"beatmatching" problem

jasonf · Post by **jasonf** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:49 pm

i downloaded the demo i played with the demo loops and sounds for a while and i thought i should make my own loops... opened soundforge cut save blah blah... anyways i tried them on live and they dont stay in sync... do i have to cut perfect loops (if yes how?) or is there a settings problem?

thanx in advance.

mr-e · Post by **mr-e** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:26 pm

first check if your warpmarkers are correct in ableton

jasonf · Post by **jasonf** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:21 pm

they are.

i made more loops and some seem to be good (but still not perfect...)

any ideas?

dCross · Post by **dCross** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:44 pm

jasonf wrote:they are.

i made more loops and some seem to be good (but still not perfect...)

any ideas?

are these loops very long? If so, Live may not automatically set them in "warp" mode. Does changing the song's tempo still keep them in (relative) sync?

(though if you're able to warp marker, you should be in warp mode...)

Adusting the warp makers is what should get everything lined up for you - have you zoomed in to make sure it's lined up right to the waveform?

jasonf · Post by **jasonf** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:58 am

yea they are wraped but i cant move the markers the little amounds needed to sound right... you still havent answer me tho.... do i have to make the perfect loops?

dCross · Post by **dCross** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:38 am

jasonf wrote:yea they are wraped but i cant move the markers the little amounds needed to sound right... you still havent answer me tho.... do i have to make the perfect loops?

no, the whole point of Live is that your loops don't have to be perfect.

I think all you have to do is double click one of the times (ie: 1.3.2, 2.1, etc) - that should activate that segment as moveable, allowing you to nudge the loop the way you want

search the forum for "how to warp marker a track" Someone here made a nice video showing you exactly how it happens.