problems with tempo matching...help please,

You could try dragging the Audio of the strings up to the Time ruler and seeing how well Melodyne adjust and sets you tempo for you.

I wonder if you open Melodyne and "leave it in percussive", prior to opening the project you are wanting to use it on. I'll have to try that see if it works.
Michael

Maybe you have to modify your tempo map to the string section you want.
As your cover is all midi, un-freeze the parts, fix the tempo during the section you need.
Then freeze your midi again.
With strings it might be a little tough finding the "beats".
A nice snare hit on the 2 and 4 of the "source" material is probably the "easiest".
But it all comes down to, how bad/want do you need the strings?
 
T

thanks guys for your suggestion's and advice, i have done the bit about dragging the strings into the timeline, which did indeed show a variable tempo, to be specific i have already recorded the bass,piano and drum parts @72 bpm, the string section varies from 72 to 76 bpm so of course it will not match up, i even did a tempo map of the strings in melodyne then set the tempo to constant 72 bpm..still no luck in matching the tempo, at this point i have more or less given up trying to match the tempo, so i have made a midi file of the strings and am manually adjusting the individual note's by using the tab to transient and looking at melodyne at the same time..arduous work, the isolated file i found on youtube seems to have been manipulated as well it is not accurate, also the song was recorded 40 years ago and the sonic quality and technology of those times where primitive compared to today, my aim was and is to do a cover with a modern day sonic quality sound to it, it is worth noting that all the people who played on that song where all playing without a click which i might add is what gave the song it's "feel" or "swing" so i conclude that maybe that is the path i should go instead of going for a grided  sound right on the beat or click?  btw how do you stretch audio in sonar?
many thanks so far...Peter 

It's shift+ctrl+drag these days ... the option was changed but there is outdated docu to be found depending on where you look

Just learned the new command to stretch as well. I am glad it will work for you. Best way to handle your issue I think and much easier too! Thanks Rob.