Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide 346
Conforming Regions with
Beat Detective
After regions have been separated with Beat De-
tective, the regions can then be conformed us-
ing one of two modes:
Standard Conform Uses the session’s current
tempo map (Grid)
Groove Conform (Pro Tools 6.x only) Uses groove
templates.
Beat Detective will conform any selected region,
whether or not it was separated with Beat Detec-
tive. However, in order to successfully conform
regions with Beat Detective, the region start
points must correspond to the start of the mate-
rial that will align with the session’s bars and
beats. This should generally not be a problem if
the regions were separated with Beat Detective
(rather than manually separated or trimmed).
Standard Conform
This is similar to using the Quantize Regions
command, but with one important difference:
With a single operation, Beat Detective can ad-
just the position of all regions, whether they
have a straight or swing feel.
To conform regions using Standard Conform:
1 In the Beat Detective window, select Region
Conform mode.
2 In Pro Tools 6.x, make sure Standard is se-
lected.
3 In the Edit window, if not already selected, se-
lect the separated regions you want to conform.
Make sure the selection’s start and end points
fall cleanly on the beat.
4 In the Beat Detective window, define or recap-
ture the selection as described in “Defining a
Beat Detective Selection” on page 336.
5 To affect how strongly the regions are con-
formed to the Grid (tempo map), select the
Strength option and specify a percentage value
with either the slider or by typing in a value:
• Lower percentage values preserve the origi-
nal feel of the regions.
• Higher percentage values align the regions
more tightly to the tempo map, with 100%
aligning precisely to the tempo map.
6 To affect which regions are conformed, select
the Exclude Within option and specify a per-
centage value with the slider or by typing in a
value:
• Lower percentage values ensure that re-
gions further away from the Grid are con-
formed, while those closer to the Grid are
not.
• Higher percentage values ensure that re-
gions closer to the Grid, as well as those
further away, are conformed.
Beat Detective, Standard Conform options
To “tighten up” the original feel, while re-
taining it, set the Strength option to
85–88%.
To “tighten up” the original feel, while re-
taining it, set the Exclude Within option to
10–15%.