Imported Audios Are Slowed in Free Editor
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- KVRer
- 2 posts since 12 Oct, 2023
Multiple audio tracks I've imported for one edit sound slower than they should when I preview or open them in the editor, even though they sound normal when I preview them from the Projects page. At first I thought this was because the audios' BPMs were both lower than the editor's default BPM setting, but changing it to match seemed to only make the audios slower. I'm very new to this software, so I'm not sure if this is a genuine error or if I just need to adjust my settings or something. If anyone else has also encountered this and can clear things up for me, please let me know. Thank you!
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- KVRAF
- 4891 posts since 3 Jan, 2003 from Vancouver
It might be a difference in sample rate (eg. 48 vs 44kHz) or it might be everyone's new favourite issue:
Imported audio since 12.5 is set to auto-detect tempo by default. Waveform scans the audio and tries to find the tempo, then after it believes it's found the tempo, it matches the audio clip tempo to the tempo of the Edit.
This can be confusing.
To restore an audio clip to normal, first open the Control Panel at the bottom to "Useful Mode" or select the Actions tab of the Browser. If an audio clip is selected, the Control Panel will have a "Loop Properties" tab that includes a check-box for Auto-Tempo. The same check-box is available in the Actions tab. After it is un-checked you may still need to stretch the audio clip to its proper length using the empty arrow at the top right of the clip.
To stop this from happening again, go to Settings -> General -> Editing and de-select the "Detect tempo of imported audio files" setting.
You can always turn the clip's Auto-Tempo on when you want that to happen. You can also use the tempo settings in the Control Panel to make adjustments if Waveform doesn't scan the tempo correctly. I find that I sometimes need to change the number of beats to get the correct tempo.
Imported audio since 12.5 is set to auto-detect tempo by default. Waveform scans the audio and tries to find the tempo, then after it believes it's found the tempo, it matches the audio clip tempo to the tempo of the Edit.
This can be confusing.
To restore an audio clip to normal, first open the Control Panel at the bottom to "Useful Mode" or select the Actions tab of the Browser. If an audio clip is selected, the Control Panel will have a "Loop Properties" tab that includes a check-box for Auto-Tempo. The same check-box is available in the Actions tab. After it is un-checked you may still need to stretch the audio clip to its proper length using the empty arrow at the top right of the clip.
To stop this from happening again, go to Settings -> General -> Editing and de-select the "Detect tempo of imported audio files" setting.
You can always turn the clip's Auto-Tempo on when you want that to happen. You can also use the tempo settings in the Control Panel to make adjustments if Waveform doesn't scan the tempo correctly. I find that I sometimes need to change the number of beats to get the correct tempo.
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