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Find the beats of a song.

Result: Beat markers on the timeline, ready for cuts and effects.

  1. Click “♪ analyze”: kicks, snares, hi-hats, beats, accents and the tempo are detected on this Mac.
  2. Choose the reference: the mix or one track.
  3. Fix markers by hand: k or a double-click adds one, drag moves it, ⌥-click deletes, ⇧-click toggles an accent.

tips

  • Re-analysing keeps your manual markers. Markers are saved in the project.

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