Metronome Settings

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• Enable Metronome

Turns the built-in metronome on or off.

• Metronome Routing

This can route the metronome to a hardware output or other desired metronome routing.

• Enable During Playback

Will turn the metronome on during playback.

• • Count-in before playback

Will enable a count-in before playback.

• Enable During Recording

Will turn the metronome on during recording.

• • Count-In During Recording

Will enable a count-in before recording

• Count-In Length (Measures)

This defines the number of measures a 'Count In' should be. If it is at the very beginning of a project, it will wait those number of measures before starting to record. If you select a place to record within a project, it will start the 'count In' this many measures before the time that you want to record at.

• Volume
  • Metronome Volume - Sets the overall volume of the metronome.

• • Secondary Beat Attenuation - This, in relation to the overall volume, the amount of the that secondary beats will be attenuated (or lowered in volume).
• Sample Selection

You can also use Samples for your own metronome sounds.

• • First Beat Sample

This is the sample for the first beat. (in 4/4, the 1)

• • Subsequent Beat

This is the sample for other beats. (in 4/4, the 2,3,and 4)

• Synthesised

by default, reaper uses a synthesised metronome. The settings below show what frequency in hertz the metronome uses.

• Frequency of First Beat "xx" HZ
• Subsequent Beats "xx" HZ
• Beat Click Length xx ms

Sets how long each beat click lasts.