Time Stretch?

Cubase
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Hi All,

Apologies if this has been asked before!

Switched to Cubase 12 Pro from Logic 2 days ago. Loving Cubase so far, however I have an issue. No matter what I do, if I import via Media Browser a Drum Loop, Synth Loop, Vocal Loop etc and stretch it for instance from lets say 127 to 130 or vice versa, I am getting a lot of artifacts it just doesn’t sound the right especially on hihats. I cannot get anything to sync properly.

I have it set to elastique Pro - Time, Musical Mode Enabled. I’ve tried all the algorithms and am yet to get one that sounds useable. On the Cubase 12 Elements Trial I was using before buying Pro, it was on Standard - Mix algorithm and it was useable, drop loop in, it worked. I am assuming there is something I haven’t setup correctly or am missing.

In Preferences>Editing Audio, I have it set as:
Enable Automatic Hitpoint Detection
Time Stretch Algorithm: Realtime
Time Default Warping Alogrithm: elastique Pro

If I load Splice and drag a loop from any BPM into my project it’s warped properly, and sounds really good.

Any ideas guys, I’m a Cubase newbie so I am probably missing something very simple.

Thanks,

Dale

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Do these clips have the tempo defined correctly?
If you open the clip in the clip editor, there is a field at the top to set the original tempo.

I don’t think Cubase actually analyzes the file to determine tempo…
(I could be wrong there, but I usually have to do it myself)

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Thanks for the reply.

Yeah correct tempo & bars it’s just once musical mode is on it sounds terrible… Once I try to stretch anything It’s like the loop has been changed to a different bit rate like a bit crusher would if you get what I mean. Even if I don’t stretch i.e. import a loop at the same BPM as the project. Normally I have no issues with this in Ableton or Logic, even Splice is fine so i’m definitely missing something. Im very confused!

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Ok… Reset all settings to default in Cubase, Shut my computer down, started again and it seems to be ok. Apologies all is fine :+1: