reaper_tempo_mapping
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Reaper: Tempo Mapping
Snap to grid is Alt + S - you will need this often.
Setup
- Project Settings (🛈 in toolbar or Alt + Enter).
- [Project Settings] Timebase for items/envelopes/markers: Time
- For each MIDI item (if any):
- Right click > Source properties…
- [MIDI item properties] Ignore project tempo: checked
- If there are multiple items, group them so the all move together.
- Make sure the audio starts after bar 2.
- View > Tempo envelope
- Turn on Grid & Snap.
- [Snap/Grid Settings] Show grid, line spacing: checked, 1, 1/2 or 1/4, depending on how accurate you want it.
Rough Match
- Find a section with 2 or 3 bars with good transients.
- Snap off, move the item so that the first transient aligns with any beat.
- Snap on, create a selection starting at the first transient.
- Snap off, adjust the end of the selection to beginning of a bar. Make sure you cover 2 or 3 bars and all the beats in them.
- Menu > Insert > Measure from time selection (new time signature)…
- [Edit Time Signature] Set bars, OK.
- This will create a tempo marker with the correct tempo. Double click it and copy the tempo.
- Double click the very first tempo marker and set its tempo. The media item will move.
- Alt + click to remove the other two tempo markers.
- Realign the media item. Make sure aligns with a bar and has the lead in bar as you want it.
Fine Tune
- Shift + click on bar line in Tempo envelope to create marker.
- Ctrl + drag on tempo at top of marker and move it to beginning of transient.
- Adjust one marker without affecting everything to the right:
- Ctrl + Alt + drag on tempo at top of marker.
reaper_tempo_mapping.txt · Last modified: 2026/02/19 08:00 by stephen
