FlexTime (all modes) seriously mess my take folder

Vocal takes packed into folder recorded in this project, it has a few time signature changes in it but not in this region. No FlexTime and it's fine (image on the left), turn it on and it's like it's got a completely different tempo and also showing flex markers beyond the visible audio (right image).

 

Also note the first take in the FlexTimed take folder on the right, is _not_ being time compressed like the preceding takes..

 

 

Re-analysing doesn't fix it. No drop-downs available for me to apply new tempo to region... what else can I do (apart from use Melodyne)?

This happens when the audio file have the wrong tempo information embedded: you recorded them in another project with a different tempo, or in this project where (or when) a different tempo was set.

 

Choose Edit > Tempo > Write Project Tempo to Audio File.

Like I said in my OP David, it was not recorded in another project, nor with different tempos. There are no tempo changes in the track, only Time Sig changes, and this region does not hit any of those.

 

Using the Write Project Tempo to Audio file just messes it up even more. See the last word is being stretched out rather unnecessarily, weirdly and inconsistently.

 

Ok, I'm beginning to think FlexTime has big problems when time signature changes are present (I've not seen this documented or acknowledged by anyone else, only the tempo change issue).

 

 

This section (again, left - FT off, right - FT on) does cross a time signature change, you can see the markers in the bottom 2 takes on the right (though they don't line up with the bar start). And rather than time compressing as it did to the take folder from the first post in this thread, it's time stretched both before _and_ after the time sig change.

 

This kind of failing is pushing me towards permanently using Melodyne instead of even having FlexTime as an option in my toolset. Grr

If the audio file is playing back at the right tempo when Flex is off, try re-recording it onto a new audio track (using a bus) then see if you can toggle Flex on and off without any changes to the playback speed as it should be.

No opportunity to re-record. Client is loong gone.

 

I see what you're saying though - but I did it an easier way; Selection-Based Processing with nothing in the chain. That creates and replaces the region with a new audio file which doesn't make FlexTime do screwy stuff.

 

Cheers

No opportunity to re-record. Client is loong gone.

I didn't mean re-record the client or live musician, I meant re-record the existing recording onto another track. Apparently you found another workaround with Selection-based Processing? Great!

Damn, I meant to delete that after I re-read your reply! You reminded me of the 'reprint' concept, I just did it a quicker way

Yup, whatever works. Glad to hear you found a solution.