How to create a beat tape using logic?

hiya, just wondering how i create a beat tape using logic as different tracks have different tempo's and what not. cheers

Well, if you plan to do some blending, be prepared to make use of time-stretching. Logic would not be my tool of choice, but it's of course doable.

if you want to try something more automatic but you can still tweak and set up manual fades, tempo shifts, filters.. all that crap you can try out mixmeister studio... I personally am not a huge huge fan of that anymore since I have a different way I do things now.. but I did a couple of disks using that where I faded and blended tracks... plus you burn the cd right from the program, export as one wave file if you want... or export as ISO (cd image) if I remember correct.. or export with the song tracks split where you indicate using markers in the program.

you know where to check to find that program.

thanks guys but I'm using logic

TheRiot wrote:thanks guys but I'm using logic

.. and thats it then.. dont go out and find the right tool for the job...

this fall, I think i'll rake the leaves with a garden spade.

think like a dj -- if you had to cut from record to the next, at different bpms, without any pitch adjustment, there seem to be a few options.
backspin, then drop in the new track. easy to reverse beats in logic, i imagine.
cut back and forth for one or two beats, do that a couple of times, then cut over to the new track. bit of eqing might be a good idea.
find a third track to bridge the two.

delay on the last beat...

dropping the volume during the mix a bit can help a lot.

TheRiot wrote:hiya, just wondering how i create a beat tape using logic as different tracks have different tempo's and what not. cheers

I use Ableton but I will assume most DAWs have pretty similar features for the most part when it comes to using audio.

In which case, when I use Ableton there is an option to "warp" the audio, which will obviously automatically keep things in tempo, or you can turn this option off and insert the chunk of audio into a project and it retains it's orignal tempo, despite being in a project that might be set to 120BPM.

It would just be a case then of arranging the tracks how you want, and automating effects/inserting little fillers to keep things rolling along without any lengthy pauses or awkward transitions.

EDIT: It seems Logics version of warping is called Flex Time. I'd read up on that.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3855?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/quantizing-audio-with-logic-pro-9s-flex-time/

Can't you just record it all as an audio-track? I'm assuming you are recording tracks from your MPC to Logic, so record it out as stereo to 2 seperate tracks for one song then on tracks 3 and 4 record another stereo song and repeat. Just don't reset or your song will sound all discombobulated mud. If your first track ended at 2:42 then around there is where the next track should blend in.

I do this all the time for any DAW.

scoob got close.

this is what happens when you ask a logic-specific question in an mpc-specific forum.

http://www.logicprohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=306654
http://www.logicprohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=259924

thread1 wrote:Use the following in logic:

Arrange Window >>> Audio >>> Detect Tempo
Sample Editor >>> Factory >>> Time & Pitch Machine

You can then you can use flex to look at the transient markers and align them with the Bars at the top of the arrange window.

I saw you are using fades to get the cross fade affect - this is one way to do the crossfading. Another (better) method would be to use Automation

To further enhance your mixes checkout resources on flex editing and slicing.

This should get you started.

thread2 wrote:Here's one way:

1. Import your first song onto an audio track.
2. Adjust the region so it starts on the first beat.
3. Use the BPM Counter plugin to find the tempo. Set the Logic BPM to the same.
4. Turn on Flex time for this track and select Speed (this will mimic using normal turntables to speed up or slow down a track).
5. Repeat 1-4 for the next track.
6. Your tracks should then all be playing at the same tempo and you can mix with them as you would on turntables...
7. Use EQ to mimic a DJ mixer. Use the Logic tempo to vary the speed of your DJ set.

Once you have finished your mix bounce it down. You can then cut this into regions and export them separately so you have an MP3 for each track if that's what you want. If you are making a CD it would be better to keep the file as an AIFF or WAV and use WaveBurner to split the tracks and burn the CD.