If a meter change results in a selected range not cleanly divisible by the new meter, what happens?

If a meter change results in a selected range not cleanly divisible by the new meter, what happens?

• A. Time will be inserted in affected rulers and tracks to maintain whole numbers
• B. The change is rejected
• C. The session tempo adjusts automatically
• D. The meters are changed without timing adjustment

Answer: (A)

When you switch to a new meter in the middle of a selection, the software wants the grid to line up on whole bars. If that selected region wouldn’t end up on clean, whole-number bars under the new meter, it automatically inserts blank time (extra measures/beats) in that region. This preserves alignment of events with the grid and avoids fractional bars, keeping rhythm and timing consistent across the session. The change affects timing by adding space, not by altering the audio material or the tempo automatically, and it’s not rejected—the timeline is adjusted to maintain whole-number bar divisions.

When you switch to a new meter in the middle of a selection, the software wants the grid to line up on whole bars. If that selected region wouldn’t end up on clean, whole-number bars under the new meter, it automatically inserts blank time (extra measures/beats) in that region. This preserves alignment of events with the grid and avoids fractional bars, keeping rhythm and timing consistent across the session. The change affects timing by adding space, not by altering the audio material or the tempo automatically, and it’s not rejected—the timeline is adjusted to maintain whole-number bar divisions.