salvaging a performance: time stretching/squeezing
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:14 pm
Hi Everyone,
I've sort of figured out how to do this but clearly I'm not doing something correct, so thought I'd ask for tips.
The scenario: Recording a new track that I'd sketch demo'd several years ago on my PC (working with Fruity Loops and some other simple multi track program before I was in the DP world). While doing the demo, I laid down the perfect solo which I was hoping to import into my new mix somehow. Well, somehow, the safety disc of elements from that demo went missing -- i have looked everywhere -- and all I have is a 44.1 mixdown of that track.
So I'm seeing if there is a way to import that section in the mix somehow but the timing isn't exactly the same.....
(Currently using DP 4.61 on a dual processor 2.5 gHz G5 with 4.5 GB ram, Motu828MkII, etc.)
So wondering what the PROPER steps are for trying to:
a) adjust the timing (stretching/shrinking) for the section of the guitar solo which I'm trying to line up
b) are there any tricks or work arounds if the amount of stretching I have to do is too vast?
c) i know that re-recording the solo is an option but I seriously doubt if I would ever get the feel of that solo which I like and was very much in the moment. I can try but it would not be the same thing.
any tips would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Orange
I've sort of figured out how to do this but clearly I'm not doing something correct, so thought I'd ask for tips.
The scenario: Recording a new track that I'd sketch demo'd several years ago on my PC (working with Fruity Loops and some other simple multi track program before I was in the DP world). While doing the demo, I laid down the perfect solo which I was hoping to import into my new mix somehow. Well, somehow, the safety disc of elements from that demo went missing -- i have looked everywhere -- and all I have is a 44.1 mixdown of that track.
So I'm seeing if there is a way to import that section in the mix somehow but the timing isn't exactly the same..... (Currently using DP 4.61 on a dual processor 2.5 gHz G5 with 4.5 GB ram, Motu828MkII, etc.)
So wondering what the PROPER steps are for trying to:
a) adjust the timing (stretching/shrinking) for the section of the guitar solo which I'm trying to line up
b) are there any tricks or work arounds if the amount of stretching I have to do is too vast?
c) i know that re-recording the solo is an option but I seriously doubt if I would ever get the feel of that solo which I like and was very much in the moment. I can try but it would not be the same thing.
any tips would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Orange