Fixing the timing of audio files with Flex Time
If it's something really simple, Flex Tool may get the job done quickly for you. In this screenshot, if you look at the Snare drum, it is pretty clear that several of the snare hits are late, not hitting directly on beat 4 each time:
Figure 11.3 – Late snare hits
Let's fix it!
- Press T and change Left Click Tool to Flex Tool.
- Click on the region with the Flex Tool. This turns on Flex & Follow in the Region inspector.
- Press the Command key, which by default switches to the Marquee tool.
- Drag the Marquee tool over the Snare hit and start to move to the correct position. It changes to the Hand tool for that purpose.
Done – that was easy:
Figure 11.4 – Timing of the corrected snare hit
The kick drum is really poorly timed in multiple spots. It needs to be quantized to 8th notes, so let's use Flex Time in a more sophisticated...
