You picked a challenging topic today. Even when you do everything right it seems like Logic still wants to fight. I still have trouble predicting what tempo changes are going to do and have never completely sussed out the order. This is super helpful. Thank you.
This worked great and is the first video I've watched for Logic Pro which CLEARLY shows how to achieve the result. I'm using Karaoke-version audio backing tracks with variable BPM. Now my project is at a constant BPM which makes it easier to edit, split and move sections, etc.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was just working on a project where the band tracks are not all with the click track. Your video clarified how to use smart tempo. I had already spent a good amount of time cutting and moving parts to match with click. I just applied the knowledge you shared and fixed 6 tracks in the project in less than 15 minutes! Thanks again for another great ,and easy to understand video for Logic X . Have a great day!
Outstanding tutorial. It's super helpful to see the actual workflow for using these features, and to see how to do the manual cleanup. Thanks so much for the excellent content!
Excellent video, the best I've found on this topic. I'm currently trying to remix some 24 track masters I had digitised. They were all recorded back in the 90s using click tracks and drum machines etc so at least the tempo doesn't vary, but getting them all lacked to the grid has been a challenge even when I remember the original BPM! This will really help. Thank you!
Cheers for the tutorial, I have a 9 track album to sort out which was not recorded to a click track and have been trying to figure out a quicker way of sorting it out. I've be doing it manually using grouping and editing every kick/snare to the beat then ungrouping to edit drums/bass/guitars/vox separately. I have one suggestion though. I always duplicate/copy the whole track before I start so that I have an unedited original version and then an edited/tempo adjusted version. Doing it that way, I can then copy any parts from the unedited version to the flexed/edited version should such things arise like the guitar that was mashed at the end of the tutorial, saving all that time trying to get rid of those artifacts, Hope this helps...
This has just saved me so much time. Thanks Chris! edit. In my current version of Logic, I have to "OK" every track separately when removing tempo data. Also problems analyzing Smart Tempo on more than one track in the edit window.
Hey Chris! Newbie here. Just wanted to say I'm dig'n your channel. Fantastic work you are doing; and it's very much appreciated. Oh, and I agree with Ron Allen...lol. Friend
I've watched this , now I gotta go see if I can make it happen on a way to tranquilized Resonator guitar with a good drum track, thanks! And dude, this is a far better song than anything on Daisy Jones and the Six.
Great video Chris. Smart tempo has been kicking my butt for sometime trying to get the workflow down to be consistent. You video explained a lot. I'm off to apply what I learned on a new track. Thanks sharing what you know.
I doubt I’ll use this but there were still tricks you showed along the way. I really liked the way Logic sometimes did better than you expected it to though!
A big blue thumb up 'cause It's quite reassuring to see someone else who also struggles with glitches and artifacts in audio edit mode, trying to cross fade and paste on themself tiny bits of audio waves in maximum zoom in view , etc... I feel less alone, thank you, Chris 😀
hi Chris, as always, thank you for superb and fundamental video - probably the only suggestion i could ever offer to you: when trying to remove the bump in that sustained guitar , your setting in the crossover option was on “no overlap” and since i’m dealing with that very thing routinely , if i may suggest to try it with it set to “smart” and “x-fade” options selected, i think it may have helped it along even more :)
Cats: Not sure why you are going through all this. Since it is the last chord of the tune and doesn't need to be "in time" whatever that means, I would just split the audio for the whole band on the last chord and turn off flex and follow tempo - just use the original audio there - unless there is some important reason this needs to be timed out to a click track.
Thanks Chris for this! I was wondering if you could do a vid on how to get LP to create a tempo map for midi tracks. I sometimes record midi piano parts without a click to get more expression using slower or faster parts, and I haven't been able to figure out how to get LP to match the tempo after the piano track is recorded. I know that I can use follow tempo when recording the track, but I don't always remember to turn it on before starting the record. Thanks for your excellent videos!
Amazing, almost exactly what I needed! YOU rule! ;) I am having a few problems though (as expected): - removing tempo from regions never stops, meaning, in your example you select them all and it only does it once and that's it, but in my case, the same window pops like 50 times, and I press enter until it doesn't anymore, then, if I go back to remove tempo immediatley, it keeps doing the same thing. Regions do not seem to have that info, but still weird. - if I do not have percussions (just bass and acoustic guitar, which has a terrible tempo to it, I'd rather use the bass...) smooth or beat?
Great video. I think anyone who has done remixing work can appreciate that changing tempo / timing requires human intervention. The tools help, but they aren't perfect. Artist / Technician / Skills ... still required (thankfully ... the robots haven't taken over entirely ... yet)
Do you know anywhere to download free Logic projects to practice and learn on? Music and songs that are either finished or unfinished? I know Logic comes with many templates and a few finished pop songs. Wondering if there's a forum where people share more.
@@jeffneiman4635 Yes I have the Billie and Beck projects. I'm looking for sessions that might have live drums or other recorded instruments. Both of those projects use very little.
Thanks very much for the video. I was actually trying to find out how to change VI created midi regions that have been played freestyle (so all quite different tempos) to conform to a newly selected project tempo. I was also experimenting with a 6/8 time signature but want to convert the project to 4/4 without affecting the feel of what I have created so far. It’s a jazz noir influenced piece so there is a fair amount of rubato in the playing that I would like to keep - I would really appreciate some help in getting all these played in improv regions to have a common project tempo with each region starting on the downbeat - I know this is asking a lot but this would be a massive help.
Great video! I'll have to go through it a couple of times to get all the nuances. I'd love to see how to do this with a song having more than one tempo. I have a song I'm working on that starts in 2/4 @80 bpm, and has a later section that is in 4/4 @114 bpm.
Is there a reason you wouldn’t suggest using this method to time correct/time align (grid)the drums as apposed to the more classic approach? This seems waaaaaaayyyy faster.
Tempo adjustments are one of Logic's extreme short-comings IMO. That you have to go through all this nonsense just to set a project tempo is pretty ridiculous. Also, Flex time needs to fix whatever this bug is that causes all the clicking and popping artifacts when you start time-aligning audio tracks. This problem doesn't happen in Melodyne for instance. That Apple would ship a completely broken system like Flex for years and years is pretty irresponsible if we're honest. Also, they do a match EQ built-in, why not a match-tempo built-in? Nobody wants to pay the same price for Voc-Align that they do for their entire DAW!
Also, real cool how Logic sometimes decides to insert its own random automations into variable tempo projects. I had a project once just decide for itself it wanted to have 6 measures of constant 150 BPM with no input from me. Awesome.
I’m a big fan of your channel and have learned a lot from you. But this video pretty much lost me. Maybe it’s just that the terminology is still unclear. Usually what I want to do is ‘free’ record acoustic guitar, say, without metronome, then add midi instruments in sync. I don’t want a regular overall tempo (the mood of the piece in fact depends of human variations in playing) but I want to be able to sync the midi to the audio. I have varying success by matching project tempo to the track tempo and then following that with the midi instruments. I’ll have to build up the courage for this tutorial further down the road!
If the recording sounds good to the ear to start with, aren't you killing the humanity by doing this? Perfect single tempo isn't human at all. The video is great though and the information is really useful anyway!
Wow 😮 this was so amazing 🙏🏿🙏🏿🔥🔥 respect 🫡 to the fullest man.. many times I sing on the beat and forget to change the tempo
You picked a challenging topic today. Even when you do everything right it seems like Logic still wants to fight. I still have trouble predicting what tempo changes are going to do and have never completely sussed out the order. This is super helpful. Thank you.
Excellent tutorial! You may be the finest instructor on TH-cam!
This worked great and is the first video I've watched for Logic Pro which CLEARLY shows how to achieve the result. I'm using Karaoke-version audio backing tracks with variable BPM. Now my project is at a constant BPM which makes it easier to edit, split and move sections, etc.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was just working on a project where the band tracks are not all with the click track. Your video clarified how to use smart tempo. I had already spent a good amount of time cutting and moving parts to match with click. I just applied the knowledge you shared and fixed 6 tracks in the project in less than 15 minutes! Thanks again for another great ,and easy to understand video for Logic X . Have a great day!
I'm always saying "Wow!" on your vids and.... again, wow! Super knowledgable!
Great having it explained using a real world example. Cheers Chris!
This was outstanding! I’ve had so much trouble with time aligning my tracks and you explained the fix so well!
Thanks dude for some great stuff!
Outstanding tutorial! Lots of steps that you made totally accessible. Great teacher!
Thanks for your most useful video lessons which have made my life so much easier.
An excellent video. So much important information needed to unlock all the potential in Logic.
Thanks for this post! I was able to fix a project that was up & down in tempo.
Outstanding tutorial. It's super helpful to see the actual workflow for using these features, and to see how to do the manual cleanup. Thanks so much for the excellent content!
Chris you’re the best. Amazing video. As always. Thanks.
Excellent video, the best I've found on this topic. I'm currently trying to remix some 24 track masters I had digitised. They were all recorded back in the 90s using click tracks and drum machines etc so at least the tempo doesn't vary, but getting them all lacked to the grid has been a challenge even when I remember the original BPM! This will really help. Thank you!
Dude, badass mustach. BTW this has helped me so much! Thank you for sharing all this content
Thanks! A very clear and insightful film - I'm not at that stage yet but learning something new every day.
GOLDEN! Exactly what I needed to know right now! THANKS!
Cheers for the tutorial, I have a 9 track album to sort out which was not recorded to a click track and have been trying to figure out a quicker way of sorting it out. I've be doing it manually using grouping and editing every kick/snare to the beat then ungrouping to edit drums/bass/guitars/vox separately. I have one suggestion though. I always duplicate/copy the whole track before I start so that I have an unedited original version and then an edited/tempo adjusted version. Doing it that way, I can then copy any parts from the unedited version to the flexed/edited version should such things arise like the guitar that was mashed at the end of the tutorial, saving all that time trying to get rid of those artifacts, Hope this helps...
This is truly a Masterclass. Thanks man!
great tutorial! this guy is a genius
This has just saved me so much time. Thanks Chris!
edit. In my current version of Logic, I have to "OK" every track separately when removing tempo data. Also problems analyzing Smart Tempo on more than one track in the edit window.
Thank you, it's brillant and clear master class, like all your videos.
Hey Chris! Newbie here. Just wanted to say I'm dig'n your channel. Fantastic work you are doing; and it's very much appreciated.
Oh, and I agree with Ron Allen...lol.
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This is fantastic!! Thank you. It's exactly what I need.
another killer video-so valuable. Thank you Chris.
I've watched this , now I gotta go see if I can make it happen on a way to tranquilized Resonator guitar with a good drum track, thanks! And dude, this is a far better song than anything on Daisy Jones and the Six.
Great video Chris. Smart tempo has been kicking my butt for sometime trying to get the workflow down to be consistent. You video explained a lot. I'm off to apply what I learned on a new track. Thanks sharing what you know.
I doubt I’ll use this but there were still tricks you showed along the way. I really liked the way Logic sometimes did better than you expected it to though!
thanks - might have to watch it a few times.....
Excellent video, helped a lot!
Just amazing you've saved my butt with this!
A big blue thumb up 'cause It's quite reassuring to see someone else who also struggles with glitches and artifacts in audio edit mode, trying to cross fade and paste on themself tiny bits of audio waves in maximum zoom in view , etc...
I feel less alone, thank you, Chris 😀
hi Chris, as always, thank you for superb and fundamental video - probably the only suggestion i could ever offer to you: when trying to remove the bump in that sustained guitar , your setting in the crossover option was on “no overlap” and since i’m dealing with that very thing routinely , if i may suggest to try it with it set to “smart” and “x-fade” options selected, i think it may have helped it along even more :)
Cats: Not sure why you are going through all this. Since it is the last chord of the tune and doesn't need to be "in time" whatever that means, I would just split the audio for the whole band on the last chord and turn off flex and follow tempo - just use the original audio there - unless there is some important reason this needs to be timed out to a click track.
Very useful. Thanks!
nice video I struggle with that all the time.
Thanks Chris for this! I was wondering if you could do a vid on how to get LP to create a tempo map for midi tracks. I sometimes record midi piano parts without a click to get more expression using slower or faster parts, and I haven't been able to figure out how to get LP to match the tempo after the piano track is recorded. I know that I can use follow tempo when recording the track, but I don't always remember to turn it on before starting the record. Thanks for your excellent videos!
Cheers as always Chris 🤟🙏🏻🤟
Great stuff. Cheers
Dope Chris!
You should try X Fade overlap makes when cutting up tracks much easier to fade into eachother
Amazing, almost exactly what I needed! YOU rule! ;)
I am having a few problems though (as expected):
- removing tempo from regions never stops, meaning, in your example you select them all and it only does it once and that's it, but in my case, the same window pops like 50 times, and I press enter until it doesn't anymore, then, if I go back to remove tempo immediatley, it keeps doing the same thing.
Regions do not seem to have that info, but still weird.
- if I do not have percussions (just bass and acoustic guitar, which has a terrible tempo to it, I'd rather use the bass...)
smooth or beat?
Great video. I mean it. Found you in Google. You explained it so well
Great video. I think anyone who has done remixing work can appreciate that changing tempo / timing requires human intervention. The tools help, but they aren't perfect. Artist / Technician / Skills ... still required (thankfully ... the robots haven't taken over entirely ... yet)
Do you know anywhere to download free Logic projects to practice and learn on? Music and songs that are either finished or unfinished? I know Logic comes with many templates and a few finished pop songs. Wondering if there's a forum where people share more.
Logic already comes with a few major productions as examples. I know for certain there's a Billie Eilish track in there.
@@jeffneiman4635 Yes I have the Billie and Beck projects. I'm looking for sessions that might have live drums or other recorded instruments. Both of those projects use very little.
Thanks very much for the video. I was actually trying to find out how to change VI created midi regions that have been played freestyle (so all quite different tempos) to conform to a newly selected project tempo. I was also experimenting with a 6/8 time signature but want to convert the project to 4/4 without affecting the feel of what I have created so far. It’s a jazz noir influenced piece so there is a fair amount of rubato in the playing that I would like to keep - I would really appreciate some help in getting all these played in improv regions to have a common project tempo with each region starting on the downbeat - I know this is asking a lot but this would be a massive help.
Great video! I'll have to go through it a couple of times to get all the nuances. I'd love to see how to do this with a song having more than one tempo. I have a song I'm working on that starts in 2/4 @80 bpm, and has a later section that is in 4/4 @114 bpm.
Hi could you make a video and show how to find fluctuating tempo on audio track and get midi to follow?
Great video! Thank you. 🙏
Is there a reason you wouldn’t suggest using this method to time correct/time align (grid)the drums as apposed to the more classic approach? This seems waaaaaaayyyy faster.
at 11:42
when you created a new tempo set. Why did it create it at 120 BPM?
how do I create a new tempo set at 85 BPM?
I found groove template to be pretty effective
Chris, what is scale selection within smart tempo?
Excelente!!
When I remove tempo from all tracks and asked me to confirm for every track. Is there a way to make it one confirm and apply to all?
How do you know all of this information? LOL. Nice!
well im starting to realize that maybe logic really rules.. thank you
Tempo adjustments are one of Logic's extreme short-comings IMO. That you have to go through all this nonsense just to set a project tempo is pretty ridiculous. Also, Flex time needs to fix whatever this bug is that causes all the clicking and popping artifacts when you start time-aligning audio tracks. This problem doesn't happen in Melodyne for instance. That Apple would ship a completely broken system like Flex for years and years is pretty irresponsible if we're honest. Also, they do a match EQ built-in, why not a match-tempo built-in? Nobody wants to pay the same price for Voc-Align that they do for their entire DAW!
Also, real cool how Logic sometimes decides to insert its own random automations into variable tempo projects. I had a project once just decide for itself it wanted to have 6 measures of constant 150 BPM with no input from me. Awesome.
I’ve used groove tracks rather than vocalign and have been really impressed by the results. Worth trying.
If only apple had Serato's pitch and time! I would be all for smart tempo!
I’m a big fan of your channel and have learned a lot from you. But this video pretty much lost me. Maybe it’s just that the terminology is still unclear. Usually what I want to do is ‘free’ record acoustic guitar, say, without metronome, then add midi instruments in sync. I don’t want a regular overall tempo (the mood of the piece in fact depends of human variations in playing) but I want to be able to sync the midi to the audio. I have varying success by matching project tempo to the track tempo and then following that with the midi instruments. I’ll have to build up the courage for this tutorial further down the road!
Yep, it certainly wasn't 120. I don't know where I got that from!
If the recording sounds good to the ear to start with, aren't you killing the humanity by doing this? Perfect single tempo isn't human at all. The video is great though and the information is really useful anyway!