a tempo marking

[miker]

I set up a 4/4 doc, 3 measures, each with 4 quarter notes. I set the tempi for each measure (with expressions) at 150, 50, a tempo.

I thought that the a tempo was a working expression, that would switch back to 150. But it stayed at 50. I went back to the a tempo, and on the playback tab, I set the tempo to 150, and all was well. I wasn't aware that was necessary, since the accel. and rit. markings work right out of the chute.

Is this how it's supposed to work? I had HP set as Standard.

[motet]

In the playback tab, you need to check "match tempo to tempo marking," or words to that effect. HP doesn't look at tempo marks, as far as I know.

[miker]

Thanks.