MIDI Stretch

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2013/02/27 12:57:43 (permalink)

MIDI Stretch

Is there a way to stretch a MIDI clip. Like an equivalent of holding ctrl and stretching an audio clip. Stretch out longer to slow down shorter to speed it up. I know you can use the Fit To Time or Length but a drag stretch would be nice.
 
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    Re:MIDI Stretch 2013/02/27 16:50:19 (permalink)
    That is a Tempo issue. Just speed it up or slow it down. The Transport module in the Control Bar shows the tempo and it can be adjusted. There is a Tempo Map as well. 

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    Re:MIDI Stretch 2013/02/27 17:05:33 (permalink)
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    That is a Tempo issue. Just speed it up or slow it down. The Transport module in the Control Bar shows the tempo and it can be adjusted. There is a Tempo Map as well. 

    What I am talking about is a timming issue. For instance, I tracked electronic drums and one section of the song the drummer slowed down for a couple measures and then caught up and then in another part he speed up a bit and then pulled the reigns and got back on tempo. How would you fix that? Besides get a new drummer.  The rest is spot on and the feel is great.
     
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    Re:MIDI Stretch 2013/02/27 17:09:03 (permalink)
    All4Him


    John


    That is a Tempo issue. Just speed it up or slow it down. The Transport module in the Control Bar shows the tempo and it can be adjusted. There is a Tempo Map as well. 

    What I am talking about is a timming issue. For instance, I tracked electronic drums and one section of the song the drummer slowed down for a couple measures and then caught up and then in another part he speed up a bit and then pulled the reigns and got back on tempo. How would you fix that? Besides get a new drummer.  The rest is spot on and the feel is great.
     
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    It is MIDI, afterall - just put the notes where you want them.  Use the piano roll - or quantize if you like.
     
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    Re:MIDI Stretch 2013/02/27 17:11:48 (permalink)
    Yeah, that's still tempo.  You can try Fit Improvisation feature, or if it's not really too bad, manually move, maybe with a bit of quantize as well?
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    Re:MIDI Stretch 2013/02/27 17:14:02 (permalink)
    No, there's no drag stretch for MIDI. As you already mentioned, you can use Fit To Time or Length.

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    Re:MIDI Stretch 2013/02/27 17:21:09 (permalink)
    i would right click lasso the effected notes/press Q
    this brings up the quantize menu,if its basic timing and not some 3/4 or 1/32th rolls,set it to 1.8 or 1/16th press enter.done,listen.

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    Re:MIDI Stretch 2013/02/27 17:21:57 (permalink)
    Just quantize the measures that are off and then you may also have to tweak them. Use an 80% strength so it doesn't sound too mechanical. 

    Another option would be to cut and paste the measures where he played the part in time over the ones where he didn't. 

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    Re:MIDI Stretch 2013/02/27 18:33:53 (permalink)
    I tracked electronic drums and one section of the song the drummer slowed down for a couple measures and then caught up and then in another part he speed up a bit and then pulled the reigns and got back on tempo. How would you fix that?

     
    Copy the "correct" timing from a MIDI clip or audio (in Audiosnap), then use the Clipboard option in Process -> Groove Quantize to apply that to the erratic drum track.
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