jazmanning Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Hi, i imported a midi file into logic(pro7) and was wondering if there is a way to adjust the midi notes to suit the tempo, because at the moment all the notes are not in line with the bars, if that makes sense. I cant really do it by hand because theres alot of solo'ing. It would be great if I could treat the midi like audio and adjust the tempo to suit it then change it back to midi. Is this possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 It sounds like all you want to do is quantize? Select the MIDI region and in the top left parameter box (region parameter box), set a quantize value. If you're looking for the opposite result, then you have to use Beat Mapping. Which is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazmanning Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 Thanx for the reply. Yeah beat mapping sounds like it could be the one, just going to read up on it now. Heres a picture of some midi to show what I mean http://www.jaredmanning.com/picture.jpg You can see how I want the notes inline with the tempo by looking at the pattern of the lower notes. Will beat mapping sort this? Is beat mapping adjusting the tempo of the song to the tempo of an audio file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Beat mapping creates a tempo map to conform the song's grid to the variations in tempo of an audio files or MIDI sequence. Quantize moves the notes to the grid to conform the performance to usually a straight tempo. The question is: do you want to conserve the imperfections in your performance, and only have them displayed right on the grid without chaning the way it sounds, or do you want it to sound perfectly in time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazmanning Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 Yeah I need to keep some imperfections. Im just trying to program some drum's and am to lazy to do it manualy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 OK I would first speed up the tempo so your programming or MIDI performance almost fits the grid, then use beat mapping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazmanning Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 yeah thats the thing, when I speed up the tempo the midi changes with the tempo and stays the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeDunn Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 You could try time stretching the region. Hold the mouse over the right edge of the region, hold the 'option' key, and pull the right of the region to the right or left (like you were trying to change the length of the region). If the region is 1.25 bars long... and you know it's supposed to be 3 bars long, time stretch it out to 3 bars, and your notes should fall into the proper place. Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 First select the MIDI region and choose Region > Lock SMPTE position, then change the tempo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazmanning Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 Awsome "Region > Lock SMPTE position" done the job, so simple cheers Have a great day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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