Tempo Mapping in Pro Tools - Full Song Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- In this video I show my full process for TEMPO MAPPING in Pro Tools. Follow along as I build a custom click track for a song recorded without a click.
Recording an artist's performance without a click track can capture the natural essence and spontaneity of their music. However, when it comes to adding additional elements like drums and bass later on, syncing a click track to the artist's performance becomes essential.
Tempo mapping involves identifying beats and syncing them with the recording, adjusting as necessary to reflect the natural feel of the performance. It can be a tedious process, especially in sections where the performance deviates from a strict rhythm. But once you get the hang of it it's not too difficult, and I find it's well worth the effort as you get the best of both worlds: an authentic, flowing, natural performance from the artist, and a perfectly synchronized tempo map and click track to use during overdub sessions. It's a win win!
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===== CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome!
00:34 Why do we need a click track?
01:05 Creating a loop to establish initial tempo
03:40 Duplicating backwards to create space for count-in
05:11 Creating a click track to audition tempo changes
05:43 Renumbering bars
07:23 Identifying beat to correct click drift
10:11 Creating anchor points before additional tempo changes
25:52 A perfect example of why NOT to perform to a click
26:28 Learn all my Natural Vocal Production secrets!
28:13 Enabling pre-roll to double-check previous tempo changes
33:58 Spot-checking our work
35:18 Dragging beat markers for fine-tune adjustments
45:06 Using volume automation to prevent headphone click bleed
45:57 Final thoughts and where to learn more!
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Excellent video! A perfect balance of "explaining" and "doing." Thanks for putting it together.
Thank you so much, Skip!
I have been waiting 2 years for a video like this. Thank you!!!!
Thanks so much, Tom, I'm so glad!! And great to meet ya - totally digging your music on your YT page! Come hang in the mixprotege.com community anytime - be good to have ya.
Weird that you posted this video just days before I needed it. Thanks very much 🙏
I could sense it… 🔮 Ha, that is awesome - my pleasure, and so glad it was timely and helpful!
Super helpful!
Thanks! So glad you dug it!
Could it be helpful to throw a mic up and record yourself tapping along with a drum stick or something? Then you can use the clearer spikes on that track for tricky sections, being that you can tap along really well..
I hope that makes sense haha
Absolutely! That's a great trick I do sometimes as well - love it! And certainly if there were drums recorded as part of the initial non-clicked performance I would be referencing kick and snare transients instead of the guitar haha, for sure. But yeah, I sometimes will record my own voice or claps as a guide track for tricky sections, exactly as you mentioned! 🙌