So there is no tempo track., and the default of 120 is assigned. So I want to edit the tempo track, and set correct tempo, which involves several tempo changes across the track.
I opened the Tempo track editor with Ctrl-T. I moved the tempo line from 120 to 160, which is what the piece starts with. Then I notice the time signature is 4/4:
It moved the start of the piece to the second beat of measure 2. Oh, and despite the fact that I dragged the tempo line from 120 to 160, it shows the tempo as 120:
So I’m not sure what’s going on. I’m thinking that if I want to add a tempo change at measure 21 per the sheet music, do I add it at measure 23, second beat in the project?
Maybe I am misinterpreting what I see? (As you can guess, I’m new to the DAW).
BTW, I have purchased Cubase 14, but haven’t installeld it yet. This is Cubase 13.
I just realized one thing…I think. I was thinking that the three beats would show as two marks in the measure, with beat 1 being at the first of the measure.
@steve thanks for the input. That response was quick.
Good suggestion.
I edited the first post to reflect everything more accurately. I figured I’d save time for others that come along. Please give it a glance. It makes more sense now.
Changing the time sig doesn’t move notes. You have to manually move them so they start on beat one. Also, the track must be in Musical Time Base – That button is on the track headers (the track section on the left) which is not visible, in your screenshots.
And a reminder of why I’m struggleing with this: I want to be sure that the tempo track I had created earlier in all of this starts at the right measure. That track is based on measure 1 being where the song starts, but now in this project it starts at measure 2 beat 2.
Also, the track must be in Musical Time Base – That button is on the track headers (the track section on the left)
Maybe that is the cause of my confusion. I have the whole screen on the pics above. You will notice my left panel is very different from what you show in your screen shots.