Metronome countoff for a new tempo change

Hello,
 
I have a song where the tempo suddenly changes from 160 to 145 then back to 160. The tempo changes exactly on the 1st beat of that measure. When I was recording that section the metronome count off stayed at 160 even though we were positioned on the first beat of the measure. This makes it very difficult to play the parts well. In other words, it would count off at 160 and then start playing at 145.
Is there a way to make the metronome count off the correct tempo for that section?

I tried that. I started just a fraction in the measure of the 145 tempo. It still wants to count in the old tempo. I think I found a workaround: I change the overall tempo of the song to the tempo of the section and then change it back when I'm done recording that section. This seems like either a glitch with my session or a bad design by Cakewalk. If you have a section with a new tempo and you need to punch in then the count off should match the section you are recording. I checked preferences to see if there was a way to tell it to take the upcoming tempo (just a shot in the dark) but there is no such setting.

I just did quick tests in both X3 and Foxboro with big tempo changes entered every two measures for several measures. Starting recording with the Now time at or after a tempo change always counted in at the expected tempo.
 
Do you also have different meters in the project?  I didn't check that, and recall that there have been issues around count-in with mixed meters, though I also seem to recall that was fixed a while back.
 
 

So, if you had a tempo of 160 and then on measure 10 you changed it to 145 then when you set the start at that measure for recording it would count off at 145?
 
I cannot get it to do that no matter what I do. Weird.

I have never used the metronome.  I always just use a click track using midi drums (Superior Drummer in my instance).  You may have to do a little more editing once the tracks are done but editing is easy.
 
This way the click is always at the right tempo even right at the beginning of a tempo change.  I know different people use different workflows...but this is what works for me :) .

Thanks folks. I do have the marker right at beat 1:000 on the measure (snap to grid)
 
I typically use the metronome and have 2 measure count off. I may try the suggestion to use a drum plugin for the click if that helps. From all of the replies, I'm starting to wonder if my cakewalk installation is glitched. I watch the tempo say 160 even if I click on the measure that is 145. It changes to 145 a split second after I press start so I think that is the issue.
 
Also, I used to be able to use the "insert a tempo change" at a marker and now any time I select that function, it changes the entire song tempo. Now, the only way I can enter a tempo change without affecting the rest of the song is to use the "insert a series of tempo changes" function.
 
I think my Cakewalk has turned screwy.
 
Thanks again for everyone's feedback!
 
David

I have sonar platinum. Thanks for the suggestions. I am out shopping at the moment but I will try these later today.