Editing Tempo

From the Options menu, choose Status Format, and then choose Edit Tempo from the submenu to calculate the musical tempo (in beats per minute) of a file. This tempo is used when you use the Measures & Beats status format.

Use Time Stretch to change the tempo of a sound.

Specify the tempo for a file with a known tempo Closed

  1. From the Options menu, choose Status Format, and then choose Edit Tempo from the submenu. The Edit tempo dialog is displayed.

  2. In the Tempo in beats per minute box, enter the tempo of the specified selection. Changing this value will automatically change the Selection length in beats control.

  3. In the Number of beats in a measure, enter the number of beats in a measure.

  4. Click the OK button.

Calculate the tempo for a file based on a selection Closed

  1. Create a selection equal to one measure. If no selection is made, the entire file will be used.

    TIP The easiest way to tune a selection to be exactly one measure long is to play the selection looped and change the selection points until a constant downbeat is heard.

  2. From the Options menu, choose Status Format, and then choose Edit Tempo from the submenu. The Edit tempo dialog is displayed.

  3. In the Selection length in beatsbox, enter the number of beats in the current selection.

  4. In the Number of beats in a measure, enter the number of beats in a measure. Sound Forge Pro software calculates the tempo and updates the Tempo in beats per minute control.

  5. Click the OK button.