Using Metronome |
Accelerator |
Tempo Finder |
Saving Settings |
Preferences |
Tempo Finder![]() The Tempo Finder lets you tap a tempo using any key* while it's open. This is useful if you want to find what tempo a piece of music is, or if you know what tempo you want but want to see it as bpm or to put into the Metronome. While the Tempo Finder panel is open and frontmost just tap along with the music for a while. The Tempo Finder notes the time between taps and sets it's bpm field accordingly. After two taps, you get the first bpm value. After three taps, the Tempo Finder will begin to average the time intervals between taps. After ten or more taps, the average will be computed from the last ten taps only. Set the tempo into the Metronome by clicking the Set button or by simply pressing Return or Enter. You can cancel the Tempo Finder by clicking 'Cancel', pressing the 'esc' (Escape) key, or typing 'T' on the keyboard. You can have the Tempo Finder panel open but not active. You may want to leave it open to quickly go back to it from time to time. To make things easier, when the Tempo Finder panel is NOT the frontmost window, the green spot turns a red/brown colour. Clicking the checkbox labelled "Stay open after setting" will cause the Tempo Finder panel to remain open in the background after setting the tempo into Metronome. See the Preferences about opening the Tempo Finder panel every time Metronome starts. Note: The Tempo Finder panel must be 'frontmost' to receive taps from the keyboard. If it doesn't seem to be working, just click somewhere on the panel and it will be frontmost. *Well, not any key, really. Enter, Return, 'T' and Escape will all close the Tempo Finder, and the Command, Option, Control, Shift and Caps Lock keys will do nothing. |