Getting Smart Tempo to work when importing a 12/8 audio file

[T0nt0]

I have a 12/8 audio track.  When I import the audio file using the smart tempo function (i.e. the 'adapt' setting) it detects the track as 4/4  (i.e dotted quarter notes detected as quarter notes. )  

I have tried with fiddling with various settings, but can't get the smart tempo analysis import step to detect the quarter note tempo.

Fyi, I am aware of the metronome work around "Set beat grouping in Time Signature [TS] to 3+3+3+3."  But you still need the quarter note tempo set correctly.

Any advice from someone who has been down this particular rabbit hole would be appreciated

[polanoid]

What if you manually change the signature to 12/8 in the Smart Tempo Editor?

[T0nt0]

Unfortunately, that does not work:

Two screenshots of the click track: before and after changing to 12/8 in smart tempo.

First screenshot show smart tempo analysis perfectly in sync with dotted quarter note clicks.

 

[David Nahmani]

Try to set the Smart Tempo editor to 12/8, and then put beat markers on each 1/8th note. 

[T0nt0]

is this BEFORE I import the audio file ?

[David Nahmani]

Just now, T0nt0 said:

is this BEFORE I import the audio file ?

No, after. Assuming you have each 8th note clearly visible in the audio file, open the audio file int he Smart Tempo editor and place beat markers on each 8th note. Then apply region tempo to project tempo. 

[T0nt0]

the click track audio file only has dotted quarter notes (see screenshot).

[David Nahmani]

Ok then scale your beat markers so that you have 3 markers per note, like this: 

[T0nt0]

ah clever...!  I will try out and report back

[T0nt0]

I think that is the answer. 😎

[David Nahmani]

Great! Good to hear. 🙂