Engine Prime has flexible beat grids by default but limited in how one can use it.
I haven’t found a way to expand or shrink the space between two beat markers or anchors. If this was available one can make BPM corrections that way.
_ Shrinking the space = Increased tempo_*
_ Expanding the space = Reduced tempo_*
I have also not found a way to place a beat marker or an anchor at a specific location using the playhead as a guide.
In the video attached i was able to grid majority of the test track but when i got further into the track i could not drop the anchor/marker exactly where i wanted it (on a clear downbeat)
To my workflow this is the last piece of the puzzle to sort out and if this feature is improved i will make sure my great grandkids only use Denon DJ products.
Interesting video.
I was beat griding the same track for comparison and I could make it match to the end of the song…
In comparison I was doing the Beat grid correction in RB, which personally I like most.
But this might be because of the lerning curve required when switching from something new from something which you’re used to it.
For comparison I did it in EP 1.2 as well. Took me much longer.
Could it be that you got something wrong up there?
I was Feeling when shrinking the space the tempo is decreasing and when expanding the space the tempo is increasing. Because the beatgrid is locked to the BPM.
Therefore you have more to Play within one beat…
Personally I don’t like that the tempo of the song is changing in case the beatgrid is off.
@mufasa
I did it in Engine Prime 1.2 and RB just to compare.
I didn’t had to shrink or expand in Engine Prime. What might be the case - and I saw it in your Video - when clicking on the grid marker and the place where you want it to be is Closer to the next marker, you might be in Trouble. Hope you understand what I mean - I Need to Play around with it a bit. But when I was doing the griding in EP, the marker wasn’t that much off then I saw in your Video at the end of your track. But what I realized it got more ugly at the end of the track similar to yours.
The way I was doing it - I was nearly adusting the marker every 4 beats. There were not many where I had to do after 8 beats. And I was doing the marker correction only at the ‘1’.
Okay I will revisit it again, maybe I will do each beat this time around. That’s the only difference between your description and mine.
So just tried again using a different track
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I noticed a neat feature, longer yellow marker for the downbeat or beat 1 and smaller ones for the 2,3,4.
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Anyways i gridded / placed a marker on each and every 1 beat the entire song, it worked well till the very end again, when the song started to fade out but the beat is still a bit audible.
Could that be the issue? EP not able to deal with the fading out part.