Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Tempo Mapping in REAPER: from N00b to GOAT (Part 1)

Hey folks! Recently we talked about time signature mapping in REAPER, so this video builds on top of the last one and we will focus on tempo mapping.

There are some pre-requisites to this video which we have covered before:
Timebase (Part 1): youtu.be/5reFq3K8jpI
Timebase (Part 2): youtu.be/5reFq3K8jpI
Time Signature Mapping: youtu.be/NoSr8VHpTy8
Tempo Mapping a live performance recorded without click:
youtu.be/rZSBIZKtnnY

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:33 Chapter 1 - The basics of Tempo in REAPER
0:46 1.1 Tap Tempo in REAPER
1:15 1.2 The Tempo Envelope in REAPER
2:10 1.3 Batch Editing Tempo Markers in REAPER
2:37 1.4 Tempo Marker Mouse Modifiers in REAPER
3:47 Chapter 2 - Finding the tempo of a song in REAPER
5:10 2.1 Dealing with free tempo passages & Tempo changes in REAPER
6:19 2.2 Tap Tempo for individual tempo markers in REAPER
6:58 2.3 Re-mapping linear tempo ramps imported from other DAWs
7:37 2.4 Problem with 'Gradually transition tempo to next marker'
8:27 2.5 Alternative method for accelerando/ritardando mapping
8:51 Outro & Part 2 topics