project tempo changes, the tempo of the audio objects and their start position adapts to these tempo changes. In order to maintain the musical position (bar position), the start position of the objects is moved and time stretching is used so that the object tempo is adapted to the current project tempo at all times.

Tempo adjustment even works with tempo gradients.

To use the musical tempo adjustment, in the Time/Pitch view of the Object editor, select Use musical tempo adjustment.

Note: For sound pool samples, musical tempo adjustment is enabled by default. If audio files are loaded via the File manager with the BPM Sync pre-listening option active, tempo adjustment is also activated.

To determine the time stretching factor for the tempo adjustment, the audio files must have a valid original tempo, which is displayed in the object editor at Original BPM. For files recorded in Sequoia, the original tempo of the objects corresponds to the project tempo. You can also add a tempo to any other audio files by opening them as a wave project and setting the project tempo

A question mark next to the field indicates that the displayed value is a default value and may not correct.

You can either enter the original tempo manually or let the program calculate it. Options for detecting the BPM value are located in the menu next to the value

Apply Tempo from Loop/Range…: To determine the tempo, select a range over the object and specify how many quarter notes the selection includes.

Analyze tempo from audio material: Melodyne will calculate the tempo. Melodyne must be installed for this. More on this at Melodyne integration.

Musical tempo adjustment cannot be used simultaneously with Elastic Audio (pitch automation), ARA (Melodyne integration), or object resampling.

The indicator field in the object editor will show you which of these options is currently being used:

  • PA: Pitch-Automation (Elastic Audio)
  • TA: Tempo adjustment
  • SRA(Sample Rate Adjustment): Adjustment of the sample rate of audio objects by object resampling that was applied when the sample rate of the wave file differs from the project sample rate. If sample rate adjustment has been carried out automatically, you will be asked if you want to remove it when you activate tempo automation.
  • ARA: Melodyne-Plug-in

Notes:

  • The positions of object automations and audio quantization markers will be taken into account and changed accordingly.
  • The Remix Agent cannot be run.
  • The tempo adjustment is not available for objects that have an active loop or an object that plays backward.