Techniques & Tools

Question 1

Whats the best method when trying to find BPM with tapping to audio?

Answer 1

Import into session view instead

Question 2

First step in warping

Answer 2

Place the a marker at the first transient or beginning of waveform -> right click and choose “set 1.1.1 here”

Question 3

When to use general warp analysis methods

Warm from here
Warp from here (start at __ BPM)
Warp from here (straight)
Warp __ BPM from here
Warp Sample as 1-bar loop

Answer 3

Warm from here -> live music (unknown BPM)

Warp from here (start at __ BPM) -> live music (known BPM)

Warp from here (straight) - electronic music (unknown BPM)

Warp __ BPM from here - electronic music (known)

Question 4

Different Warp Modes and best uses

Beat
Tone
Texture
Re-Pitch
Complex
Complex Pro

Answer 4

Beat
- slices the track according to set interval

Tone
- monophonic pitch samples
- slices according to grain size

Texture
- SFX and textures (ex: white noise)
- flux randomizes grain size

Re-Pitch
- allows pitch to change with the warping

Complex
- uses time stretch algorithm (blends samples)

Complex Pro
- designed for vocals
- formants brings in clarity of vowel sounds
- envelope helps support the formant function

Question 5

What is Record Quantization

Answer 5

Setting the DAW so it quantizes note as you play to save time

Question 6

Session View - what are the different types of clip launch functions

Trigger
Toggle
Gate
Repeat

Answer 6

Trigger - starts the clip and plays through, if hitting play again it starts from the beginning
Toggle - toggles sample on/of
Gate - continues playback as long as you hold play
Repeat - pressing play once is same function as trigger, holding repeats the start of the sample depending on the quantize setting

Question 7

Session View - how do you change tempo of each scene?

Answer 7

hold + drag the master track to the left and reveal the BPM column where you can set different values

Question 8

Session View - how to trim down midi clips?

Answer 8

Select in the area in the midi in clip view
Right-click and select “crop clip”

Question 9

Where is the session view master record button located?

Answer 9

To the left of the bar counter at the top (looks like a circle outline)

Question 10

How to transfer clips from session view to arrangement view?

Answer 10

Select the clip (or multiple clips) click and press tab to switch to arrangement view and drag onto the proper track

not always the best option, usually want to record the session view into arrangement view

Question 11

How record scenes into arrangement view?

Answer 11

Start the arrangement record session and then click play on the proper scene