Helpful ReplyChanging speed of audio in Sonar X2 ?

Author
Post
Essentials Only Full Version
pagec
Max Output Level: -89 dBFS
  • Total Posts : 79
  • Joined: 2009/09/02 11:22:50
  • Status: offline
2013/03/30 07:55:41 (permalink)

Changing speed of audio in Sonar X2 ?

Can anyone tell me if I can increase or decrease thae speed of audio within Sonar without changing the key. Or if not possible, any free software that will do it. I know I would probably loose quality, get artifacts etc, but thats does not matter too much to me.
 
Thanks for you help from a bloody cold UK.
#1
List Solutions Only

8 Replies Related Threads
    FastBikerBoy
    Forum Host
    • Total Posts : 11326
    • Joined: 2008/01/25 16:15:36
    • Location: Watton, Norfolk, UK
    • Status: offline
    Re:Changing speed of audio in Sonar X2 ? 2013/03/30 09:03:02 (permalink)
    Audiosnap can be used to get audio to follow project tempo. There's a video here on my youtube page that explains how to do that.



    Karl
    Author of..
    SWA Cakewalk Sonar 2015 - New features
    Video Contents PDFs
     
    Free Videos
    #2
    Metalbat
    Max Output Level: -90 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 48
    • Joined: 2008/11/13 17:07:53
    • Status: offline
    Re:Changing speed of audio in Sonar X2 ? 2013/03/30 09:13:29 (permalink)
    You can open Guitar Rig is stand alone mode and drag an audio file into the tapedeck. On the right you will see controls to change tempo, transpose or tune. I use this often to slow down speedy guitar parts. Not sure if it works within sonar. Why do you want to slow it down? You can also change audio speed in windows media player, but the quality is not as good as guitar rig.

    Windows 8.1 64 BIT, Intel Q6600, 4 GIG RAM, Sonar X3 Producer 64 BIT,  Edirol FA-101 Firewire, PCR-800, V-Studio 20
    #3
    garrigus
    Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 8599
    • Joined: 2003/11/05 17:23:21
    • Location: www.garrigus.com
    • Status: offline
    Re:Changing speed of audio in Sonar X2 ? 2013/03/30 09:18:06 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby Studious 2013/06/12 16:22:21
    Yes, you can do this by changing the length of the audio, which can be done in a couple ways. You can hold CTRL on your PC keyboard and then click/drag the edge of a clip to shorten or lengthen it. This will also stretch the audio.

    Or you can select the clip and choose Process > Length. Use the Stretch Audio option in the dialog box and enter a percentage.

    In addition, you can select the clip, press Shift+I to open the Clip Properties in the Inspector. Then click the AudioSnap category and there you can choose Enable Stretch and enter a Stretch Amount or New Duration.

    So, there are various ways to do this...

    Scott

    --
    Scott R. Garrigus - http://garrigus.com - SONAR X2 Power! - http://garrigus.com/?SonarX2Power
    * Author of the Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge Power book series: http://garrigus.com/?PowerBooks
    * Author of the Cakewalk Sonar ProAudioTutor video tutorial series: http://garrigus.com/?ProAudioTutor
    * Publisher of the DigiFreq free music technology newsletter: http://digifreq.com/?DigiFreq
    * Publisher of the NewTechReview free consumer technology newsletter: http://newtechreview.com/?NewTechReview

    #4
    DW_Mike
    Max Output Level: -6 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 6907
    • Joined: 2006/11/29 18:06:40
    • Location: The arm-pit of the good 'ol US...New Jersey
    • Status: offline
    Re:Changing speed of audio in Sonar X2 ? 2013/03/30 09:18:54 (permalink)
    I know Reaper and Harrison Mixbus do this very well.
    Sorry to any die-hard Sonar fans but I'm just answering the OP's question truthfully.

    They are both around $50 (Harrison Mixbus is for a limited time. Reg around $250).
    Reaper you can download and use for free. If you plan on keeping it you should buy the license for $50 but it's not enforced.
    Harrison does not offer a demo at this time. 

     Mike



    post edited by chefmike8888 - 2013/03/30 09:35:09

    Sonar X3 ~ Scarlett 18i6 ~ Home Build DAW  
    GA-Z77X-UD5H
    Intel i7 3770k 4.2GHz
    32GB RAM Crucial Ballistix Elite (4x8) 
    2x Samsung 250GB SSD 
    1TB WD Black HDD @ 7200RPM 6Gb/s 64MB 
    Corsair H80i Liquid cooler 
    Noctua Silent Fans ~ 3x120mm ~ 1x140mm 
    Seasonic Platinum 760w PSU 
    Windows 7 Pro 64Bit.
    #5
    gelybar
    Max Output Level: -90 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 23
    • Joined: 2012/04/24 10:27:43
    • Status: offline
    Re:Changing speed of audio in Sonar X2 ? 2013/06/12 08:07:41 (permalink)
    These are good advices but I'd like to be able to set the length of an audio clip so the pitch changes accordingly. Is there a way? I recall there was a plugin in X1 that could do it, but it seems to be missing from X2. Thanks.
    #6
    icontakt
    Max Output Level: -32.5 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 4266
    • Joined: 2012/03/04 08:18:02
    • Location: Tokyo
    • Status: offline
    Re:Changing speed of audio in Sonar X2 ? 2013/06/12 10:51:43 (permalink)
    chefmike8888
    I know Reaper and Harrison Mixbus do this very well.
    Sorry to any die-hard Sonar fans but I'm just answering the OP's question truthfully.

    They are both around $50 (Harrison Mixbus is for a limited time. Reg around $250).
    Reaper you can download and use for free. If you plan on keeping it you should buy the license for $50 but it's not enforced.
    Harrison does not offer a demo at this time. 

    Mike


    Studio One 2 does it very well, too. There's a free version but I'm not sure if it allows timestretching.
    But the OP says he doesn't mind the quality, so why should he take the trouble to install a new daw and learn how to use it? :)

    Tak T.
     
    Primary Laptop: Core i7-4710MQ CPU, 16GB RAM, 7200RPM HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium OS (Japanese) x64 SP1
    Secondary Laptop: Core2 Duo CPU, 8GB RAM, 7200RPM HDD, Windows 7 Professional OS (Japanese) x64 SP1
    Audio Interface: iD14 (ASIO)
    Keyboard Controller/MIDI Interface: A-800PRO
    DAW: SONAR Platinum x64 (latest update installed)
    #7
    CJaysMusic
    Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 30423
    • Joined: 2006/10/28 01:51:41
    • Location: Miami - Fort Lauderdale - Davie
    • Status: offline
    Re:Changing speed of audio in Sonar X2 ? 2013/06/12 14:05:29 (permalink)
    Edited for good reason

    www.audio-mastering-mixing.com - A Professional Worldwide Audio Mixing & Mastering Studio, Providing Online And Attended Sessions. We also do TV commercials, Radio spots & spoken word books
    Audio Blog
    #8
    Beepster
    Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 18001
    • Joined: 2012/05/11 19:11:24
    • Status: offline
    Re:Changing speed of audio in Sonar X2 ? 2013/06/12 14:08:03 (permalink)
    gelybar
    These are good advices but I'd like to be able to set the length of an audio clip so the pitch changes accordingly. Is there a way? I recall there was a plugin in X1 that could do it, but it seems to be missing from X2. Thanks.




    You can use audiosnap/grooveclip setting to adjust timing and pitch changes. However it sounds like you want to speed things up like you would on a tape machine. There are plugs that do that. Not sure if the Cakewalk tape sim does it but if there was a plug in X1 that did it that you do not see in X2 you could simply do a custom install and just install that single plug in. You'd have to know which one it was though. If you still have your old X1 install on your system then it'd just be a matter of doing a VST scan after pointing to folder where the plug is located.
    #9
    Jump to:
    © 2025 APG vNext Commercial Version 5.1