The Tempo track can be enabled from the Automation menu under Tempo, and when you do this, a blue tempo curve will be overlaid on the active track. The Tempo TrackĪt this point, I'm also going to introduce you to a feature that's new in Samplitude Pro X: the Tempo track. In my system, I've assigned the hotkeys '/' (left slash) to insert Grid Markers, Alt-/ to insert BPM Markers and Ctrl-/ to open the Tempo Map dialogue. You can assign the related shortcuts in the 'Edit > Tempo' section of this window. Type 'key' in the search box, then click on the 'Edit Keyboard Shortcuts and Menu' entry. To start with, we'll be using this second mode, and it's worth creating a keyboard shortcut for inserting Tempo grid markers. The difference between them is conceptually fairly simple: in BPM mode, each marker fixes a tempo value and Samplitude calculates bar and beat positions to correspond, while in Grid Fit mode, the markers define bar and beat positions, and tempo is adjusted to ensure that these are hit. In Pro X, there are two tempo-mapping modes: Grid Fit and BPM. Samplitude has two tempo-mapping modes, called BPM mode and Grid Fit mode, which are chosen from the Edit menu under Tempo. This map can then be used to quantise or synchronise other parts to the initial recording.

Like most DAWs, Samplitude has the ability to create a flexible tempo map that will follow tempo and time-signature changes within a recording. There are many times when it's useful to create a tempo map for material that was not recorded to a click, such as when you want MIDI parts or tempo-based effects to synchronise appropriately.

When your audio parts change tempo or time signature, Samplitude can still map them out in bars and beats.

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