changing tempo of mid file

  • Thread starter Thread starter daveblue222
  • Start date Start date
D

daveblue222

New member
im using a synth vst with some drums loops/sounds which i would like to change the temp of (once recorded). i have set up the track tempo in cubase but cant find out how my synth tempo can match this .

i have seen it done but cant remember lol

all help much appreciated :)
 
VST instruments usually will automatically sync with the host DAW tempo. If you're dealing with a .mid (MIDI) file, that you've loaded into a MIDI track in your DAW, this should also be in the same tempo of your DAW.

Now, if you're talking about sampled audio loops that are loaded into a VSTi sampler, that's a different story. With audio loops (samples) the tempo is locked with the audio recording. Here are some ways to have audio loops match the tempo of the DAW.

Use .rex (or .rx2) files. These are ReCycled loops that are chopped up to turn each hit into its own sample. You load this into the sampler, load the related MIDI file, and off you go.

You can use Elastic audio/hitpoints feature in your DAW (Cubase) to stretch the loop to match the tempo.

Some samplers will be able to chop and/or stretch loops internally. NI Kontakt is what I use, but there are certainly others that are capable of doing this.
 
yeah i think they are sampled midi loops as they are not syncing etc....

will look into your explanation more as i dont have a clue yet lol for now i will stick with the sample tempos.


cheers :)
 
If they are midi, they will change with the tempo, if they are audio, they will not. There is a way to get it to time stretch the audio, but I can't remember off the top of my head how to make that happen.
 
daveblue222 said:
they are sampled midi loops
Click to expand...
That makes no sense. There is no such thing as "sampled midi loop". You either have a MIDI file which is independent of audio, or you have an audio file which has nothing to do with MIDI. Can you please clarify?

Farview said:
If they are midi, they will change with the tempo, if they are audio, they will not. There is a way to get it to time stretch the audio, but I can't remember off the top of my head how to make that happen.
Click to expand...
You can chop up drum loops in Cubase with the Hitpoints feature. Although I still prefer to do it in ReCycle as it also exctracts a MIDI file to go with the loop, which allows for further flexibility, resequencing, sound replacement, groove extraction and all kinds of other fun things. With Hitpoints you just get a chopped up audio part, which while will allow you to sync to tempo, is rather limited in other aspects.
 
sorry its my lack of knowledge when it comes to midi.

basically the vsti im using is sampletron. it has some drum loops, which are played when you hold down a key on the keyboard. it isnt like drum programs where you drag and drog files into the DAW and they sync automatically. im pretty sure i read they where sampled loops or something. i have managed to record a four bar drum loop with it and have cubase set to cycle at the so i can play over it. what are the easiest steps to now speed or slow up the recorded loop?

cheers for all the prompt replies :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top