Cannot import Tempo track - Cubase 13

Mahlon · April 19, 2024, 11:08pm

I’ve searched but can’t find an answer to this. Tempo map doesn’t seem to be importing:

I’ve exported a tempo track from my project (saves as .smt).
Trying to import the tempo map into an existing project doesn’t work. Nothing happens.
I’ve tried deleting the tempo map in the new project and importing, but the same. Nada.
Opening a brand new project and trying to import tempo map is also the same. Doesn’t import.

What am I doing wrong here? Seems I’m not engaging something.

Thanks,
M.

raino · April 19, 2024, 11:37pm

Have you tried using File>Import>Tracks From Project… to directly import it?

paulmirk · April 20, 2024, 12:35am

No. I have not tried that. Not sure if the tempo track is part of that dialog is it? I just am doing it the way I have always done it but I will try that.

paulmirk · April 20, 2024, 12:35am

And as I said, it still works the old way in Cubase 12.

paulmirk · April 20, 2024, 12:36am

Seems like a bug to me.

Mahlon · April 20, 2024, 12:42am

Hi, Raino, no, I haven’t tried that, but I will in a few minutes. Thanks.
M.

Alejandro_Paris · April 21, 2024, 8:06am

Hi all yesterday I found the same problem…for now my solutiion was : copy in the clipboard the events of the tempo track, go the project where I want to place the tempo track and after activate It add a tempo track and paste events. Not a smart move… but It functions!!!

Mahlon · April 21, 2024, 7:03pm

Raino, I was able to copy the tempo track by using File>Import>Tracks From Project. It imported directly.

Alejandro, you might try raino’s method. Same results as yours. It does work, but it looks like the “official” way may be broken.

M.

Glenn_Phillips · May 13, 2024, 10:10am

I have exactly the same problem. Workaround not much use when I’m trying to import audio and tempo maps from other studios!.
It’s also not importing the tempo track from a MIDI file either.
This is causing me a few problems for sure…

dfh1 · May 24, 2024, 4:32am

It seems like there is a bug preventing Cubase 13 from importing smt files into projects via file > import > tempo track. No error message or anything. The tempo track in the project just does not update with the information from the smt file.

I recently updated to Cubase 13.0.30 Build 226 (x64) on Windows 10 (previously on Cubase 12). I use the import tempo track feature often and was not having this problem in Cubase 12.

DaveH · November 7, 2024, 10:00am

I’m trying to import tempo from a MIDI file saved from another Cubase project, and this just crashes completely:

I’ve sent the crash dump to tech support, but with little hope

spencer.h.maxfield · January 20, 2025, 6:45pm

I’m seeing this same issue as well. I’m on an Apple Silicon Mac, Cubase 14.0.10 Build 144. Trying to workaround this by using Import → Tracks from Project isn’t working as the Tempo Track is unselectable with a warning triangle next to the name.