I use Beat Detective a lot in my edit sessions…..thanks for the nice tutorial! I find snapping real drums to a grid to be a slippery slope….you risk losing the “human” element of the overall feel. I tend to use Beat Detective with the “Bars” setting as opposed to sub beats. To my ears, this seems to fix most of the timing issues without making things sound robotic. Aligning the 1’s seems to fix 95% of issues without making things sound overworked. And, to me, the most important final part of using BD on drums is to take a second pass aligning the bass guitar to the kick on the downbeats, in order to to really lock in the groove. However, my absolute favorite use for Beat Detective is creating tempo maps of songs. It’s always nice to be able to offer a reliable click track to soloists for overdubs, especially on slower parts where the feel is looser.
An alternative to consolidating is grouping the clips. Functionally, it accomplishes the same goal as consolidating, but without bloating your audio folder; *and* gives you the option to cleanly adjust any edits later on (by ungrouping and regrouping) if you find that you missed something.
Nice work! I have a question though, off topic about your galaxy 32. Is it true that using the galaxy as an interface for Pro tools, you run into some issues using your hardwares as inserts in mixing and mastering? This has kept me on the fence for a while now. Sharing your thoughts will be appreciated. Thanks
No, that is not true. As a matter of fact, I got the galaxy 32 to be able to use hardware inserts without any issues. I have produced a handful of videos that go over a variety of features and use cases of this interface and how I apply them in my studio check them out they’re great.
Perfect isn't always better. Sometimes a perfectly timed to the grid song can sound weird and unattural and lack dynamics I don't mean that as a purist. I use elastic audio all the time. I mean it literally sounds worse
Amen, that decision is up to us whether to use it or not. But as I said in the very beginning, this isn't me giving an opinion on whether or not to use it but a demonstration on how to use it.
Congratulations 🎉! You are now contributing to the reason why music sucks these days and has zero vibe. Samples and beat detective / replace. Now everyone can have a perfect session thanks to a kid sitting in his basement. Nevermind actually dicing up a few good performances and getting one good track. More people should trest their daws like tape machines. The music they produce would be a lot more inspiring. This is awful.
No need for this kinda rant, bruh. I’m sure Andrew didn’t mean to trigger you. Kids need love and support, too. My son is a drummer, and let me tell ya, beat detective couldn’t touch the stuff he comes up with, just too intricate. But that’s not Andrew’s intent here. He’s just showing you a process you can use if the session requires it. So chill out.
This is how commercial studios - world class at that, are editing drums. Ideally, obviously, the drummer can play on time perfectly, but it's just not realistic. On top of this, a studio/producer is unlikely to turn down a client/band to work with just because their drummer isn't 100% capable under the high stress environment that recording can create. Maybe under some circumstances your ideology holds its own, but it's just not how things are done anymore, like it or not. Why not just let people make and listen to the music they want to? Also, your comment about treating a DAW more like a tape machine... Many people do, but also, there are SO many extra tools in a DAW compared to on a tape machine. Why not take advantage of them. After all, a DAW is a tool, and nobody's forcing you to use them. Your drum tracks will be cleaner with a medium sensitivity beat-detective pass though lol, can guarantee you that much. Weird to gatekeep "perfect sessions" though? "Now everyone can have a perfect session thanks to a kid sitting in his basement." GREAT! What's not to love?
Love the facials as you groove with it. 🫨I know gridding is the business, but the human feel is something I relish … how do we arbitrate between the two idioms?
mugs coming soon
Dude these sessions are the best. Thank you for the granular, detailed look at a real workflow.
My pleasure!
I agree
These videos are priceless. Also nice to know more shortcuts for PT 👌🏼
Rock ‘n’ roll! I was digging that Andrew that was cool 👍🏼 eff the algorithm.. We GOT stuff to record. 😂
I use Beat Detective a lot in my edit sessions…..thanks for the nice tutorial! I find snapping real drums to a grid to be a slippery slope….you risk losing the “human” element of the overall feel. I tend to use Beat Detective with the “Bars” setting as opposed to sub beats. To my ears, this seems to fix most of the timing issues without making things sound robotic. Aligning the 1’s seems to fix 95% of issues without making things sound overworked. And, to me, the most important final part of using BD on drums is to take a second pass aligning the bass guitar to the kick on the downbeats, in order to to really lock in the groove. However, my absolute favorite use for Beat Detective is creating tempo maps of songs. It’s always nice to be able to offer a reliable click track to soloists for overdubs, especially on slower parts where the feel is looser.
Thank you man! Your aproach will be my standard now on.
If you couldn’t this for Logic Pro X, you would be a hero!
To me, this is the most useful video you’ve posted on the new channel. Keep it up!! 👍🏻
very, very helpful. Dude I always enjoy these videos, thanks.
Happy to hear, thank you!
An alternative to consolidating is grouping the clips.
Functionally, it accomplishes the same goal as consolidating, but without bloating your audio folder; *and* gives you the option to cleanly adjust any edits later on (by ungrouping and regrouping) if you find that you missed something.
That's right! I haven't grouped clips probably since I learned about it - that's a sleeper feature. Good call.
@@itsstudiotime It definitely is. I only rediscovered its usefulness myself in the past several years and it’s saved my ass more than once.
This is what we need more of on RUclips, actually useful videos haha.
My man. Thank you
I’d love to see more videos using Luna, I appreciated the ones you did before🎇
Have you tried Silencer by Black Salt Audio? It is great as a gate for toms without creating unnatural sounds. Nice work!
The feel was better before Beat Detective.
do you like to use strip silence for editing toms? Or do you find it more work?
Nice video
Thanks 🙏
Nice work!
I have a question though, off topic about your galaxy 32. Is it true that using the galaxy as an interface for Pro tools, you run into some issues using your hardwares as inserts in mixing and mastering? This has kept me on the fence for a while now. Sharing your thoughts will be appreciated. Thanks
No, that is not true. As a matter of fact, I got the galaxy 32 to be able to use hardware inserts without any issues. I have produced a handful of videos that go over a variety of features and use cases of this interface and how I apply them in my studio check them out they’re great.
@@itsstudiotime Thanks a lot for the response.
How to achieve that signature "Soulless Nashville Sound".
What noise was that
Not an elastic audio kinda gal?
Not for drums, I’ll roll with some x form on bass and acoustics n stuff
nice
Thanks
The perfect drum edit it doing none/minimal editing and playing a great take (drummer for 20 years here)
they blew up the chicken man?
Perfect isn't always better. Sometimes a perfectly timed to the grid song can sound weird and unattural and lack dynamics
I don't mean that as a purist. I use elastic audio all the time. I mean it literally sounds worse
Amen, that decision is up to us whether to use it or not. But as I said in the very beginning, this isn't me giving an opinion on whether or not to use it but a demonstration on how to use it.
Beat Detective?? Im sure glad you wasnt around when I was thirteen. Id still be in prison!
lol what?
@@itsstudiotime teens boyz do a lot of beat-ing.
@@VicMorrowind lol wow.
@@itsstudiotime That was what you were talking about too, right?? If not color me embarrassed.
@@VicMorrowind you definitely need to sub to this channel. I like you.
You’re out of touch. I’m out of time, when I heard the Drum beat i sang this.
but I'm out of my head when you're not around.
Congratulations 🎉! You are now contributing to the reason why music sucks these days and has zero vibe. Samples and beat detective / replace. Now everyone can have a perfect session thanks to a kid sitting in his basement. Nevermind actually dicing up a few good performances and getting one good track. More people should trest their daws like tape machines. The music they produce would be a lot more inspiring. This is awful.
You very obviously missed the part where he said that a lot of times producers use loops which are gridded so the drums need to be gridded as well.
No need for this kinda rant, bruh. I’m sure Andrew didn’t mean to trigger you. Kids need love and support, too. My son is a drummer, and let me tell ya, beat detective couldn’t touch the stuff he comes up with, just too intricate. But that’s not Andrew’s intent here. He’s just showing you a process you can use if the session requires it. So chill out.
This is how commercial studios - world class at that, are editing drums. Ideally, obviously, the drummer can play on time perfectly, but it's just not realistic. On top of this, a studio/producer is unlikely to turn down a client/band to work with just because their drummer isn't 100% capable under the high stress environment that recording can create.
Maybe under some circumstances your ideology holds its own, but it's just not how things are done anymore, like it or not.
Why not just let people make and listen to the music they want to?
Also, your comment about treating a DAW more like a tape machine... Many people do, but also, there are SO many extra tools in a DAW compared to on a tape machine. Why not take advantage of them. After all, a DAW is a tool, and nobody's forcing you to use them.
Your drum tracks will be cleaner with a medium sensitivity beat-detective pass though lol, can guarantee you that much.
Weird to gatekeep "perfect sessions" though? "Now everyone can have a perfect session thanks to a kid sitting in his basement."
GREAT! What's not to love?
@@TylerFoleyAudio 🎯
I'm honored to be considered a kid.
Love the facials as you groove with it. 🫨I know gridding is the business, but the human feel is something I relish … how do we arbitrate between the two idioms?