In this video I show how I go about mapping the tempo of a song that was not recorded with a steady timing.

 

A few reasons to map the tempo of the song

  • editing is far simpler on the grid
  • FX like delay and modulation can synchronize automatically to the music
  • you can easily stretch and shrink your audio & MIDI to try new tempos

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7 responses to “Tempo Mapping Tutorial Video”

  1. timothys_monster Avatar
    timothys_monster

    Nice but why not using the SWS warp grid (http://wiki.cockos.com/wiki/index.php/Warp_grid_with_SWS)? Then you wouldn’t have to change the mouse cursor potition either,

    1. Admin Avatar
      Admin

      That’s interesting and reading that page a few times and I’m still not sure I understand it. I’ll try it out and if I like it I’ll plan for a followup video.

      1. timothys_monster Avatar
        timothys_monster

        It’s pretty straight forward. Just use this action: “Move closest grid line to mouse cursor (perform until shortcut released)” and follow the LiceCap in the Wiki article.

  2. remixingplanet Avatar

    Cheers, you have just saved me from making a few mistakes, dude. I don’t know why I always have so many troubles with timing :(.

  3. Tiki Horea Avatar
    Tiki Horea

    The click doesn’t follow the grid changes using the SWS action. Does this happen to you as well?

  4. Justin Avatar
    Justin

    I’ve been looking for a way to get Reaper to mimic Mixbus’ Tempo mapping (i.e. you can just drag the bar line/grid to the transients – and viola!)
    I’m thinking that SWS “warp grid” function might make it possible…

    1. Justin Avatar
      Justin

      Pretty sure I just foud the answer to my own question – check out warp grid on the sws wiki: https://wiki.cockos.com/wiki/index.php/Warp_grid_with_SWS

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