Mar 22, 2013 · When we enter section B, that quarter note "pulse" can continue in half notes (144/2 = 72, so tempo A is exactly half the "speed" of tempo B). This is the simplest explanation of metric modulation, I think. It can also be done using off-pulse rhythms (tuplets and so forth), and this is usually the way composers will implement metric modulation.

Metric modulations using tuplets I'm trying to write a metric modulation where the quarter note triplet of the old tempo is equal to a quarter note in the new tempo. However, no matter what method I try, I can't enter a tuplet as part of the equation.

Jul 27, 2015 · Firstly, the modulation marking: probably the easiest way is to include a marking like this. Much easier to do than trying to add a bunch of extra notes. You can add a metric modulation through the Text > Styles dropdown, and then right clicking will give you a list of suggestions/standard modulations, which you can then edit.

Jun 11, 2021 · Metric modulation is taking a phrase or groove and playing it along a different subdivision. Take your regular bass/snare ac/dc rock groove, and play the same thing but over a triplet grid instead. That’s one way to metrically modulate something.

Feb 5, 2020 · Metric modulation is another way of saying changing the meter. This isn’t true. Metric Modulation isn’t about simply changing the meter, it refers to using the meter to change tempo, wherein a note value from the first tempo is made equivalent to a note value in the second tempo, like a pivot or bridge. That bridge is the key.

Apr 24, 2022 · I've found the section I'm looking for with "Quarter note = Eighth note" and a few other basic metric modulations, but how do I customize them? I need to do one "Quarter note triplet = Quarter note" and one "Dotted Eighth note = Quarter note".

Mar 21, 2022 · A simple example of metric modulation is like quarter notes at 100 bpm are the same speed at half notes at ...

Metric modulation is like playing a 110bpm track on top of a 72bpm track with no bpm change and they sound kinda synced still, cause 3 beats from 72m equals 2 beats from 110bpm, or 4 beats from 72bpm=6 beats of 110 Numbers are not exact though it’s just to explain it in a way a dj who doesn’t know music theory can understand it

But actually, the metric modulation sign is slightly confusing, because an older practice was to interpret it the way you did. But the modern practice is to interpret it as I just described (note value in old tempo = note value in new tempo). To make it unambigious, they could have used arrows: <- half note = dotted half ->

From my understanding, what makes the changes metric modulations, specifically, is the fact that there is some proportion to the rhythms at the first tempo and the tempo that is being modulating to. One specific example is the first instance of metric modulation in the piece. The piece begins a quarter equaling 96.