How to Use Tempo Warp in Cubase | Q&A with Greg Ondo

This video demonstrates how to tighten up or change the tempo of a multi track live recording to solve tempo issues and fix unwanted tempo variations and fluctuations. These tips are pretty useful - so enjoy the show!
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[@slothchunk]

every tutorial by this guy is solid gold. thanks greg!

[@kennethward9976]

THANK YOU! I thought I had that part down. I guess I did not. I did not use my pencil to mark the downbeat signature. with that, I can change my tempo . WOW!! Thanks again, man. I am going back and make some changes right now.

[@kdcyp]

Thanks so much Greg! perfect to have you on line as a super Cubase manual!

[@robertograssau271]

very clear and consistent!!!! Thanks Greg

[@JESSEROYAL]

This is very exciting. Thanks Greg (and the whole Steinberg Team)!!!

[@mobilephone4045]

Ive been using Cubase for 15 years - and I never thought to do this! Great tip. Thanks for sharing.

[@frostwise87]

I love Cubase and I love this video. Every problem I ever had can be solved in cubase :)

[@frostwise87]

Issues to do with audio not personal* Thanks for a great vid

[@drummerguyron]

You have no idea on just how much this video means to me. I have been searching for one like this for what seemed like an eternity! I've recorded 3 full length albums.. and 4 EPs so far in my short career.. Out of all of those musicians.. only one could actually play to a click. So I've had to deal with this scenario a lot.. Thank you so much for this!

[@pavliksafonov]

So, does this method help you? Cause I tried it just to find out quickly, that when it detects tempo it does not cound anything below 1/4, so as triplets. And after tempo detection you still have to do everything manually, which takes really long time, so it is really easier and quicker to do standart slice quantization in quantize pannel.

[@mostlyharmless88]

Just get Pro Tools then if you're recording real music

[@giulioboobzilla]

itz not dat complicated if u click da right buttons. Audio quantizing & warping is a different dimension.

[@lucassiade3573]

Thank you very much, Greg!

[@wolfgang9190]

Simply fantastic

[@Wedontwantnowarnomore]

These tutorials are priceless. Thank You for your always so wonderful help Mr Ondo

[@x-man8889]

Brilliant! Thank you!

[@humbleprogress1226]

Man cubase is insanely powerful. My goodness.

[@TheJohn1425]

I enjoy and learn quite a bit listening to your videos Please Keep up the good work!!!

[@NickHintonMusic]

you're a genius, THANK YOU, I've been searching for this online and in the manual for 24 hours!

[@michalfedor92]

this is just incredible function

[@markehm941]

Helpful, very very helpful!

[@TheFilthyMcNasty]

Excellent, thank you. I didn't know that. This will solve a few issues going forward.

[@EmmanuelMorin1973]

Greg this video will save me a lot of time in the futur. I used Cubase for backing guitar track with my band. I usually load the original song into a WAVE tack. Then I adjust the clic with the TEMPO Track manually (because I don't have tempo detection feature). With the help of "SET DEFINITION FROM TEMPO" I will be able to save the tempo IN the WAV. Then normalize and change the tempo to a fixe tempo. That way my drummer will be able to follow the click easily during live performances.

[@FatVibesMusic]

Greg, i really thank you for this Tutorial, it's exactly what i needed to straighten the tempo of classic 80s Funk and RnB records i play in my Dj set, now the beat griding is lots more fun and has saved me lots of time too. Thank You, this here is very much appreciated 👍🏽😎

[@cillerissou5552]

Very helpful, thanks a lot!

[@rolandgerard6064]

Cubase is amazing, what a piece of software.....

[@vgarciapichardo]

Very informative video, Greg! I'd always wondered how Cubase handled this type of thing as opposed to the Audio Warp in Ableton

[@gazmellen7881]

as always excellent!!!

[@ErixSamson]

incredibly useful

[@djsynchronl]

Very helpful video as well Greg, thank you!

[@TozeCerdeira]

Excelent video. Im using Cubase Elements but this is worth buy the full version. Thnaks

[@xxxxxxxtra]

Excellent Greg.

[@Tritonprince]

As always, you do an outstanding job. Thanks Greg. 👊😎

[@victornoagbodji]

hey Greg, this is a fantastic series. will you do an episode on how to use hitpoints (from audio inserts)? thanks

[@TheouTRace]

Best time saver EVER !!!! CUBASE DAW IS PERFECT !!! I have pro 9.5 and the work flow whit the that kind of help is crazy. !!!!

[@jamjestrysiek]

This is pretty amazing :) I am more and more impressed with Cubase.

[@RidaeusMusic]

Just what I needed!!!!!!!!! :-)

[@Sohancecom]

Neat video!

[@creeyuwan2733]

amazing! Thanks a lot for this video! I would love to explore, if the automatic beat detection really always found the correct beat one in every bar. Thank you Greg for explaining and thanks to the hard working programmers at Steinberg! Greetings from Germany CreeYuWan

[@miguelmoncada9481]

I have always wanted to use different tempo times in production for different arrangements! This is awesome Thank you very much you are a god! Liked n subscribed!

[@mozizo11]

Great explanation Greg Ondo.i like the all Q&A series Can you make part 2 for tempo detection for more complex material? for example when there is a message from cubase"multiple tempos were detected in selected event" how can we proceed from there to analyze the all events tempos. i know its possible somehow but its more complicated and a video demo will help.Thanks

[@elaborate-press]

Ok warping free jazz makes only sense if the band wants it to be "corrected" or if you want to change the arrangement in the end. Auto-click to a detected beat is definitely helpul for many users!

[@JB-bs7vn]

Hi Greg. Thanks for another great video! Do you know how to turn OFF (not Bypass) all or some plugins at once?

[@In-Ear-Studio]

Amazing feature!

[@kristersjoberg7460]

YEEEEEEEESSS!!! THANK YOU!!!!! :)

[@wellbeing2516]

Wow! Thats amazing!

[@uwebaganz5144]

Great and I use it right now in a mix project - but what can I do if my drums start later? And the voice track, that plays from start on or guitar track is not good for tempo analysis?

[@29drumz]

Yes, very cool tools!

[@yuriset6005]

Super!

[@SuperFalcoFalco]

how cool is that, this is exactly what i need xD

[@newgalaxies4110]

Greg Ondo , can you make your mouse pointer larger and maybe add same color to it , this will make all subject matters a lot easier for the viewers to follow the tutoring information.

[@rushyeskansas]

Awesome, thanks!

[@charlesgaskell5899]

Sorry, forgot to say, great video! If I'm trying to create a hybrid track, where I'm overlaying midi instruments onto live recording, where I want the midi instruments to follow the tempo of the live performers, how do I do this?

[@terryhigson434]

Good question, i was thinking the same...

[@nikibuz1]

Well done .... excellent!!

[@doronplascow]

Great video!

[@Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome]

That was truly amazing!!!! Woow

[@ivarisaksen]

Thank You :-)

[@chekadsarami4288]

Excellent. We are assuming the audio parts in the project are all aligned already, say using Audio alignment Panel in cubase.

[@shatteredsquare]

1. how is that audio so smooth being time stretched that much?? 2. is the time stretching non-destructive, does it save the originals and make copies to stretch?

[@alovluqulle1347]

Thank you

[@IMAWriterRobJ]

Didn't get the analyze window when I clicked Tempo detection

[@adamfuest3291]

Awesome video, I am struggling to insert a Time Sig point on the 1st down beat as is done in the video, am I missing something?

[@michaeltrenier]

I’m trying to drop full Maschine sequences into cubase. I have everything. The tempo. The key. Import. No matter what it stays sped up and out of key. I transpose to get the key. Can’t get the tempo correct. Awesome video btw 😎

[@slohcine612]

Does signature track editing work the same way in 10.5? Seems like a very straight forward function but I cannot insert a time signature event at the location I want to start a new beat. I'm guessing there are rules that control where events can be added but I can't see what it is that prevents me from doing this.

[@lukdub]

Oh, that was fantastic. Can I do the same with midi? For example I recorded piano manually (MIDI) but not synched with tempo. Can I adjust tempo to my midi recording?

[@bassyamaha]

All nice but what if your 'Tempo Detection" is grayed out! Such problems are common in Cubase! ...before doing this, you have to do that and that youll find in xxx but you must make sure the music mode is switched off and ...! Love Cubase!

[@vikashpianoman]

Hi, I am using 10 pro, and have many tracks like lead guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums, vocal and all these are not on tempo, I tried to follow your tips, but all the tracks are not getting synced 🙄.. pls suggest is there any way we can warp all the tracks on the desired bpm, click.. it will help many ppl to save time..

[@user-to4ir3po8p]

Hello, thanks for the useful video. How can we recall "set definition from tempo" function?

[@jeffheftyhorn]

Hi Greg, I really need help syncing music to Film. I have struggled to use the Time Warp tool. Are there any comprehensive tutorials, for free or purchase, that can help me with this? I see that you are just syncing Audio. Maybe one of my problems is trying to use the TW tool with midi? Should I mix down all tracks to audio and then use the TW tool to tweak hitpoints? Many thanks, Jeff

[@shane2973]

when you do this does Cubase automatically snap the audio to the grid? for example if I record a song at 120 and want to edit and decide to cut at bar/beat 75 and 78 and i delete 75-78, my project is in perfect sync on the 1 because I recorded to the click within the project, I just cut out and extra verse lets say. Ive recorded a drummer for example that played to an external click and the tempo wasn't set in the project or whatever the reason, does this procedure snap the audio and the grid together making those edits simple and easy as if the project is all midi in a sense, like when you record with the click initially? I see you can time stretch nicely, but you didn't mention edits so I am curious...thanks for the video also

[@muhammadatifalqadrirazvi9954]

Sir Pls make a video on lofi effect

[@deepak6529]

Wat if u have to go back to marker one and change its time signature N tempo without changing all the markers and tempo

[@0oTHEJACKo0]

when I select all audio files (everything is in place and the metronome and tempotrack fits) and then set the definition under the advanced audio, everything gets messed up. What is the problem there? (Cubase 10)

[@ofscarntbioep2605]

I followed everything up until the actual stretching of the audio via the tempo track and received this message: “Realtime Algorithm has been deactivated because pitch or stretch factor lies outside the limits of the current preset”. I tried changing options in my Audio Editing preferences still with no luck. Any help is appreciated thank you.

[@ej1_drew]

is the use of tempo detection exclusively for percussion/drum tracks or would this work on say keys?? [very useful video btw]

[@Cubase]

Hello, it works with other instruments and audio tracks as well, but obviously it works better with percussion instruments.

[@In-Ear-Studio]

How do you add Transport bar below the project? What version of Cubase is it? I'm on 8 here.

[@Cubase]

Hi, that is one of the new features introduced in Cubase Pro 9. Please watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGaygKmIetefe8U

[@In-Ear-Studio]

Cubase, thanks!!

[@fischhold]

when you are / he is selecting a range of tempo at 5:58 he gets those little dots to tighten the tempo... i do not see this functionality in my Cubase (7.5) is this only in a newer version or do i have to click something to get it?

[@charlesgaskell5899]

For music which doesn't have an obvious rhythm track (e.g. classical orchestral) I presume there is nothing to stop you from creating your own click track after the live event by recording a tap for every beat and then tempo detection analyse on that instead, then continuing as per the rest of your video.

[@laurentciron4951]

Sir ! you're a master !!!!! ;-)

[@isitthatway]

3:39 for me the audio never embeds into the audio files. If I import into another session it is not aware of the tempo changes, I have a drum loop that increases tempo that is completely mapped to the tempo change but when I import the audio file that I "Write Definition to Audio Files" it has no awareness of the tempo in the file. I even "Set Tempo From Event" in the new session and it doesn't follow the embedded tempo info.

[@isitthatway]

Anyone know the answer to this?

[@dbmusicproductions9181]

This is pretty awesome. What happens when the tempo detector misses an a few bars? I tried this with a recording and the tempo was almost always correct, but it definitely missed a couple bars and I'm wondering what the best way is to adjust those couple bars while keeping the rest of the changes that the detection created. Also, the Tempo detector created a couple of measures before I wanted them created. Therefore, my project is now starting on bar three when I want it to start on one (where it was before). Any ideas?

[@sinkthepink74]

open the tempo editor, using the shortcut ctrl+T or cmd+T, there is a bar function at the top of the window in the far right of the middle section. You can add or remove bars there, without having to move your audio files.

[@zaharishtonov]

I have an orchestral cue which I imported in my project to serve as a guide track, I tried detecting the tempo as shown in this and other Cubase videos, but I get an error message that multiple tempos have been detected in the selected event and it does not calculate or create a tempo map at all. It also tells me to apply the smooth tempo function if the tempo is assumed to be constant, which I am sure it isn't in an orchestral cue. That is why I wanted to analyze the track in the first place so I can see how the tempo varies and follow along with it. Do you have any suggestions on the situation?

[@BenLorentzen]

same question here, I wonder if above mentioned problem arises when source is not a tempo driven instrument....? If it is not drums, I mean.

[@L.M1792]

Hi, I seem to be experiencing trouble with importing already recorded external audio tracks. I was (when first using the system) able to drag and drop audio from other software, but, (for a mysterious reason) it stopped working. Once I had decided this function was no longer going to work again it was then, when importing, that the imported track began being set at a faster pace in Cubase than before imported. This has happened time and again since it first (mysteriously) began happening. I have gone over the settings and everything seems set to work as normally should. In need of instruction. Thanks for listening Doctor Cubase. p.s. this alternation of my settings occurs often.

[@shane2973]

this is prob not the reaon, but if the sample rate of the project is different than the file it wont sound correct...fast or slow. Typically when I use the file menu to "import" a file it asks if I want to convert the file to the project sample rate and all good. You prob already know that, but its happened to me so I thought I would say it anyway

[@lodung3095]

My cubase 10 is having a problem with the timbre, can someone help me, thank you

[@renatoinnocenti7813]

Hi, I'm a cubase 9.5 PRO owner, why can't i find the tempo detection in my project list ? Seems like it doesn't exists. I started from cubase 9 artist and then i've upgraded to Pro version. thanks

[@Cubase]

Hello, it is very simple, just select the audio event, then go to Project> and there you will find the tempo detection option.

[@renatoinnocenti7813]

Thanks for the answer, i did it but it looks like it doesn"t exists at all, is it possible something wrong with my version? I' ve updated to 9.5.2 but the problem still remains

[@Armydog_Studios]

How to create tempo automation on cubase 11.5

[@davecooper821]

Hi Greg, don't know if you will see this at this stage but, not only did this not work for me, although I followed your instructions to the letter. But I have now lost all the audio I was working with. Any ideas?

[@Cubase]

Hi, Cubase is a none destructive tool, please have a look at the audio pool, you will find your audio tracks there.

[@davecooper821]

Did it not work because of anomalies in the time stamping? I notice that in your example there were no 'conflicts' but there were several in mine. When I check the pool a lot of the tracks had a different time stamp with some at 120bpm and some at 67 etc.

[@kemocan6474]

I'm using cubase 10, I can't see the place that says 120 on the bottom buttons in cubased, help me speed up and slow down the tempo of the nylon guitar

[@yeppy013]

However does the tempo warp function deteriorate the quality of the audio in any way?

[@ashkanaref4056]

I think i will die before i master every functions in cubase xD

[@nicksaya]

what do you do when cubase detects the tempo in double time?

[@sinkthepink74]

you can half or double the tempo value in the beat detection windows

[@TheJohn1425]

Excellent, really cool!!!, I play music, to me the click track can sometimes intimidating somewhat when I know I'll have to go back and do all the tweaking ETC. ruins the moment of creation sometimes. But I'm learning . Can I use this method with MIDI files too? or do I need to dissolve the MIDI files and render them first?

[@barkofink]

_Maiden Voyage_

[@bobelf6799]

Help!! I have set a tempo track. In tempo warp I'm making parts musical so I can speed up and slow down the entire track to play with timing. When I'm clicking that its shortening or lengthening the track and it bounces it somewhere else on the timeline.

[@ShaharHarshuv]

Can someone please elaborate on the icons mentions in ~4:05 ? What are they called? What are they affect? How do I set / unset a track to behave like that?

[@pavliksafonov]

Is this supposed to be an alternative to warp quantization? Cause if you could just add phase cohearence and ability to freewarp multitrack in warp quantization method - it would be MUCH easier.

[@StefanVardiaNicolaSeaDragon]

now you tell me that ???....I needed this function 2 months ago ...

[@minutemaid123]

Can Cubase match a recorded midi performance tempo to the project tempo? This video shows the opposite of what I’m trying to achieve

[@GE31470]

Is there some conditions to follow when recording ? I have recorded by band during a reharsal and now I would like to synchronise the click to the recording, doing what you explain in y our video, I get a message saying there is to many tempo varaiation and that I have to smooth the tempo. Ok, I smooth the tempo, I get my tempo track but when playing the click is not in line with the track ?

[@midcorefishingteam8698]

only for cubase 10? Im so sad with my cubase8

[@invictarocks]

CUBASE STRAIGHTEN TEMPO OF LIVE PERFORMANCES

[@soldoubt]

This does not match the behavior I'm experiencing. When I attempt to move a bar line to the audio, the bar line snaps back to the detected-yet-incorrect position. THEN it screws up a bunch of beats following that on the time line. This is what happens EVERY time to me, I watch these videos and the behavior and warp movements don't at all match what I'm experiencing across three different versions of this software.

[@LOVERGEIST777]

tempo detection. wow. im an idiot

[@tfbremer]

This is black magic, I swear.