How sensitive is tempo in playback?
Is there a chart of what tempos are available in playback?
I see that I can put very accurate tempo markings. I am experimenting with generating commensurate audio files to drag into my DAW. I am using 12.5 and 6.25 tempo markings, but are the generated audio files actually that precise in tempo?
Is there a chart of what tempos are available in playback?
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You might want to think about the points Adam Neely discusses in these two videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUHEPmg0sPo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afhSDK5DJqA
That said, you can find this yourself quite easily. Create a blank score and put a lot of measures of 4 quarter notes, or 8 eighth notes. Make the tempo be one of your desired markings. Give it some sort of count-in and some sort of "count-out". Output it to .MP3 or .WAV. Repeat this with the one or two nearest integer tempi.
Start the Stopwatch app on your phone and measure the length of the notes. Compare the times from the first note to the last.
My guess (!!!) is that it will vary slightly from one computer to the next.