Tempo Mapping a Freetime Song

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Not everyone records with a metronome ---

When they dont and you still want to have a grid to sequence stuff. Here is a pic of one example:

take a look at the file; find the most rythmic part.

In this example from Reaper forum user "Youn" we see the kick drum track used.

First, let's turn off snapping:

Also, if you have something other then 4/4, it would be a good idea to change that in the "Project Settings".

Step 1: Position cursor at begining of measure, then "Shift+C" and then "Enter": (I only zoomed in to show you how accurate using "Tab" on the kick track is)

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