Workflow Example
Beat match a song to the project tempo and Bar|Beat grid using Telescoping Warp:
1. Make sure the Main Timebase ruler is set to Bars|Beats.
2. Set the default tempo and meter.
3. Select Grid mode.
4. Import a song, or any other longer audio file from a Workspace browser.
5. Make sure that Elastic Audio is enabled on the track.
6. Select Warp view.
7. Make sure there are no Warp markers present on the clip. If necessary, delete any existing Warp markers.
8. With the Pencil tool, add a Warp marker at the bar 1 downbeat location within the clip.
9. With the Grabber tool, drag the single Warp marker to the bar in the Timeline where you want the downbeat of the audio file to start.
10. Drag the Event marker on the downbeat of bar 2 of the clip to Telescope warp the audio such that the Event marker matches the corresponding bar number in the Bars|Beats ruler.
11. If the clip’s tempo varies, add a Warp marker to the next downbeat location at the tempo change and repeat the preceding steps.