Operation Manual

If possible, pick a section of sound a measure or so before the obvious audio drift. Make sure that snap is off on
the Snap Settings so that you can make a precise split. After the split, select the right hand side clip and adjust the
tempo on the Sound Details tab.
On the Loop Editor, you'll be able to see a dark gray area which shows that the left side of the sound has been
trimmed by the split. You can zoom in to the light gray side to visually determine the best tempo.
Proceed from the left to the right on the sound with the following process:
1. Listen to the song until the beats no longer sync with the metronome.
2. Split the active sound clip a measure or so before the drift is noticeable.
3. Assign a new tempo to the right most clip you just created from the split.
4. Repeat this process until you get to the end of the sound.
When you are done, you'll end up with a group of clips like this:
Mix it down to a new WAV file for future remixing!
How To Extract A Loop From A Song
You can extract a portion of any song and make it into a loop. This loop can then be combined with other loops or
beat matched songs.
If the song is in time with the metronome and is beat matched properly, you can extract a seamless loop. You may
need to fix the song if the tempo is drifting. Make sure that snap is on and aligned to the measure or bar.
Select the measure or measures of audio on the sound and click Copy from the Edit menu (Ctrl+C). Paste it on a
new track by clicking Paste from the Edit menu (Ctrl+V). Select the new click and then click Make Into A Loop from
the Sound menu (or right click on the sound and select Make Into A Loop). Loop the new sound as many times as
you'd like!
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