SUMMERY:

In part 1 of Elastic Audio we only scratched the surface about what this awesome feature can do. In Part 2 we are going to dive in a little deeper. I want to show you how to quantize and warp audio directly in the timeline with prefect accuracy and stunning sound quality.

1. Quantizing Audio

The best thing about elastic, Tick based Audio is it's ability to re-conform just like Midi, making tempo changes and quantizing audio really easy. Beat Detective is dead!

To quantize an audio region we need to first make sure the track has been set up to be Tick Based. Remember the Icon that looks like a cone? We covered this in Part 1.

Once Pro Tools has analyzed a region, select the area or portion of the track you want to quantize. If the region is not already in the session's tempo, first right click the region and choose Conform To Tempo or go to Region - Conform To Tempo.





Next go to Event - Event Operations and choose Quantize. Short cut is Option and Alt (MAC) or Alt and 0 on the PC.

In the Quantize window make sure you select the Elastic Audio Events and configure the grid options just as you would when quantizing Midi.




When you hit apply, watch the audio shift into place.

2. Warping

Occasionally, rather than quantizing an entire section, all you may want to do is manually shift a single event one way or another. In this case, Pro Tools allows you to easily create and shift warp points within a region. For example, you may be working with a drum track or beat and there is just one bit out of time.

To do this, from the track's view selector, choose Warp.




Using the Grab Tool, Control Click (Mac) or Start Click (PC) to insert a new Warp Marker. Before making any adjustments, you need to create two warp markers (one on each side of an audio event). Markers will lock to the grid when in Grid Mode.

To delete a Warp Marker, Option Click (MAC) or Alt Click (PC) on the marker with the Grab Tool.

To revert back to the original copy of a Warp's properties, simply go to Region - Remove Warp.




If for some reason that a region's transients are not properly identified, you can manually edit a region's analysis using the Grab Tool.

From the track's view selector, choose Analysis. Then use the grab Tool and Control Click (MAC) or Start Click (PC) to insert a new analysis point. You can reset a region's analysis at anytime by going to Region - Elastic Properties.




Start practicing Elastic Audio on some simple loops and beats.




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