Tempo

Inside any MIDI sequence it is possible to set a current tempo value at any MIDI tick position. So that different tempi are possible thru the playback time of one MIDI sequence. But there must always be one entry at the MIDI tick position 001:01:000. You can add and delete further values at other positions, but this one must always be kept there, because a MIDI sequence needs at least one base tempo defining the whole sequence's tempo. Like other tempo entries also the first one can be edited. But MIDI Locator will refuse its deletion.

As soon as one tempo entry is set inside one measure a little tempo button is drawn at the top of MIDI Locator's workspace.


Upper left corner of MIDI Locator's workspace window showing one tempo button

Entering one tempo for the whole MIDI sequence

Because the 001:01:000 entry is undeletable, at least one button at the very first measure is always drawn. To edit this base tempo just press this tempo button and change the Tempo value in the up popping tempo editor.

Entering a tempo map

To add further tempi at other measures you have also to enter MIDI Locator's tempo editor. Therefore press any of the visible tempo buttons (like explained, at least the first one has to be visible). Then press INS.


Tempo dialog with one tempo entry

Then edit the MIDI tick position visible under Measure:Beat:Tick and enter the position you need for your new tempo entry. Then change the value under Tempo to your desired additional tempo :


Tempo dialog showing second. tempo entry

Moving many tempo entries at once

After deleting or inserting whole parts of MIDI data inside a sequence it could be necessary to move many tempo entries at once. For this it is possible to drag the tempo buttons itself. If you touch and move one tempo button the queue of all buttons right beside it and the button itself will move.


Dragging tempo buttons in the workspace window

Please note : If you move the tip of the queue over other tempo buttons (only possible if you move to the left, the right ones are content of the queue) the tempo entries of those covered buttons will be erased before the new tempo entries are inserted at this point.