How to Deal with Tempo While Importing Songs?

DarkMatter · Post by **DarkMatter** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:58 pm

So, im no stranger to ableton, however this is the first time I have used it like a DJ to do a mix rather than an original composition. I know you can drag and drop from itunes, but how do you deal with tempo issues? Do you try to figure out the tempo before you import the song? I would like to have the markers match the song to aid in looping, but im not sure how to go about this. Is there any kind of automated tempo analysis of audio clips within ableton? Any information to help me get started would be appreciated. Thanks.

DarkMatter · Post by **DarkMatter** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:03 pm

OK, so I just realized it detects the tempo of the first song correctly, but then the next song is warper incorrectly as a result of the timing from the first song. How do i get the temp on each audio track detected and separated from the original tempo?

DarkMatter · Post by **DarkMatter** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:42 pm

Figured it out. Is there any way to manually enter in breakpoint values? For instance, say I am in arrangement mode and want a breakpoint to dictate a certain tempo change... Is there a way to enter in this value instead of trying to zero in on it with the mouse?