Automatic Tempo Mapping of pre-recorded tracks / stems
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 3:13 pm
How do I automatically map tempo for imported stems and other audio. Is there a simple video tutorial? (I'm a slow visual learner and a new Ableton user)
Use Case: I want to import the stems or multiple audio files / tracks from a song, and (1) have Live 12 automatically identify the song's original BPM from a track such as the kick drum or other percussion that has clean transients, and (2) track/adjust/map the song's tempo accurately through the entire song so I can collaborate with other tracks exported from other DAWs and/or record new material and/or midi map for sequencing and arps, and/or remix and/or loop etc. Another use is to import stems of existing songs and I want to quickly create clips of different instruments to loop.
I know Ableton can follow live tempos and assumed Ableton can do this since most DAWs can including Logic, Cubebase, and even Cakewalk which can auto map the tempo of imported pre-recorded tracks.
I've seen countless Ableton videos where people manually mark beat/measures combined with using warping - which can take hours. Either this feature doesn't exist? or I'm using the wrong search terms when searching Google, youtube or this forum. For example, I've searched strings like "Automatic tempo mapping" Setting tempo to follow imported tracks" "create tempo maps" - but because ableton may use different terms for this feature and I don't know what I don't know, I need your expert help!
Use Case: I want to import the stems or multiple audio files / tracks from a song, and (1) have Live 12 automatically identify the song's original BPM from a track such as the kick drum or other percussion that has clean transients, and (2) track/adjust/map the song's tempo accurately through the entire song so I can collaborate with other tracks exported from other DAWs and/or record new material and/or midi map for sequencing and arps, and/or remix and/or loop etc. Another use is to import stems of existing songs and I want to quickly create clips of different instruments to loop.
I know Ableton can follow live tempos and assumed Ableton can do this since most DAWs can including Logic, Cubebase, and even Cakewalk which can auto map the tempo of imported pre-recorded tracks.
I've seen countless Ableton videos where people manually mark beat/measures combined with using warping - which can take hours. Either this feature doesn't exist? or I'm using the wrong search terms when searching Google, youtube or this forum. For example, I've searched strings like "Automatic tempo mapping" Setting tempo to follow imported tracks" "create tempo maps" - but because ableton may use different terms for this feature and I don't know what I don't know, I need your expert help!