Optimizing Clip Stretching

Optimizing a file refers to the process defining a media file's root note, number of beats or tempo, and stretching properties and saving the information to a loop or Beatmapped file.

This information is then used by Acid software to time stretch and pitch shift the file for you automatically when you open it.

The software can use files that have not been optimized; however, their stretching properties may not be optimized and they will not conform to the key of the current project. Use the Stretch tab on the Clip Properties window to edit a file's stretching properties.

TIP Click the Redetect Beats button in the Clip Properties window to apply the Acid beat-detection algorithm to existing media.

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Monitor clip stretching in the track list

Edit stretching properties for a loop

Use the Beatmapper Wizard