# Feature Request: Gesture Tempo Adjustment **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [February 22, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/feature-request-gesture-tempo-adjustment/1280 "2026-02-22T17:54:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kriepl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@kriepl](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/kriepl)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/feature-request-gesture-tempo-adjustment/1280/1 "2026-02-22T17:54:39Z")
Currently I am trying to figure out a way to adjust a tempo event on the tempo track with metagrid pro. I would love to be able to emulate the ‘Tempo Knob’ on the Nektar CS12. This knob adjusts the tempo event (left of the playhead) by +1/-1 or by holding the shift button with, it adjusts it in smaller increments. My current solution is a crude way using Keyboard Maestro (locate image and click the up/down arrows on the tempo track) . It would be awesome if Metagrid Pro could do this with a gesture pad. 1 finger adjusts event by 1, and 2 fingers adjusts it by smaller increments. This is a very useful tool when scoring to picture and having it in a Metagrid Pro setup would be lovely. The Cubase Selected Channel template is my much prefered method over using the CS12, however i am just missing that tempo knob. =) Thanks, Kevin ---
**Author:** ![MetaGrid\_Admin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/metagrid_admin/32/21_2.png) [@MetaGrid\_Admin](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/MetaGrid_Admin)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/feature-request-gesture-tempo-adjustment/1280/2 "2026-02-24T12:18:26Z")
Good news — you can already do this with the current version of MetaGrid Pro. Cubase provides “Tempo: Increase” and “Tempo: Decrease” commands (each trigger adjusts the tempo by 1 BPM). You can assign those to key commands in Cubase, and then trigger them from a Gesture Pad in MetaGrid Pro. Here’s how you can set it up: • One-finger vertical pan up → Tempo Increase • One-finger vertical pan down → Tempo Decrease For finer control, assign the same commands to a two-finger vertical pan, but lower the gesture sensitivity. That way: • 1 finger = normal adjustment • 2 fingers = finer, more controlled adjustment The difference in feel comes from gesture sensitivity — not from stacking multiple commands — which keeps it precise and reliable for scoring work. This gives you hardware-style tempo nudging without needing Keyboard Maestro or UI scripting. Let me know if you’d like help dialing in the sensitivity for the best feel. And this will be a perfect use scenario for the endless encoder that will come in MetaGrid Pro 1.7 :-). ---
**Author:** ![kriepl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@kriepl](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/kriepl)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/feature-request-gesture-tempo-adjustment/1280/3 "2026-02-24T18:59:14Z")
Thanks so much for the reply. This is exactly how i planned on doing it when first attempting, but no where in my key commands in Cubase 15 can i find the “Tempo: Increase” and “Tempo: Decrease” commands. Google says it should be under the transport section, but it is not. a search for it in the key commands window turns up nothing. Also it says that these 2 commands are only available if using it when project is in fixed tempo mode, not while using Tempo Track. After some research I have learned that both “Tempo: Increase” and “Tempo: Decrease” commands, are no longer there. ---
**Author:** ![kriepl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@kriepl](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/kriepl)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/feature-request-gesture-tempo-adjustment/1280/4 "2026-03-02T20:58:58Z")
so i can only assume there is no way to do this then.