tweex Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 The subject pretty much sums it up, but here are the details. For a production I'm designing sound for, the director wants a clock clicking, which I have. Last night at rehearsal he asked if it would be possible to have the clock speed increase steadily over time (about 1:15 total). I have looked into it and have crapped out so far in terms of my possible ideas. How can I do it? Here are the programs I already have: Reason 3.0 Pro Tools 7.1 Ableton Live 5.0 Audacity If there are other programs that I would need to do this, tell me what they are. Keep in mind that I use a Mac Pro computer (i.e. Intel Mac). Thanks guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vagrance Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Have the clock tick every half-note or whatever in Ableton Live and on the master channel create automation for the song tempo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweex Posted January 14, 2007 Author Share Posted January 14, 2007 The problem is that it's one continuous wav file. When I do the tempo increase, it doesn't play it faster. Essentially what's happening is that when I chage the tempo, the Wav file adjusts so that it sounds the same throughout. What I need to be able to do is to tell it to NOT adjust the wav file so that the tempo can actually increase over time. Hope this makes sense. Thanks Vagrance, you've gotten me one HUGE step closer. I didn't even know the tempo change was in the master channel (btw, this is not sarcasm. I'm completely serious!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylance Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 While Cubase has automatic time stretching, I don't know about Pro Tools. Perhaps you can cut up the file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vagrance Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Chop up the wav file in Audacity, exporting samples of individual hits. Export however many hits you need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweex Posted January 14, 2007 Author Share Posted January 14, 2007 I think I may have solved it.... I, by default, always turn "Warp" off of a wav file so it doesn't sound all funky. I turned it back on, and that took care of it. The only problem no is that if I turn in too high/fast, some of the clicks are left out. That's just because the original is a bit fast. I think that if I chop it up and slow it down a bit that it will work a bit better. Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Not a good idea to time stretch/resample that loop. Cut out the tick sample, load it in some sampler and reconstruct it manually in a step sequencer or something. Then automate the tempo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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