How do I change the tempo of the song without affecting the MIDI notes?

[Nokturat]

I recorded a song at 280 BPM but I was lazy and didn’t change the project tempo accordingly. This has created a huge problem because I have a whole song recorded but I can’t quantize/edit the hits very well because Superior thinks that I recorded it at 120 BPM. Is there a way to change the tempo of the project without affecting the MIDI that I recorded? Or, alternatively, is there a way to remove the tempo from the MIDI?

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.5
Operating system: Windows 10

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[drumjack52]

Where is the MIDI – in SD3 or your daw? What daw did you use?

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[Nokturat]

I just recorded the MIDI in standalone SD3. However, after I recorded it and came about this problem, I installed Tracktion Waveform Free to see if I could do something with the MIDI I recorded in there. However, I could not find anything.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.5
Operating system: Windows 10

[Brad]

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Nokturat wrote:

I just recorded the MIDI in standalone SD3. However, after I recorded it and came about this problem, I installed Tracktion Waveform Free to see if I could do something with the MIDI I recorded in there. However, I could not find anything.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.5
Operating system: Windows 10

You could try Studio One demo. Import MIDI to S1, set the track to “don’t follow”. Change the tempo in S1. Export MIDI and import into SD3.

Or Pro Tools; set your midi tracks to sample based tracks instead of tick based. It´s the little metronome on every track in the edit window

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Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

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Thanked by: Scott Eshleman, drumjack52 and Nokturat

[Nokturat]

That worked!!! Thank you so much. However, I couldn’t find any option for the track that said “don’t follow” but I instead went into the inspector and changed the timebase to seconds instead of beats.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.5
Operating system: Windows 10

[Brad]

Nokturat wrote:

That worked!!! Thank you so much. However, I couldn’t find any option for the track that said “don’t follow” but I instead went into the inspector and changed the timebase to seconds instead of beats.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.5
Operating system: Windows 10

Ugh… sorry about that. Inspector > Timebase; “Seconds” for MIDI. Tempo; “Don’t Follow” for Audio. Glad you got it working, in spite of my incorrect instructions.

Cheers

B.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.5
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

Mac Studio M1 Max, RAM 64 GB, 1TB Drive, OSX 12.x/13.x and Windows 10 (VM)
DAW: Studio One Pro (always up to date)
DTX Express III (Extreme triggers), Nektar LX88
OWC Thunderbay Mini (4 X 1TB Sata SSD), Express 4M2 (4 X 2TB M.2 SSD), Envoy Express (1TB M.2 SSD)
Presonus Quantum, Faderport & Faderport 8
Black Lion Sparrow Mk2 A/D, FMR-RNP-RNC, MIDI Xpress 128, BM5A, KRK VXT4, Equator D5
2020 Macbook Pro 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Audio(mobile rig)

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