From the course: Pro Tools 2021 Essential Training: 110 - Advanced Techniques

Warping sound with Elastic Audio - Pro Tools Tutorial

From the course: Pro Tools 2021 Essential Training: 110 - Advanced Techniques

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Warping sound with Elastic Audio

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But sometimes, you'll need to manually warp clips to get the results you're after. that I'd like to try across the four bar range in the session. But I'll need to manually work the clip to get the effect that I'm looking for. To get started, I'll assign an Elastic Audio processor to the track, using the Elastic Audio plug-in selector here at the head of the track. By the way, these processors are available only in the edit window. They can not be applied from the mix window. And when you first assign an Elastic Audio processor to a track, you may notice your clips going off-line for a short time while Pro Tools analyzes them and adds event markers. Now as I mentioned previously, Analysis view is one of two views that are unique In this view, the event markers appear as vertical black lines on top of the waveform. The other view we want to take a look at is warp view. In warp view, I can still see the event markers, but they now appear as light gray lines rather than solid black lines. In this view, event markers serve as handles, or control points, for stretching or warping the audio. So if I activate the grabber tool, and position it over one of those event markers, we can see a special icon that allows me By clicking and dragging on an event marker in warp view, I can perform a telescoping warp. Stretching or compressing the clip relative to its start point. So I'll stretch this clip to cover a four bar range. And I'll just rough it in here, something like that. And now we can have a listen, (funky music) All right, so that sounds pretty good. I have another clip that also needs some stretching It's this clip over here. the smart tool to simplify my work with Elastic Audio clips. grabber functionality, and trim functionality without having to change tools. So now let's take a listen to that selected range. (funky music) All right, that's not bad but the timing is a little off. I'll zoom in here a bit to demonstrate. So here this first chord at bar eight is in the right location, but I'd like to stretch the clip without changing where that first chord occurs. In this case, I'll use an accordion warp. Using the grabber functionality by positioning Now on Windows you can Start-click instead. to a specific timeline location. So I'm just going to align this second marker with the eighth node grid here. And let's take a listen to that, (funky music) All right, I think that's what I was looking for. So now, as a third example, I have a clip further down this track that's already been matched to the session tempo, but it has a timing issue at the start of the second phrase. That's over there. And let's zoom out a bit to see. And let's take a listen. (funky music) Okay, so the note that has the issue is this one right here. is in time as is everything after the chord. So I just need to warp a portion of the audio to fix the problem. For this, I'll use a range warp. For this, I'll use a range warp. Range warping allows me to use the existing event markers Range warping allows me to use the existing event markers to anchor points before and after to anchor points before and after the chord that I need to change. So we'll anchor this point here So we'll anchor this point here and this point here and then warp the point in between. To access range warp functionality, you can use the grabber tool with the Shift modifier. Here I'll position the cursor in the bottom half Here I'll position the cursor in the bottom half of the clip to access grabber functionality, of the clip to access grabber functionality, and then hold Shift to access the range warp functionality. This special icon indicates a range warp. This special icon indicates a range warp. When I click, I'll add three warp markers in succession. When I click, I'll add three warp markers in succession. One on either side of the event marker One on either side of the event marker that I'm currently positioned over, that I'm currently positioned over, and one right at that event marker as well. and one right at that event marker as well. So now we have a warp marker here that anchors So now we have a warp marker here that anchors this point of the clip to the timeline. this point of the clip to the timeline. And another over here that anchors this point. And another over here that anchors this point. And the one in the middle I can use for warping. To reposition that chord where I want it. Let's take a listen to that, Let's take a listen to that, (funky music) (funky music) All right, that sounds good. So those are some options for manually warping your clips. So those are some options for manually warping your clips. Click and drag on an event marker Click and drag on an event marker to perform a telescoping warp. Anchor the middle of a clip before dragging Anchor the middle of a clip before dragging to perform an accordion warp. to perform an accordion warp. And anchor locations on either side of an event marker to perform a range warp. to perform a range warp. Just remember that you'll need to work in warp view Just remember that you'll need to work in warp view to access any of these functions. to access any of these functions. And don't be afraid to experiment. And don't be afraid to experiment. You can always delete warp markers or remove warping entirely if you're not happy with the results. if you're not happy with the results.

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