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Hey tekkeezs,
I have a song at 120bpm's. I would like to get it to 123bpm's, but since I'm an asshole, I don't know of a decent program to bump my printed tracks up. Ideally, I can work and finish the basic tracks at 120, then convert it to 123 before I do my vocals. Can I use Reason for this? Any free plug in? I don't really trust the Pro-Tools Time-shift plug-in, either.
Thanks in advance.

pro tools 9 (or whatever the current version is) does this really nicely. Not a plugin just part of the "liquid time" or whatever they're calling it.
Also reason, logic.
Any softsequencer in a current version i think should do it.

A lot of audio editor programs will do this. They usually work in percentages or time, so that could be plus 2.5% or so.

Kayte R. wrote:pro tools 9 (or whatever the current version is) does this really nicely. Not a plugin just part of the "liquid time" or whatever they're calling it.
Also reason, logic.
Any softsequencer in a current version i think should do it.

How is this done in Reason? The advanced sampler?

I don't know.
I don't use reason.
Sorry.
I am pretty sure it can be done though.

Download the FLStudio Demo.
Set the tempo for 120BPM.
Insert audio track(s).
Where it says "Resample" in the sample properties window, set that to "Auto".
Change master tempo for project to 123BPM.
"Restretch All Channels Now?" click yes.
Voila.


If this seems like your solution but you need a hand, PM me.

Just an extra note; if this is for anything "serious", then use something which is known to sound decent as there are different algorithms for achieving this which can sound very different, although more so for stretching.

I have used ACID Pro 5 and it has an on-screen fader that is adjustable up to 200BPM. If you can find someone who has this, it may do the trick. But if you adjust BPM too much in this program it will sound awful, so I don't think it's incredibly reliable.

I would recommend Melodyne to do this.
The algorithms it uses are very powerful.

Pro Tools might do the trick too.

In alternative, use Acid Pro (although it's better for short samples than full songs).

Anything else besides this, I would NOT recommend.
Most pitch-shifting used in other programs is aimed at DJ's who only need to do beatmatching for short periods of time, or is focused on short samples as opposed to full tracks. It's not appropriate for full songs.

Sound Forge shifts percentages, time, or BPM, and has a dozen or so different algorithms depending on the material and the required end result. Still the best software for editing program material, in my opinion.