Anybody actually use Audiosnap?

I use it often, primarily for lining up double-tracked vocals and harmonies. But I use it almost exclusively for manual timing edits, dragging transient markers by hand. 
 
I have also used it on a few occasions for creating a tempo map from live recordings that weren't recorded to a click. It worked quite well for that, allowing me to perform drum substitution and to layer sampled percussion over live drums.
 
Is there a secret to using it? I don't know. I only use it in these two scenarios, and I haven't strayed from the basic methods that have worked. I can only tell you that yes, it does work (quite well) in the limited ways that I've used it.

I use it as a manual editor and it works pretty ok.

Most of the tutorials emphasize beat slicing and stuff, but I think its strength is with time stretch that sounds pretty ok.

AudioSnap needs nice clean transients to detect tempo properly.
 
A kick drum track works best. But if all you have is a full mix to go by, you can create a click track yourself by recording a percussive sound as you play along with the song. Or record a MIDI track and render it to audio with a synth, which will be easier to correct any playing mistakes. Then let AudioSnap decipher the click track. It's an extra step, but it works every time.

bitflipper
AudioSnap needs nice clean transients to detect tempo properly.
 
A kick drum track works best. But if all you have is a full mix to go by, you can create a click track yourself by recording a percussive sound as you play along with the song. Or record a MIDI track and render it to audio with a synth, which will be easier to correct any playing mistakes. Then let AudioSnap decipher the click track. It's an extra step, but it works every time.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give that a try.
 
I can usually get close to the tempo with trial and error. I was just hoping it would be easier...

Interesting how much using a click track can make so much of a difference. But yes, I have a tendency to speed up during certain sections or slow down during a bridge or whatever so it is understandable. I wonder how Buddy Rich would stand up the graph. :)
 
The only reason I'm doing this is to import songs to use for Christmas lights - bringing the song into Cakewalk and then adding midi for show control.  Using the tempo/time change markers do help some but those just add more trial and error as well.
 
I would like to submit an ELO song to the guy in the article. Talk about the tempo being all over the place. Not only do they use lots of ****s and tempo changes but I would imagine each player is a little off as well.
 
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I guess I should use ****ando for r-e-t-a-r-d?
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r-e-t-a-r-d-a-n-d-o! egad!

DrLumen
I would like to submit an ELO song to the guy in the article. Talk about the tempo being all over the place. Not only do they use lots of ****s and tempo changes but I would imagine each player is a little off as well.

 
Are you talking about the actual ELO albums..
Those were the days where you just did it live. Nevermind he's completely redone them with click:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...ectric_Light_Orchestra