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Importing audio files into Logic

Importing audio files into Logic

2006-05-21 by David

I saved a finale string section as an audio file (.wav) and pasted it
into logic express. I have the metronome setting in logic the same as
the finale file, but when I paste in the audio file, the metronome click
in logic is off the beat. Does anyone know why this is happening and
how I can correct it? 
Thanks
David

Re: [Logic_Cafe] Importing audio files into Logic

2006-05-21 by Gregory Anderson

On May 21, 2006, at 6:02 PM, David wrote:

>  I saved a finale string section as an audio file (.wav) and pasted it
>  into logic express. I have the metronome setting in logic the same as
>  the finale file, but when I paste in the audio file, the metronome 
> click
>  in logic is off the beat. Does anyone know why this is happening and
>  how I can correct it?
>  Thanks
>  David
>

Is it starting off the beat, or gradually getting there?  I would 
import through the audio window, select the desired track, put the song 
position line at start, the CMD-click the name of the file in the audio 
window which will paste it on the selected track at 1.1.1.1.  If it's 
slightly off from the beginning, I would go in the sample editor and 
adjust the start anchor to the first transient.

If it's starting in time, but gradually getting worse over time, then I 
have nothing.

Gregory

Re: [Logic_Cafe] Importing audio files into Logic

2006-05-22 by GAmoore@aol.com

If it's starting in time, but gradually getting worse over time, then I
have nothing.

That happens when you sync to a loop which is too short or too long. Is it possible the metronomes are not the same in the two programs? Or perhaps one file or the other has a tempo change? I think I could start with a new autoload song, and open the tempo editor to make sure there is no tempo change. Set the tempo. Then import the audio and adjust the start anchor to start right on beat 1 bar 1. then open ultrabeat and put a kick drum with quarter notes, and loop it infinitely. Listen to see if stays on beat or drifts. If if it drifts, then select a section of audio - a long section which is long enouth to have the drift. Cut some number of bars - say 16 bars. Then choose 16 bars in the locators, and use the key command to adjust tempo, and see if it changes.

The only other thing I can think of is that Logic has a feature to make a audio play with a defined feel - a feature I never use, but that could mess up things if that were set.

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