Reference Manual
CHAPTER 9. TEMPO CONTROL AND WARPING 121
Using the Context Menu
to Direct Auto-Warp.
Directing Auto-Warp is also relatively simple when you have imported a perfectly cut loop.
You can tell Auto-Warp to work accordingly using the Warp As ...-Bar Loop command. Live
will propose a loop length that makes the most sense given the current Live Set's tempo.
Decreasing the Live Set's tempo can, for instance, lead Live to assume the loop is 8 bars at
90 BPM instead of 16 bars at 180 BPM.
Sometimes more accurate control of Auto-Warp is necessary. The best way to go about
warping a clip that requires more detailed attention is in sections, working gradually from left
to right. You can set a Warp Marker by double-clicking one of the numeric grid markers to
the right of each correctly warped section, pinning it into place. The shortcuts for working
with the
clip loop brace and start/end markers can speed up this process considerably.
You might also nd it helpful to select multiple Warp Markers for moving by selecting them
with the or
Ctrl
(PC) / (Mac) modiers held down.
The four Warp From Here commands provide various ways of resetting Warp Markers to
the right of the selected grid marker or Warp Marker, leaving Warp Markers to the left
untouched. These commands are also available from the start marker.
Warp From Here runs the Auto-Warp algorithm on the material to the right of the
selected marker.
Warp From Here (Start At ...) directs Auto-Warp to use the current Live Set's tempo as
a starting point for tempo tracking. The strategy here is as follows:
1. Deactivate the Warp switch for the clip so that it plays unwarped;