Increasing the tempo of a multi-track project - is it simple?

[Ally007]

Hi all,
I want to increase the tempo of my latest 16-track project, from 128bpm to 132bpm. Is this a simple thing to do? I ask, because I tried it once before, and hit some problem with only some of the tracks ending up with the increased tempo. Are there any special things to do, apart from just increasing the BPM, via the panel at the bottom right corner?
Many thanks.

[DrGonzo]

I get pain in my stomach just thinking about it.

Usually it requires a bit of work to make it sound good. Sometimes one can be lucky and it's fairly uncomplicated. But in my personal experience it's a can of worms that will require a lot of work to sound perfect. Good thing is that you are increasing the tempo. Good too that you are having lots of tracks. That way any unwanted side effects can be masked by other sounds.

What software are you using?

[skipscada]

Hi all,
I want to increase the tempo of my latest 16-track project, from 128bpm to 132bpm. Is this a simple thing to do? I ask, because I tried it once before, and hit some problem with only some of the tracks ending up with the increased tempo. Are there any special things to do, apart from just increasing the BPM, via the panel at the bottom right corner?
Many thanks.

You can finish it and speed the final stereo file up afterwards. Actually quite normal. In my DAW it's just a case of selecting a tempo increase in % and select wether or not to retain pitch.

For an unfinished project with multiple tracks, how to do it and how easy it is depends on your DAW and whether you work with midi and/or audio, if you have chosen sounds and e.g. delay settings based on the BPM etc.

[Ally007]

You can finish it and speed the final stereo file up afterwards. Actually quite normal. In my DAW it's just a case of selecting a tempo increase in % and select wether or not to retain pitch.

For an unfinished project with multiple tracks, how to do it and how easy it is depends on your DAW and whether you work with midi and/or audio, if you have chosen sounds and e.g. delay settings based on the BPM etc.

Loading the final render file into a new project and increasing the tempo there, sounds like a failsafe method. Thank you for the tip!

[Ally007]

I get pain in my stomach just thinking about it.

Usually it requires a bit of work to make it sound good. Sometimes one can be lucky and it's fairly uncomplicated. But in my personal experience it's a can of worms that will require a lot of work to sound perfect. Good thing is that you are increasing the tempo. Good too that you are having lots of tracks. That way any unwanted side effects can be masked by other sounds.

What software are you using?

I'm using Waveform 12 (free version), with numerous 3rd-party plugins. I will try Skipscada's method and see how that works for me. Thank you for your input.

[osiris]

You can do this in FL. Just put the tracks in at original BPM then when you change the BPM it will ask you if you want to stretch the tracks to the new tempo. (They need to end on a four bar measure for it to work properly)