Tempo Map

The Track Setup panel is shown by selecting Tempo Map from the Operations Menu.

The Tempo Map menu brings up a full screen panel which allows you to set the playback tempo of your score. If you have entered Tempo Text in your score, these values will already have been added to the Tempo Map. You can add more tempo changes new tempo by selecting the transition method (a discrete or gradual tempo change), the score position (measure and beat) that the tempo change takes place, the note value and the metronome value. In order for these tempo changes to be used in playback, you must check the Use Tempo Map checkbox at the top of the panel.

The right side of the panel allows you to set the note value for the tempo change and the tempo value:

The above setting indicate a tempo of quarter note = 120.

The buttons on the left side of the panel indicate the transition to the next tempo:

immediate switch to new tempo
linear ramp from old tempo to new tempo (rit. or accel.)
curved ramp from old tempo to new tempo (slow changes at first and fast nearer the end)
reverse curved ramp from old tempo to new tempo (fast changes at first and slow nearer the end)
double curved ramp from old tempo to new tempo (fast changes at first, slow in the middle and fast nearer the end)

When you select any of the ramps to a new tempo, the ramp is started at the measure and beat location of the previous tempo change.

The example above shows:

a starting tempo of quarter note = 120
immediate change of tempo to dotted quarter = 72 at measure 4
ritardando to dotted quarter = 60 that occurs between measure 4 and measure 8. Tempo is set to dotted quarter note = 60 at measure 8.
immediate change of tempo to quarter note = 120 at measure 12.

There are 3 pages of tempo indications should you need more than 1 page of tempo changes for your score. The additional pages are shown using the Group 2 and Group 3 buttons at the bottom of the page.

The Rebuild Map button can be used to build a tempo map based on all the Tempo Text that have been entered in score.

The Clear Map button can be used to clear all settings from the Tempo Map.

The Sort Map button can be used to sort the tempo changes so they appear in score order by measure number and beat.

Touch the Done button to dismiss this panel and save the changes.