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tempo Reference

tempo

tempo

Examples

Inlets

input [bang, number]

Bang to report the current global tempo in bpm or send a number to set the global tempo.

Outlets

tempo [number]

Tempo in bpm, also reports on tempo changes.

Dynamic Attributes

These attributes can be modified in the code during execution using the set object

input [bang, number]

Bang to report the current global tempo in bpm or send a number to set the global tempo.

See Also

Name Description
transport Control a clock
beattime~
beatstohz~ convert beat time (quarter notes) to frequency (Hz)
beatstoms~ Convert beat time (quarter notes) to milliseconds.
beatstosamps~ Convert beat time (quarter notes) to samples.
beatstoticks~ Convert beat time (quarter notes) to ticks.
metro metronome
timesignature timesignature
translate translate
transport transport