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Making varying tempos constant

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Pitch 'n Time Pro
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Ortofon | Serato S-120
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Mike Gabriella 6:24 PM - 19 April, 2007
I am running ProTools 6.7. I have a current session that has 4 audio acappella voice tracks that were edited together from several different takes. These audio regions are therefore in different tempos as there was no click or rythm reference used during the recording. I used the "identify beat" function in ProTools to define the bars and beats. I also tried using the "constant tempo" feature in ProTools to keep the tempo at a constant bpm over the piece. While it works well functionaly, it introduced ARTIFACTS into the audio which has been frustrating. Can I get a constant tempo across the piece using Pitch'n'Time? How would accomplish this?
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Goran 12:50 AM - 20 April, 2007
Hi Mike

In Pich 'n Time Pro, there is a function called "Time Morphing" where you can manually sync the timing of one audio source to another, no matter how the tempo varies throughout the clip.
Do you currently own Pitch 'n Time?

Goran
Mike Gabriella 11:16 AM - 20 April, 2007
Hi Goran,

Yes, I own Pitch 'n Time Pro 2.2 ...
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Goran 10:36 PM - 22 April, 2007
Well, if the tempos in these tracks are "dead on beat", than you could possibly just select each track and time compress/expand it in simple tempo mode (the one with just the slider). For example if your track was 120 bpm, and you want it to be 100bpm, the tempo factor you would use is 100/120=0.8333 or 83.33%. You could also type in the source bpm, and destination bpm and the factor will be calculated for you. You have to do this seperately for each track, if the tracks are not sycnhronised.

If your tracks often use rubato (wonder off main tempo), you can use Time Morphing mode. to sync up each beat. Beside the text "Tempo" there are two arrows. Click twice the one pointing to the right. This will take you into Time Morphing mode.
Usage of Time Morphing mode is explained well in the manual, page 11, www.serato.com
In your case, you would first identify a track which you think has the correct tempo, use that track as the "Source" and sync up every other tracks to that one. If none of your tracks are in the desired destination tempo, you will have to choose one track which you will modify to be the right tempo. Than you will procede with syncing up the other tracks to that one.

As you can see it's quite a manual job. There is currently no tool to do this automaticlly. However the accuracy attainable using Time Morphing mode, can make your vocals sound very tight.