Hi Krister, Beat detective is used for things like generating bar|beat markers to an existing drum track or to separate clips based on transients in drum track. The Clips can then be quantized to the bar|beat grid. I've used Beat Detective only a few times but many years ago. It has recently become more accessible and, yes, you can use it although it'll take some trial and error. With the scope of its capabilities comes a learning curve best attacked by reading the pages devoted to it in the Reference Guide. The concepts are essentially simple but their implementations depend upon what the end result needs to be. In other words, if you're trying to match a tempo map to existing drums, it requires a particular approach and if you're trying to slice up a drum performance to match an existing tempo, it takes a slightly different approach. There are elements that define how the existing audio is categorized in subdivisions and how sensitive the detection will be for the analysis. There are visual markers that help a sighted user determine the desired level of sensitivity which makes it a little more difficult for a blind user but that's where the experimentation comes in.
As I said, I've used it in the past but the kind of music I record doesn't call for Beat detective. The music I record is very much not on the grid. If you're doing dance music or hip-hop then it'll be more useful. Keep in mind that anything Beat Detective does, you can do manually. Beat detective is just a tool to make the job easier and less time-consuming. If it's the tool you need to use, then it's worth learning its ins and outs. HTH, Slau On May 19, 2015, at 5:55 AM, Krister Ekstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there, > Ok, that maybe was a pretty pathetic subject line, sorry for that. Anyways > what i was about to ask is can a blind person use the so called beat > detective and what do you do with it? Is it for imported tracks or such? > /Krister > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
