Time Stretching Dialog
In this dialog, you can change the duration of an audio selection, usually without changing its pitch. You can stretch a selection to a specified duration (in minutes, seconds, and milliseconds), tempo (in bpm), or stretch factor (as percentage).
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To open the Time Stretching dialog, select the Process tab in the Audio Editor and click Time Stretching in the Time & Pitch section.
Source (Audio Selection)
- Duration
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If Edit Tempo is activated, you can change the tempo of the audio source. The number of bars and beats and the stretch factor is updated automatically.
If Edit Bars is activated, you can set the number of bars and beats and the signature for the audio source. The source tempo and the stretch factor is updated automatically.
Result
- Target Duration
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If this option is activated, the audio source changes its duration.
- Target Tempo
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If this option is activated, the audio source changes its tempo. For this to work, you must specify the original tempo or the number of bars and beats.
- Target Stretch Factor
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Indicates how much the audio duration changes. This parameter is automatically updated when you edit the other parameters, but you can also activate this option to edit it manually.
- Reset
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Resets the stretch factor to 100 %, that is, no stretch.
Method
- Preserve Pitch
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If this option is activated, the pitch of the audio material is not affected when you apply time stretch. If this option is deactivated, the pitch changes proportionally with the time stretch ratio.
- Quality pop-up menu
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Select whether you want to use the Standard Quality or the Quick Process.