Hi all, I’m a little confused how Cubase is computing the BPM of my music.
I have a sketch of a song (see attached) which intends to start out in 4/4 time with quarter note=55 bpm, and later shifts to 12/8 time with eighth note=165bpm. So I have a tempo track and a time signature track corresponding to that. However, instead of transitioning to eighth note=165bpm, I have found that it is running at double that speed (as if I had commanded quarter note=165 bpm). In order to get the tempo right, I need to set it to half speed (82.5, as shown in the screenshot) and then it comes out as I intended.
My question is, what exactly does this tempo value represent? I mean, obviously I’ve figured out that for my project it’s implying the beat rate of a quarter note, but is that always what it represents, or is that just because of how my project is set up? Is there a way to get it to follow the time signature? What if I had a particularly strange meter like 15/16, where timing in quarter notes doesn’t really make much sense at all?
It doesn’t really affect my current project as I’ve found what works, but I’m trying to get a better understanding of what is going on here so I don’t get stuck in the future. Thanks for any advice!
