Denver Recording Studio

If you have a live, imported, old, or otherwise off-time session, you may want to add elements to it.  In these types of cases, Beat Detective can be used to create a “tempo map” that follows the changes within the song, which can then be used to create new MIDI elements or a unique click track.

Here at CCM Studios in Denver, we often use Beat Detective to create more options with our work. 

Step one: Enter conductor mode.

Step two: Under Event, select the Beat Detective.

Step three: highlight a small section of a track with which to work.  When starting out, it is best to highlight one or two bars and slowly work up from there.  Make sure to highlight from just before to just after the bars you wish to map.  Make sure the Beat Detective has only selected the bars you want to work with by looking at the Start/End Bar/Beat boxes. 

Step four:    Select which subdivisions you want to capture.  Altering the division from 1/4 to 1/8, 1/16, etc will alter the way Beat Detective looks at your track.  Also, changing between Bar, Beat and Subdivision will alter you’re anchoring points.

Step five: Press Capture Selection, then Analyze.  Things can go one of two ways here.  More on this next time.