Whether you are using one-shot drums for creating kits in Drum Machine Designer, NI Battery and others, or you have a small or large loop and sample collection, being able to go directly there is really convenient. For example - Ableton Live has had this functionality since its very first version. This new ability to bookmark hard drive locations might seem like nothing, but it’s far from it. New Bookmarks And Untagged Loops In Audio Files Window Markers are easily placed, because the waveform of the loop/recording is clearly displayed for reference underneath. Each of these beat markers has a collection of vertically placed points that allow for things such as scaling and time compression for fitting the source material. You can easily adjust the “downbeat” (start of bar/measure) with a lighter colored marker, and the beats (2-3-4 for example) with darker colored markers. If you cut loops by hand from old recordings or your own live recordings, Smart Tempo will usually lock these down right from the start too, but you have total control if you need it. You can also set the signature, which is often 4/4. Often, by simply choosing the correct tempo (if you know it), or doubling or halving the tempo here too. If the loop or recording you drag in doesn’t sync perfectly, you can correct the timing here in several different ways. Once you do, you’ll see that there’s a new tab in the audio track’s list of audio editors called “File Tempo.” Double click the region to open the audio editors, then click the File Tempo tab. Most anything you drag in will now lock to your project’s tempo perfectly. You can even drag in loops and recordings made with differing rhythms, feels and swing levels, and Logic will attempt to lock them into place with sometimes unexpectedly cool results.ĭrag some loops or audio recordings in - go for it, you don’t have to be shy any more. You can now drag in nearly any WAV loop or recording and Logic will attempt to lock it "to the grid.” It works very very well, and sounds great musically and rhythmically even on freeform recordings. The whole process retains its musicality because it’s time-compressing the source material as is, and only makes adjustments on each beat position. Logic will now keep an eye on your audio by time correcting it at every beat position. Here you can choose the project’s tempo mode (for this article we’re only concerned with “Keep Project Tempo”) but more importantly, from the bottom menu labeled “Set imported audio files to”, choose “On + Align Bars and Beats.” Choose “Smart Tempo Project Settings.” The Project Settings window will open to the Smart Tempo tab. Automatically Tempo Sync Imported Audioĭirectly under the BPM in the black LCD area at center top of Logic, it now by default reads “KEEP.” Click there, and a menu will appear. This amazing tech was expanded upon and is now in full use within Smart Tempo in Logic Pro. The Smart Tempo feature itself was derived from Apple’s free App called “Music Memos.” This voice/instrument recorder allows for the seemingly impossible to add artificially generated, perfectly timed drums and bass to a freeform vocal/instrument recording, with almost spooky accuracy. This might seem trivial to some other DAW users -cough! cough! Ableton Live- but for Logic producers using mostly audio elements, it’s a total game changer (and the sound quality of the process is the best I’ve heard so far). Using Logic 10.4’s new “Smart Tempo” feature when dragging in loops and audio recordings of any length, you can almost always be sure it’ll snap to the bars and beats of your Logic project. Acappella stems for remixing, sub bass parts or live recorded music played freeform (rather than to a metronome) would rarely sync to Logic’s set tempo using Flex without timing issues, stretching artifacts and degradation of the original recording. There’s always been Flex Mode too, but anything other than very punchy drum loops and musical parts would often not lock up perfectly. You could always place the WAV loop at the start of a bar in Logic, then option-click-drag the bottom right to the correct bar length. For example, loops in Apple’s own “Apple Loop” format instantly adapt to tempo, but that's not true for WAV loops, which make up the majority of loops found on popular sites like Splice, Zenhiser, SampleMagic and others. Get deeper knowledge for Logic Pro X 10.4's Smart Tempo in these video tutorials: ĭragging loops and audio recordings into Logic Pro that sync to your project’s tempo has always had limitations.
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