M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 585)

Chapter 28: Beat Detective 567
6 To see comments about the selected template,
click Show Info.
7 To affect how strongly the regions are con-
formed to the groove template, select the Timing
option and specify a percentage value with ei-
ther the slider or by typing in a value:
• Lower percentage values preserve the origi-
nal feel of the regions.
• Higher percentage values align the regions
more tightly to the groove templates grid,
with 100% aligning precisely to the tem-
plate grid.
• If the slider is set to 200%, regions move to
a location that is twice the difference be-
tween the original region location and the
position of the referenced template event.
For example, if a note was played at Bar 1|1|060
(a 16th note), and the corresponding template
event is at 1|1|073, a slider value of 100% results
in the note being shifted to 1|1|073; a slider
value of 200% shifts the note to 1|1|086.
8 To conform the material before applying the
groove template, enable the Pre-Process Using
Standard Conform
option.
With this option enabled, Beat Detective con-
forms regions to the current Standard Conform
settings before applying the groove template.
For material in which the performance was not
accurate, enabling Pre-Process Using Standard
Conform
can lead to better results by ensuring
that the performance is accurately mapped to
the correct bars, beats, and sub-beats before the
groove template is applied. Experimentation is
the best way to determine when it is appropriate
to use this option.
9 Click Conform to automatically conform all re-
gions in the selection.
10 Audition the new conformed regions by
clicking Play in the Transport.
11 Do one of the following:
• If necessary, select Edit > Undo, and repeat
steps 4–9 trying a different groove template
or Groove Conform settings.
– or –
• If necessary, apply Edit Smoothing (see
“Edit Smoothing” on page 567).
Edit Smoothing
(Audio Only)
After regions are conformed, there may be gaps
between the regions. These gaps can cause the
material to sound unnatural on playback.
Beat Detective can automatically fill the gaps be-
tween regions, and even add crossfades if you
choose. The Edit Smoothing option can be used
with regions that have been conformed, or with
a track that contains many regions that need to
be trimmed and crossfaded (such as in a sound
effects track). This automated process of
smoothing region edits can save many hours of
tedious editing.
When conforming an audio passage to a
heavily swung groove template, enabling
Pre-Process using Standard Conform will
often yield better results.
Beat Detective, Smoothing options