Beat Detective Explained
The industry standard for learning Pro Tools Beat Detective, “Beat Detective Explained” contains 20 tutorials covering every feature, function and option found in the Beat Detective interface window, as well as cool practical examples on how to use it in your Pro Tools productions.
Videos
• Beat Detective Overview (06:11) - Get the basics on what Beat Detective is and what it can do.
• Defining an Audio Selection (05:00) - Learn how to properly define an audio selection for Beat Detective.
• Generate Audio Beat Triggers (04:09) - Get the lowdown on generating effective beat triggers. This is a must for properly using Beat Detective.
• Editing Audio Beat Triggers (05:32) - Once you have generated beat triggers you need to ensure that each is placed properly to get the best results. This tutorial guides you through the process.
• Region Separation (02:03) - This tutorial shows you how to use Beat Detective to separate a region into multiple parts. Once you have properly defined beat triggers on an audio selection, you can quickly slice them into new regions and conform, nudge, delete and edit.
• Conforming Regions (06:25) - Conforming regions allows your to adjust the start or sync point of regions according to the grid or groove template. Once you have used Region Separation, Conform Regions is the next step in tightening your groove.
• Edit Smoothing (03:22) - Learn how to use Edit Smoothing to quickly fill gaps between regions and add crossfades to overlapping regions.
• Generate Audio Bar Beat Markers (02:55) - Learn how to calculate tempo and place bar/beat markers and tempo changes in the timeline from an audio selection.
• Extract Groove Template from Audio (04:22) - Learn how to extract the groove or feel from a selection of audio, then store that so you can apply the same groove to other audio or MIDI data.
• Applying a Groove Template to Audio (04:57) - Learn how to apply Groove Templates to audio data, to give it the same feel as the Groove template.
• Creating Rex Type Loops (04:38) - Learn how to use Beat Detective and the Track Timebase to chop up your regions or loops and make them behave like a Rex file! This keeps your beats in tempo without adjusting pitch!
• Tighten Multi-Tracks (09:18) - Learn how to use Beat Detective with multiple tracks to tighten up their feel and make them sound more together.
• Calculate Audio Tempo (02:55) - Learn how to extract the tempo from an audio selection.
• Matching Loops (07:02) - Learn how to match loops that were recorded at different tempos.
• Define a MIDI Selection (03:25) - Learn how to properly define a selection for Beat Detective to process MIDI.
• Generate MIDI Beat Triggers (04:26) - This tutorial shows you how to properly add beat triggers to your selection in Beat Detective.
• Edit MIDI Beat Triggers (03:31) - Learn how to edit your beat triggers when using Beat Detective with MIDI data.
• Generate MIDI Bar Beat Markers (02:41) - Learn how to use Beat Detective to create bar beat markers and why you would need them.
• Create MIDI Groove Templates (03:40) - Learn how to create a new groove template with your MIDI selection within Beat Detective.
• Applying MIDI Groove Templates (03:23) - Once you understand what MIDI groove templates are and how to create them, learn to use them to add a different feel to your MIDI tracks.
• Calculate MIDI Tempo (03:08) - Use Beat Detective to find the tempo of a MIDI selection.