Change Meter Examples

To change the meter over a range of bars:

1 Do one of the following:

Drag with the Selector tool to select a range of bars to change.

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To have the meter change apply until the next meter event, click where you want the meter change to begin with the Selector tool. The meter change will be made at the beginning of the nearest bar.

2 Choose Event > Time Operations > Change Meter.

3 Specify a new meter and click setting. Pro Tools will automatically set the selection options to fit the new meter to the selected range as closely as possible, adding or subtracting beats a necessary.

4 Select To Selected Range in the Apply Change pop-up menu.

5 Select which rulers and tracks you want to realign after meter changes have been made.

6 Click Apply.

To add a series of meter changes, one measure at a time:

1 Do one of the following:

With the Selector tool, click where you want the meter change to begin. The meter change will be made at the beginning the nearest bar.

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Enter the first measure number in the Starting At Bar field.

2 Choose Event > Time Operations > Change Meter.

3 Specify a new meter and click setting.

4 Select Until the Next Bar from the Apply Change To pop-up menu.

5 Click Apply to enter the new meter and to move the insertion point to the end of the new measure.

6 Specify a new meter and click setting for the next measure.

7 Repeat steps 5–6 for every additional meter change you want to insert.