User Guide

9.2. TIME-WARPING SAMPLES 115
A One-Bar Loop as It
Appears in the Clip
View, by Default.
The Orig. BPM eld displays Live's guess of the loop's tempo; if you happen to know the
tempo of the loop, you can type it in here. Sometimes Live's guess of the original tempo
is wrong by half or double. If so, correct this by clicking on the buttons labeled *2 and
:2, respectively. The sample plays at double speed when you press :2 because you are
changing Live's interpretation of the sample's tempo, which serves as a point of reference
for determining the required time-stretch factor.
9.2.2 Syncing Uncut Loops
When importing a loop that has not been edited into a well-cut loop, Live will play it out of
sync. Suppose there is a portion of silence at the sample beginning, prior to the rst beat.
You can easily correct this by moving the Warp Marker labeled with a 1 to the rst beat's
onset. Likewise, you can eliminate silence after the actual loop end by moving the Warp
Marker at the sample's right edge.