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<p>t —
Sets the tempo.
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This statement sets the tempo and specifies the accelerations and decelerations for the current section. This is done by converting beats into seconds.
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<pre class="synopsis"><span class="command"><strong>t</strong></span> p1 p2 p3 p4 ... (unlimited)</pre>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>p1</em></span> -- Must be zero.
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<span class="emphasis"><em>p2</em></span> -- Initial tempo on beats per minute.
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<span class="emphasis"><em>p3, p5, p7,...</em></span> -- Times in beats (in non-decreasing order).
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<span class="emphasis"><em>p4, p6, p8,...</em></span> -- Tempi for the referenced beat times.
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Time and Tempo-for-that-time are given as ordered couples that define points on a "tempo vs. time" graph. (The time-axis here is in beats so is not necessarily linear.) The beat-rate of a Section can be thought of as a movement from point to point on that graph: motion between two points of equal height signifies constant tempo, while motion between two points of unequal height will cause an accelarando or ritardando accordingly. The graph can contain discontinuities: two points given equal times but different tempi will cause an immediate tempo change.
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Motion between different tempos over non-zero time is inverse linear. That is, an accelerando between two tempos M1 and M2 proceeds by linear interpolation of the single-beat durations from 60/M1 to 60/M2.
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The first tempo given must be for beat 0.
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A tempo, once assigned, will remain in effect from that time-point unless influenced by a succeeding tempo, i.e. the last specified tempo will be held to the end of the section.
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A <span class="emphasis"><em>t statement</em></span> applies only to the score section in which it appears. Only one <span class="emphasis"><em>t statement</em></span> is meaningful in a section; it can be placed anywhere within that section. If a score section contains no <span class="emphasis"><em>t statement</em></span>, then beats are interpreted as seconds (i.e. with an implicit <span class="emphasis"><em>t 0 60</em></span> statement).
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N.B. If the CSound command includes a <a class="link" href="CommandFlags.html#FlagsMinusLowerT"><em class="citetitle">-t flag</em></a>, the interpreted tempo of all score <span class="emphasis"><em>t statements</em></span> will be overridden by the command-line tempo.
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