AFAICS, if I set the percentage to, e.g., -60 to get the tempo set to 40% of a track's 'normal' tempo, there's no way to get back to 100% in a single change. Please update me if I'm wrong.

My first attempted workaround was to add an extra one-beat bar with a rest, then back to 4-beats on the next bar, so that I can make the change in two steps. That seems to work OK with the tempo, but seems to insert some rests before the melody.

My second attempt is for that single bar to remain at four beats, but obviously I then get a long pause before the music starts, which feels quite odd.

The count-in is at full-tempo, but my 'mournful' into then comes in at the -60%. Is there a way to set the count-in at the -60% tempo?

TIA,
Gordon.

Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
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