Pro Tools HELP
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- karlo
I am new to MBOX and Pro tools and basically am stuck...
Quaestion 1
Say I am doing a track at 100 bpm and I get a sample that is 90 bpm - how do I resample it so that it matches?? I have seen a friend do it with some other software - as to which the plugin he used was call something like 'Beat Mapper'.
Question 2
How can I change the pitch of a sample/track and retain the length??
Any help will be quality!!
Cheers
Karlo
- karlo0
Anyone??
- unknown0
Good for timestretch..
LIVE
http://www.ableton.comWhat are you using as a secuencer?
Are you on OSX?
if so, how does protools work on it?what you want to do, seems the same on both questions, and it's callerd time stretch.
you should check in the audio effects, window, look for change sample length, or get something like acid, or live (both really easy and intuitive)
- autonoma0
You would surely get a much quicker response on the TapeOp message boards:
- karlo0
As I said... Im new to this game! Sorry to be thick!! What do you mean by sequencer?? The man in the shop told me that pro tools and the m box was the bollox and that it would do EVERYTHING!!
ANY HELP WHATSOEVER will be great - Im leaving work now so email me at me@karlhudson.co.uk
Cheers
Karlo
PS Pro Tools 6 works fine on OSX - well as far as I know it does - it is the fastest software on my mac so far!!
- JazX0
it's called TIME-STRETCHING, you basically have to make sure that you have your tempos for both tracks, obviously that you are importing into your sequencer. You can do this externally or in Pro Tools itself. Search for Time-Stretching in the help area of that program. Are you on a MAC?
- JazX0
you cna also do it with tools such as Propellerheads' ReCycle 2.0. It basically allows you to pull and shift tempos, without losing the intergrity of your groove, but be forewarned, time-stretching doesn't always allow the sound of your track to stay the same. It can fuck it up bigtime. Audio is tricky. ;)
- unknown0
do a search for a "software sampler"
check out acid by sonic foundry
- matt250
another question
If I have a loop at say 90bpm and i want to speed it up to say 110bpm - how do I do that?
- JazX0
Specifically ReCycle 2.0 is the best for this type stuff or you can also again, TIME-STRETCH using tools like Acid, which is really isn't such a great sequencer, but if it's for personal projects then it will work alright.
- unknown0
stretching from 90 to 110 while keeping the same pitch may cause an unwanted phasing effect. You're better keeping the stretch to a minium - say within 10 bmp either way. (or just pitch up or down to achieve the desired bmp instead)
Software samplers will do this or as JazX says ReCycle & Acid do the same job.
- unknown0
It depends on what soft are you using.
On some softs the only thing you need to do is change the main tempo of your composition. On others, you need to change the duration of your sample.
Let's say your loop is at 90Bpm and it's 2.15 seconds long. Change the New tempo to 110 and the soft will do the calculations so your loop will keep it's original pitch but it will be shorter in time.
What soft are you using?
- unknown0
Also when you go for some big changes in your loop tempo you could get like somebody said earlier, weird sound effects, this is good for experimenting, and does't mean that the loop sounds bad, it's just different, exploring in different ways, can bring (or not) character to the sound you are using, and make your final track or project stand out from the rest.
experimenting is always good.
- JazX0
everyone here is right, it's just tricky and it all depends upon what you are trying to do with what. Good Luck ;)
- cxbrix0
For protools the best thing is to change the tempo outside in a program like Peak (for mac). I like using LIve on my non-protools comp and recording the audio into protools. This allows me to keep massive amounts of samples in live and audition them at any tempo with my protools session. Another good tool I use is Serato's Pitch 'n Time. It is an AudioSuite plugin that allows you to control the pitch and tempo independently (http://www.serato.com/products... One last option is ProTools LE 6 has time compression (time streatching) built in so you can just expand or shorten the waveform while it's in the timeline.