<classSpec ident="att.mmTempo" module="MEI.shared" type="atts">
<desc>Attributes that record tempo in terms of beats per minute.</desc>
<attList org="group">
<attDef ident="mm" usage="opt">
<desc>Used to describe tempo in terms of beats (often the meter signature denominator) per
minute, ala M.M. (Maezel's Metronome). Do not confuse this attribute with midi.bpm
or
midi.mspb. In MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter note, *not the numerator
of the
time signature or the metronomic indication*.</desc>
</attDef>
<attDef ident="mm.unit" usage="opt">
<desc>Captures the metronomic unit.</desc>
</attDef>
<attDef ident="mm.dots" usage="opt">
<desc>Records the number of augmentation dots required by a dotted metronome unit.</desc>
</attDef>
</attList>
</classSpec>