Reference Manual

CHAPTER 9. TEMPO CONTROL AND WARPING 120
Note that if a sample has a saved set of Warp Markers, Auto-Warp will have no effect. When
this is the case, you can use any of the (PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac) context menu commands
described in this section to initiate auto-warping.
9.2.3 Using Warp Markers
In the following sections, we will look at a couple of applications for time-warping samples.
Warping is, of course, an optional property of clips.
Syncing Straight Loops
When you import a sample that represents a well-cut musical loop of 1,2,4 or 8 bars in
length, Live usually makes the correct assumptions to play the loop in sync with the chosen
tempo. It places two Warp Markers, one at the sample's beginning and one at the end.
A One-Bar Loop as It
Appears in the Clip
View, by Default.
The Orig. BPM eld displays Live's guess of the loop's tempo; if you happen to know the
tempo of the loop, you can type it in here. Sometimes Live's guess of the original tempo
is wrong by half or double. If so, correct this by clicking on the buttons labeled *2 and
:2, respectively. The sample plays at double speed when you press :2 because you are
changing Live's interpretation of the sample's tempo, which serves as a point of reference
for determining the required time-stretch factor.