Sound samples- tempo problems

ron-e-g · Post by **ron-e-g** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:21 pm

Hello. I'm new here and expect to be a regular (or as much as possible) I have noticed that in mixcraft 3 when in the sound edit page The tempo adj. operates in reverse i.e. slower is faster and faster is slower. Can anyone help me with this dilemma? Thanks. Ron

Post by **Acoustica Dan** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:18 am

Hi there! You're modifying the original tempo of the sound, not the playback tempo. You can change the playback tempo by setting your sound to Adjust To Project Tempo, then changing the project tempo, which can be found in the Project tab on the bottom half of the screen.

ron-e-g · Post by **ron-e-g** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:55 pm

Dan, I'm confused! how do I get the tempo changing right without changing the project tempo?

Or is that possible? as I bring existing songs onto a track as "add a sound" then do some further editing and mixing.

Thanks, Ron

Post by **Acoustica Dan** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:03 pm

Hi again,

If you just want to time stretch the clip, there are two ways:

1) Change the clip from Adjust To Project Tempo mode, and change it to Time Stretch mode. Then you can stretch the sound any way you want without worrying about the project tempo.

2) You can also use our Flex Audio (tm) visual time stretching. Just hold down the CTRL key, grab the end of the sound, and stretch it like a rubber band, shorter or longer, until its the length you desire.

If you want the track to match the tempo of your project, then switch the sound to Adjust To Project Tempo mode. It will analyze the sound and attempt to calculate the tempo of the song. Then you can change your project tempo, and add tempo change markers, to change the tempo of your song. This is useful for remixing different songs into the same tempo.

If I haven't quite answered your question, please let me know what you're trying to accomplish and we'll help you out!

Thanks,
Dan

ron-e-g · Post by **ron-e-g** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:35 pm

Dan, You have been more than helpful and I thank You. You probably have answered my question but, Let me please ask, and this will be the end of it

promise! I import a song already mastered and mixed down to a mp3 so I use the add a sound so Mixcraft will recognize the mp3. I obviously don't want to change the tempo. After the song is on track one lets say, I want to add blues harp and the sample is in lets say 115 bpm but my song is 98 bpm when I go into the sound tab and choose a slower bpm for the blues harp sample it actually gets faster. So I find myself trying to work back wards. Sorta like trying to read through a mirror!

I'm sure there must be a way of doing this better than the way I'm doing it

Thank You,Ron

gypsy101 · Post by **gypsy101** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:19 pm

in my experience w/mc thats how it do work- it is mirror working. hopefully dan can answer this question for us both.

YouTube · Post by **Acoustica Greg** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:56 pm

Hi Ron,

It sounds like your best bet is FlexAudioÃ–. That's the most intuitive way to go about it.

Greg

ron-e-g · Post by **ron-e-g** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:24 pm

OK Greg. I'll give that some intrest. Thanks.

Post by **Acoustica Dan** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:51 pm

Ron,

Its easier than you think. Start a new project, and turn on Auto Beat Match mode. Then drag in your MP3, and Mixcraft will ask you if you want to switch the project tempo to 98bpm. Say yes! It'll also ask if you want to switch to the detected key of the music. Say yes!

Now your project will be in 98bpm, and your song will be in 98 bpm. You can then drag in loops from the library. The loops will automatically match the tempo (98) and the key of the project.

You don't need to mess with the tempo/key in the Sound tab, unless Mixcraft gets the tempo or key wrong.

Good luck!

Dan

ron-e-g · Post by **ron-e-g** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:32 am

Wow Dan! Thats too simple, must be something wrong with that!!

Thanks, and I will give that a go.