Adjusting tempo changes in Beat Mixing

MixMeister generates four tempo boxes for each track that uses Beat Mixing. Here’s where MixMeister puts them by default:

• 30 seconds after the Intro Range for the track. (Original music tempo)

• 30 seconds before the Outro Range for the track. (Original music tempo)

• At the first and last Outro Sprockets. (The tempo is between the original tempo for the current track, and the original tempo for the next track.)

To change the tempo of one tempo box

You can change the sound of your beat mix by adjusting tempo boxes, with the lines between the tempo boxes representing the change in tempo over time. If you want the same tempo throughout the track, set all of the tempo boxes for the track at the same BPM.

1. In the lower part of the Timeline, find the red tempo box associated with the track whose tempo you want to adjust.

2. Right-click the tempo box, and choose Edit.

3. Type the exact BPM you want, and press Enter.

To change the length of time between tempo boxes

You can direct MixMeister to take more or less time going from one beat per minute to another.

• In the Timeline, click a tempo boxes that is not at a sprocket, and drag it to the right or left.

Tips

• If you want a more gradual change in tempo, move the tempo boxes or sprockets farther apart; for a less gradual change, move them closer together.

• If you want to move a tempo box that is lined up with a sprocket to the left or right, move the sprocket.

• You can move any tempo box (even those lined up with a sprocket) up or down if you want to change tempo at that point.

See Also

For information on how to use sprockets, see Adjusting the overlap between songs.

To correct a tempo that’s way off

If the MixMeister analysis of the beats per minute (BPM) is off, you can set the tempo manually.

1. In the Catalog, right-click the song whose BPM you want to change, and choose Properties.

2. In the Catalog Item Properties box, click Beats Per Minute (BPM) (if it's not already selected), and type a new BPM value between 40 and 250.

3. Click Preview to listen to the song and the beat.

4. Click the Tap button on each beat, and watch the beat value in the BPM box.

5. When the BPM is registered to your satisfaction, click OK.

To restore the original MixMeister BPM value

You can restore a song's BPM to the value that MixMeister originally detected and reverse any manual overrides.

1. In the Catalog, right-click the song whose BPM you want to change, and choose Properties.

2. In the Catalog Item Properties box, click AutoDetect, and click OK.