![]() ![]() Prior to Live 8, the waveform display was fixed, and warping was achieved by stretching the timeline around the audio. The screens above show a summary of the key difference between Live 8's warping scheme and previous versions. It's this last topic that needs revisiting now, to bring us up to date. ![]() Lastly, the internal timing of audio clips can be manipulated manually by creating and moving Warp Markers. Longer files are assumed to be whole songs or recordings, and are analysed for transients so that Live can 'pin' them to the current tempo map if required. Short audio files are assumed to be loops, so Live guesses their lengths in bars, then stretches them to match the current session's tempo. In our Warping 101 article (SOS December 2006), we explained the different ways in which Live manipulated imported audio. So it's quite a bold move for Ableton to completely reverse the paradigm used for warping audio. Time warping is at the very heart of Live, and although most other DAWs can do it now, for many, 'Live' and 'audio warping' are synonymous. In this month's column, we're going to focus on the new warping system. It's now the waveform that moves, not the timeline.Ībleton always manage to pack lots of exciting new stuff into their upgrades (as you can read in the Live 8 review from the last issue of SOS), so we've got a wealth of fresh new features and techniques to explore over the coming months. Warping in older versions (left) and Live 8 (right). We show you how to get the most out of the new system. ![]()
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