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tunetracker wrote:I've posted this on other topics but i'll post it here if it helps anyone.
This method has worked really well for me. I've put it in 10 easy steps!

1. Download this baby: http://www.mixmeister.com/download_freestuff.html
2. Drop your tracks into it and it will calculate the EXACT BPM.
3. Drop a track into an empty clip in Live.
4. Make sure you can see it's wave display at the bottom of the screen.
5. Enter the EXACT BPM (ie 126.06) as the track tempo.
6. Hit 'Warp'
7. Move the first warp marker to the first downbeat
8. Play the track with the metronome playing to check it.
9. Should be spot-on, last warp marker may need a slight tweek.
10. Hit save - track warped!

inis wrote:My method is very simple now with live 5. I DJ with all Mp3's so i dont mess around with recording anymore.

I bring the file into live and let it be analyzed. Every track I have used so far, live has guessed the bpm within about .05. I usually just round up or down as needed because its very doubtful that the artist released the track at 129.97 bpm. THen I usually have to drag the first marker back a tad. It is usually in the middle of the first beat, instead of the very beginning. Then I check a couple points throughtout the track. They all usually live up fine. If they dont, i usually will adjust the markers at the 8th beat mark, then halfway through the song, and then one towards the very end. Thats about it. I definetly dont spend more than 5 minutes on any song.

THis isnt just house tracks either. I dont have any problems with breaks for drum and bass. They only problem would be if the tempo drifts throughout the song. THen its tricky, and you get into a whole other world of adding warp markers, etc. I havnt found a song like this online ever, but it can definetly happen when recording vinyl. That is the only way I couever see it taking hours. And even then im not so sure.

peace

robojam wrote:Does anyone know how to warp a sample so that it slows down while the tempo of the song remains constant? I have a song at 75bpm that has a heartbeat in it, and I want the heartbeat to slow down in the section where the drums cut out. However, I don't want the rest of the section to slow down, just the heartbeat.

Any ideas?

Tnx

supster wrote:

robojam wrote:Does anyone know how to warp a sample so that it slows down while the tempo of the song remains constant? I have a song at 75bpm that has a heartbeat in it, and I want the heartbeat to slow down in the section where the drums cut out. However, I don't want the rest of the section to slow down, just the heartbeat.

Any ideas?

Tnx

example:

record audio - or render a loop - of the heartbeat 4 bars long

bring the loop up in an audio track.

put warp markers at 1.1, 1.3, 2, 2.3, and 3.

now:

double click to create a warp marker at 3.3. then slide this marker a bit to the left. not too far ...

create a marker at 4. slide this to the left about the same length, maybe a bit more

again for 4.3, and again for 5 (the end of the clip)

this will slow down the clip ... changing the amount you push the markers will determine the rate of the slowdown

depending on the audio you are going to get digital stretching artifacts if you push it far enough ... but this can be very cool sounding.

its this kind of warping thats showing up more and more in a lot of tracks ... especialy minimal tech right now ..

DJRetard wrote:If I need to warp I a whole track I do it in live 4 then import in to live 5. Isnt that strange

Livewire wrote:

CJ Vega wrote:How about the complex mode?

its very good. it supposedly uses more CPU but i dont feel a significant difference. if youre drastically changing the tempo of a song, use complex mode.

dmc wrote:

inis wrote: I usually just round up or down as needed because its very doubtful that the artist released the track at 129.97 bpm.

also, older drum machines even drift a bit, so don't assume that you can always round them...