changing the tempo but not the time signature

In Sonar 7, go to the start then it's Insert>Tempo Change.

Time signature has absolutely nothing to do with tempo (it is impossible to change the time signature by changing the tempo!), so I wonder if maybe you meant something else...? Maybe you meant to say that you've recorded a drumtrack without using the click and you want to keep that 'loose' recording but at the same time speed it up a little or slow it down some? In THAT case you can simply change the OVERALL tempo of the song. 
Even if you do NOT play along with the click, the click is still active in the background (it defaults at 120 usually). So if you set it to for example 100, the complete song will be played slower but still with the same loose feel and rhythm changes that you recorded it in. 
If you have the tempo in the toolbar, simply change it. or you can also add a tempo change at the very beginning of the song using the menu.

See my edited post: I already figured you meant something else. ;) 
Go to the beginning of the song, choose Insert > Tempo change and simply set it to the tempo you want! That's it.

Open the Tempo view and check if there are any other tempo chances in the song! Maybe somehow you accidently added them. Delete all entries apart from the very first one, which should have the tempo you want. 

There's an option on the Insert Tempo to check that you want the new tempo to be inserted from the Now point all the way to the next tempo change.  It's important to check this as otherwise it will only change the tempo for the current measure, or something like that.  I had a similar experience a little while back and couldn't figure what was going on until I studied the dialogue box properly.

Maybe - but MIDI would follow any tempo change anyway, regardless of whether it's a groove clip.  The groove clip benefits for MIDI are really just the ability to drag it out to loop.

CJaysMusic

If you make some midi clips in a project at a tempo of 120 and trgen change the tempo to 100, the midi clips will NOT follow tempo, UNLESS you convert them to groove clipping.

Sorry, but that's just not true.  I've been doing it for years.  Including long before we even had groove clips.
 

Yea, im confused. As always. I keep thinking audio, when its midi...
Cj

I think thats all he needs to do is enable it as a groove clip, but everyone seems to think im wrong. It doesnt hurt to try

Cj

I have written midi drum tracks and saved them in different time signatures.( I hate playing to a click!) Now how do I change the tempo for the whole "song" without it changing the time signatures? thanks in advance, jimi

Lets take another look then....How to change the tempo without changing the tine signature.. Hum???
The short answer is just change the tempo. The time signature will stay the same, cause your only changing the tempo.
Cj

Ok I deleted all the cut and paste measures and did groove clips. Tempo change wiil still only go to the first markers (these guys ^ v) then it goes back to the original tempo.

And WOOD I don't have the option you mentioned in my tempo change box. It just has
"change the most recent tempo or insert a new tempo starting at:"  I've tried both but no love.
jimi

Well I checked the manual like you said and the only thing I see is maybe if I went into insert series of tempos and enter the start and end time there.   As for what synth i'm using it's just a yamaha QY70 sound module.
 
jimi

There is no audio yet.  Just midi...I don't know if sonar is slaving to the QY70...I don't think so? How do I check that?
jimi

brundlefly


I don't know what's going on, but it seems like there have been a lot of these "tempo only changes for one measure" posts lately. 

Go to View > Tempo in the main menu. You should have one and only one tempo entry at 1:01:000. Delete any additional tempo changes. Check out pages 330-332 of the SONAR 8 Reference Guide for more info. If you still only get the desired tempo for one measure, maybe we need to talk about what synth you are driving with the MIDI.

+1 to this. Also make sure you display the tempo list in the tempo view - there's a button for that. There's where you will see extra tempo events.
Bill B

Ok I guess either everyone is stumped or just tired of this thread. I don't blame you. 29 posts. (7 by me)  I truly thank all of you for posting  The only work around I found was to go to series of tempos and in the tempo range just put the tempo I wanted. Like 150-150. Then in the time range put the length of the song. As in from - thru.
Not what everyone said but it works.  Go figure!

jimi