Warp Disco Vinyl Tracks for Accurate BPM - Ableton Live and Rekordbox
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- Опубліковано 17 гру 2017
- DJ Mark Almond shows an alternative way of warping those pesky dance vinyl records that have real drummers who cannot keep a steady beat! This may give some help if you are having problems.
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I’ve watched over a dozen videos on warping, and not one was as articulate as this. Explained and demonstrated with knowledge, but also the ability to communicate your knowledge. Thank you :-)
I know that I'm late to the party, but this is exactly what I was looking for. As an open format DJ, this tutorial is a lifesaver. I just followed the video step by step and made the drums more consistent on "You Should Be Dancing" by The Bee Gees. Having this knowledge will expand my playlist and allow me to remix / mashup tracks much better than before! Great job.
I have been doing a similar thing Mark but I got a few extra tips from your video. Thank you. I play the drums and can confirm that apart from changing BPM drummers will come in slightly late or early on some beats within a bar. This changes the feel of the music for example adding a “swung feel” by very slightly delaying a note. If you line up markers on the back beats (i.e. 2 and 4) then you will generally preserve this feel and still manage to warp to a BPM because most drummers will have kept time on the 2 and 4. I personally don’t like everything to pump “4 to the floor” so I tend to align 1,2,3&4 in the intro and outro but only do 2&4 in the middle. Hope that makes sense.
Ian theDiver exactly ! It was a bit mean to real drummers. Anyone whose ever sampled james brown will tell you how those records ebb and flow . It’s not all supposed to be at the same tempo . DJ software can’t really cope with humans yet !
Thank you for the tip!
Super great walkthrough. Very thorough and clear! It's worth noting tho that the tempo increase in the original track was probably intentional. A track that raises the energy from 118 to 129 can be super useful. A lot of these tracks were produced with DJs in mind.
And I think it can still be useful today! I'd love an edit that keeps most of the track as is but quantizes the intro and outro to their natural BPMs. And maybe the break. That way you can mix in and out of the track but the tempo increase is maintained, and the human groove of most of the song. 🤔
Whenever someone asks me, i learned my warping from Marc Almond. The legend, the teacher, the buddy.
"i wish there was a magic Button...." there IS a magic button! After setting the coarse tempo of the track, select the whole track (ctrl-a) and right click the track selecting "quantize settings" , adjust to 1/4 100%, then select quantize and all Beats are adjusted to the Grid and the track ist steady!
Holy shit, thanks. This is cool.
Mister Müller
, your the greatest.
This saves me a ton of work.
Many thanks from Switserland.
do not work on all tracks :) I have to do it all the way manually ;)
bless u
This trick don’t work on some of the older tracks. Especially on song that drift away positively or negatively or a a combination of the two. My suggestion is still to do it manually.
Here's a little story for you. A friend of mine was called to fill in for a DJ at a small club to play only 70s disco music. He normally plays only punk rock at his local gig. Needles to say his disco set was a complete train wreck when transitioning. That gave me the idea of searching for a proper tutorial on how to time warp 70s disco music and here I found this diamond of a video. Outstanding! Thanks very much.
It's been 1 year I was looking exactly for that. Thank you very much for an excellent tutorial. I have learnt a lot!
Much clearer tutorial in ages of searching. Thanks a bunch and greetings from Montreal!
This is the best explanation and break down of the process that I have seen. Thanks for your time. Much appreciated for this.
I like this technique- There is so many techniques but by far this one is great! Thanks for taking your time
I have seen quite a few Ableton-tutorial video's, but none has learnt me so much as this one on the warping-subject. Thank you very very much.
My god, I have been contemplating putting together a mixable retro '80s collection for years, but had no idea how to go about warping these songs. Even synth-tunes using drum machines can be off tempo, as often these songs would be edited by splicing sections of multi-track tape recordings together, and the cuts were rarely dead-nuts accurate. This is so, so helpful. Thank you Mark-subscribed!
This was exactly what I needed, thank you so much!
Hi Mark, this is right on the money. Briljant! Tnx for taking the time for making this in depth tutorial.
this way of warping is fantastic !!! thanks for sharing DjMarkalmond .✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
THis is the absolute best video. I learned so much, kudos to you!
Absolutely best tutorial on this subject.
You took your time without dwelling off anywhere.
11/10.
Thanks for sharing bro!
Awesome video mate, super helpful and clear. Great work!
After watching almost thousands of videos, this is precisely what I was looking for. Thank you so much!
loved the way you took the time to explain everything, very good tutorial thank you !
That is just perfect !!! Thanks for sharing.
2023..still the best video for this task...so well done Mark great stuff
Just been checking out serato and virtual dj and gotta say 20 years after first seeing what ableton could do im amazed at how poor the dj gear is when it comes to this feature..i imagine the different companies dont wanna step on each others toes...or probly owned by the same company and wanna keep the features spread out..🤔 came back to look if there was any easier way to do it but obviously not
Thanks. Yes I check the comments too hoping someone has come up with an easier way, but after a few years of doing just a handful of classic vinyl tracks every once in a while I've now got over a thousand properly warped tracks. When I do a soul gig the mixing is much easier knowing the tracks don't change bpm mid-flight!!!!
one of the best warping tutorials out there. thanks. i love funk tracks but they can be a nightmare without being warped when mixing
Simply crystal Clear. Awesome job Dude 👍😉
thanks for taking time to do this for us. i was really helped.
Thank you so much for this video. It was exactly what i was looking for! As a beginner in ableton who is a dj. This was an amazing howto. Thank you thank you!!
Excellent video thank you so much. Probably one of the best I have seen..
Two years old, but still the best tutorial for warping old songs with Ableton Live. Fantastic job!!!!
Four yeast old, and still the best! Cheers!
Thank you very much for an excellent tutorial. I have learnt a lot!
ABSOLUTELY FECKIN BRILLIANT👏👏👏 Just what I needed. Thanks youuuuu☄️🏌️
Outstanding job!
Brilliant walkthrough
EXCELLENT, my brother. Thank you for knowing your stuff, and helping others who know their stuff but need some clues. This is a high-value video. You really helped me.
hope it does help. I searched for ages, but all videos were for modern steady beats.
Mate, that was excellent. Like others I have been all over the internet trying to get someone to help me warp old tracks in a way that I could understand and this was it. Perfect. Started djing in 1985 at 15yrs old (you do the maths) so at last I can play some classic in Rekordbox and not have to beat match on the fly. THANKYOU
You're amazing at explaining stuff my friend. Thank you so much!
Happy to help!
Nice one man. I have had a method for years warping disco but you added a few great tips to my templates. Thank you bro.
Brilliant tutorial Mark. Thank you 🙏🏾
What a great video. Thank you!
I just want to agree with most of the comments below. Watched countless videos about warping and this is the only one that within 20 minutes I was warping old soul records to 155bpm for footwork edits with ease. Thank you!
def one of the better warping tips I've seen so far, cheers :-)
Excellent Video Mark! Very well explained...
Finally !!! Thanks a lot. Have disco edits to warp !!! Best tuto ever. 🙏🙏🙏
Excellent tutorial very useful and to the point. I came here after difficulties warping Bruce Springsteen Dancing In The Dark as it was originally put in on 12" Vinyl using a belt driven turntable so lots of tempo fluctuations and with the real time drumming it wasn't steady. Thank you for sharing!
He described my situation perfectly in the intro lol. This is exactly what I needed!
intricate details-- much appreciated,- i have my ways of doing it for years but- can't believe i didn't remember the shift hold transient marker move,,- Lifesaver!
nice mate. its helped me layer beats over some old vinyl, but you have to be so spot on! all in the practice! cheers. s
Tq so much for the tutorial. I like the way you explain the method shown. Cheers!
Great work, and clear evidence that not everyone’s a great teacher - But you certainly are!
Ableton should absolutely be hiring you to do clinics (if they haven’t already).
Many people working with Live (and other DAWs) seem to work only with audio material that was recorded to a click; there are thousands of pieces of music that users would like to marry together in Live that was most decidedly not recorded to a click. Everything’s easy once you know how, and Live is brilliant, but learning how to get “real” work done with it can be somewhat opaque in the beginning, which is why rare tutorials like this one are such a gift to users.
Ableton Live’s ability to combine and conform disparate recordings with each other (and actually sound good doing it!) is a super-power, even though we’re spoiled, and have come to expect it from all DAWs in the world. Yes, lots of people make tutorials about all aspects of working with Live, but this one’s simply better than 90% of them.
I know that you have many other talents, but you are, in fact a great teacher. So, thank you again!
Thanks Mark ,this helps me heaps!
Great tutorial - Well explained - Clear and Concise
This is the tutorial about this subject, thank you very much for sharing.
Amazing video. Thank you.
great video thanks so much. the best one i've seen that i can actually follow
Great tutorial. Patient and thorough.
Exactly what I was looking for !
Thanks so much for this, very helpful! - When I was a kid warped vinyl meant you'd left it sitting in the sun too long.
Great vid learnt a lot. Thanks again keep up the good work blessings
Never knew about adjusting the metronome level, nice one :)
Thank you, sir! You made a great tutorial which helped me a lot
The best WARPING video on internet!!!!! I seen them all, and they are too simple, stupid or confusing... THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!.
Thanks a lot, Mark!
I was already fairly familiar with warping but I picked up some great tips here, particularly regarding the arrow key shortcut for shifting the location of the active loop and holding the shift key to adjust the position of a transient marker - thanks!
Great thorough tutorial. Thank you man
Mister Mark!
I LOVE YOU!!
You saved so many hours of our lifetime!
Now I feel like I can warp the planet :)
Thank you sooooo much!
Sincerely wish you to be happy, inspired and full of the best energy!
The warmest wishes and sinusoids from my heart to yours!
Olya from Kyiv
It works perfect for me! Thank you!
Very good! Thank you!
Thank you sir. Awesome tutorial.
Great video, very useful. Very well explained. I shall use your method for sure.
your tutorial is the best so far. Thank you
You are welcome!
Super helpful video. Thank you.
Thank you so much, helped me a lot - so less info & tutorials about this special topic on youtube.
Thank you..... very very helpful - keep up the good work Mark
Thanks, will do!
Thank you so much for this!!!
thnanks mark! fantastic video
Thanks for this, trying to warp an orchestral intro and this helped
This is awesome 👌
Good information. Thanks.
Great tutorial! Many thanks.
Luv it my friend!
Dude this is very helpful! thank you!
Thank you very much!!!
Finaly, somebody explains it in a way i can dig it too. tnx
thanks.. searching for this since i like to work with disco
Just what i needed to know to warp old record tracks
Excelente!! Thank you!!!
Thanks man!! Learned alot!!
Thx, explained so I finally understand what to do!
thank you so much sir .. it’s very helpful
Really helpful. Thanks!
Thank you very much Very helpful
Bravo!! Thanks a lot !!!!!
Just came across your video and just starting with albelton and you really helped. I work with Maschine
I revisited Ableton warping today with anxiety and you helped me to clearly understand it. Good careful explanation. BTW: This doesn't just happen with old vinyl. I'm working with current Bluegrass tunes - they wander too.
Lifesaving stuff. Thanks dude! Legend
Glad it helped. Just wish there was an easier fool proof way. I'm almost completed in warping over 2000 old 12" vinyl, they mix perfect now!
@@djmarkalmond daamn i just warped my first vinyl rip and it took me around 20 minutes 🥲
Good job 👍
Great video Mark
Thanks 👍
Great explanation
Preciate the thorough tutorial
Well done !!! Keep On and Safe.
Glad it helped. And stay safe too