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synchronization and adjusts the playback rate based on the latest tempo change.

Changing The Tempo Of A Sound

ssuming that the detected tempo of the sound is correct, you can change the tempo of a sound by adding

markers with tempo changes. You do not need to change the detected tempo of the sound, but, instead you

should change the project tempo or add tempo markers! In short, if you want to speed up the sound, increase the

project tempo! Changing the detected tempo of a sound should only be done if the detected tempo of the sound is

wrong!

Changing The Detected Tempo Of A Sound

You must be in Adjust To Project Tempo mode to change the detected tempo of a sound.

If the sound's detected tempo is wrong, you can adjust it via the Detected Tempo drop down control. The original

detected tempo will show up with an * next to it in case you need to restore it to the original detected tempo.

*** Audio Clips only ***

The following information is for audio clips only.

Sounds longer than 30 seconds will show the actual beats in the Loop Editor. This can be extremely useful as

each beat will show a tempo at that beat point. Most songs do not keep a constant beat and drift, in addition to

having varying tempos, keys and time signatures. Therefore, you can trim a sound and use a tempo within that

trimmed area.

Learn How To Fix Songs With Drifting Tempos here.

In fact, you can set the detected tempo to the average tempo within the active loop by clicking the Use Average

Tempo In Active Loop button!

Use Average Tempo In Active Loop button

In some cases, the detected tempo is off by a factor of two. To quickly adjust the tempo by two, click the Double

Or Half Tempo button!

Double Or Half Tempo button

Pitch Shifting Sounds

You can change a sound's pitch by clicking the Sound Details Tab on the bottom of the window. If you want the

sound to obey key changes on the time line or be relative to the project's key, you should look into setting the key

of the sound.

Do Not Fix Pitch

If you don't care about changing the sound's pitch, you can choose Do Not Fix Pitch on the Sound Details Tab. If

you are time stretching the sound, the pitch will be altered by the same percentage as the time stretch.

Adjust Pitch By

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