4.5.2

Tempo Markings

Tempo Markings are found in the "Tempo" palette. Clicking anywhere inside a

staffline will insert the selected Tempo Marking above the staff. Tempo will be

altered at that point.

FIGURE 4 - 8: Selecting Tempo Markings from Tempo palette

Note that Expressions, found in the "Articulations" palette are `fuzzy" descriptors

and will not alter playback.

4.5.3

Change of tempo (metronome mark)

Creating a change-of-tempo is accomplished by inserting a metronome mark at the

point where you want the tempo to change. For details, see "Metronome Mark", Sec-

tion 8.4.2a

4.5.4

Ritards, Accelerandos, Descelerandos

Select the appropriate symbol and enter it by dragging the mouse over the range of

notes you wish to apply the effect to. Use the Properties tool to modify the tempo

change over the range of notes to which it applies.

NOTE: To view the selected range of accelerando/descelerando, push the Hidden

Objects button. Range is shown with dotted line.

4.5.5

Tempo controller

Another method to change tempos is to use the Tempo Controller.

To activate the interactive Tempo Controller,

· Push the Tempo Controller button in the Toolbar Clicking the orange line changes

the default tempo value. For more details, see "ENF Graphical controllers", Sec-

tion 4.8

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