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What can the Beat Detective feature be used for in Pro Tools?

What can the Beat Detective feature be used for in Pro Tools?

Beat Detective is function of Pro Tools that can be used to extract, manipulate or correct the timing information found in either Audio or MIDI clips.

How do you beat detective logic?

Logic Pro doesn’t have a Beat Detective window or equivalent, but with a number of steps can achieve similar results.

  1. Step 1 – Divide the Audio into Usable Sections.
  2. Step 2 – Set the Tempo for Each Section.
  3. Step 3 – Separate Each Transient Event into its Own Region.
  4. Step 4 – Quantize the Regions.
  5. Step 5 – Fill the Gaps.

Where is Beat Detective Pro Tools?

Beat Detective is found under the menu “Event”, or more quickly, using the shortcut Cmd+8 on a Mac or Ctrl+8 on a Windows-based machine, using the numeric pad. From left to right, the three main ares of the Beat Detective window are Operation, Selection and Detection.

How do I install beat detective markers?

Cmd+click is the command for promoting exsisting markers. Just click to create new ones.

How does a beat detective work on sound?

Beat Detective can automatically detect transients and cut up recordings accordingly, move the new slices around on the basis of various quantisation options to adjust the performance to a different feel or tempo, and automatically fill any gaps that appear afterwards.

What are the challenges of using Beat Detective?

The main challenge when using Beat Detective is to preserve the groove and feel of the track. Fortunately, Ben came up with a protocol that allows tightening of the performance without sucking the life out of it. Hey! How’s it going?

Which is the best tool for Beat Detective?

To start at a simple point we’re going to pass over the first two options (Bar/Beat Marker Generation and Groove Template Extraction), and jump straight in at automatically cutting up drum recordings and ‘tightening’ the timing.

How are cut markers applied in Beat Detective?

In fact Beat Detective has yet another automated process for performing something like this: the Collection Mode option. When using Collection mode, you analyse and detect each drum track one at a time, adjusting your detection settings each time. After each detection you add the cut markers to a pool which will later be applied to all tracks.