Recording audio, then choosing a tempo to match

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biofrequency
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Recording audio, then choosing a tempo to match

Post by biofrequency » Sat May 01, 2021 12:41 am

I'm trying to do something that seems like it should be really easy but I cannot figure out how to tell it to the interface.

I want to play an instrument into a recording, then trim it into a loop, and then build the rest of a song around it. I won't know the tempo to set Ableton at until I've finished recording and trimming the audio. I thought that if I turned off warp, then adjusted the tempo, then turned warp back on so the loop button would become active, that would do what I wanted. That doesn't seem to be the case.

Does anyone have a tip for doing this style of workflow?

schlam
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Re: Recording audio, then choosing a tempo to match

Post by schlam » Thu May 20, 2021 8:10 am

Hello
Use the live's looper with "set tempo mode"
And drag the first loop in a track
The tempo of live will follow this first loop

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