# How to sync a beat or another track to a song | SpinZ CZ

> Choose FL Studio, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, REAPER, Cubase or Studio One for exact steps and a video to match another recording to your song’s tempo.

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## How to sync a beat or another track to a song

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### FL Studio

1. Set the project BPM to your song’s BPM. For the song clip, right-click the **Time** knob under **Time stretching → Reset** so it keeps its original speed.
2. Double-click the beat or other track. Under **Time stretching**, set **Mode → Stretch** to keep its pitch.
3. Open that clip’s waveform menu → **Fit to tempo → Type in BPM**. Enter **that clip’s original BPM**, not the song’s BPM.
4. Move the clip so its first beat lands on the song’s first beat. Play them together and check again further into the song.

[FL Studio reference ↗](https://www.image-line.com/fl-studio-learning/fl-studio-online-manual/html/chansettings_sampler.htm)

[![Music Pervs / Paul Wallen tutorial: Fit to tempo](https://spinzcz.com/assets/guides/match-loop-to-song-tempo/music-pervs-tempo.jpg) Watch from 4:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oANC1PRMmlE&t=271)

**Fit to tempo**
Music Pervs / Paul Wallen · [Open on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oANC1PRMmlE&t=271) FL Studio 20 interface

### Ableton Live

1. Set the project BPM to the song’s BPM. Double-click the song clip and turn **Warp off**.
2. Double-click the other track and turn **Warp on**. Find its first beat, right-click it → **Set 1.1.1 Here**.
3. Right-click that marker → **Warp From Here**. Check the detected **Seg. BPM** against the recording’s original BPM.
4. Choose **Beats** for a drum loop or **Complex / Complex Pro** for a whole song.
5. Move the clip’s first beat onto the song’s first beat. Play both; if a later beat misses the grid, correct that beat with a Warp Marker.

[Ableton Live reference ↗](https://www.ableton.com/en/live-manual/12/audio-clips-tempo-and-warping/)

[![Beat Academy tutorial: Set 1.1.1 Here → Warp from Here](https://spinzcz.com/assets/guides/match-loop-to-song-tempo/beat-academy-warp.jpg) Watch from 2:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoVvYtqzT3s&t=163)

**Set 1.1.1 Here → Warp from Here**
Beat Academy · [Open on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoVvYtqzT3s&t=163) Earlier Live interface

### Logic Pro

1. Set the project BPM to the song’s BPM. Choose **Keep** in the Smart Tempo menu; leave **Flex & Follow off** on the song region.
2. Double-click the other audio region → **Smart Tempo**. Check its detected BPM and first beat; use **Edit → Analyze Tempo** if needed.
3. Right-click that region in the Tracks area → **Tempo → Apply Project Tempo to Region and Downbeat**.
4. Move the region to the song’s matching first beat. Play both and check a later section too.

[Logic Pro reference ↗](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/102165)

[![Chris Sangster tutorial: Apply project tempo to imported audio](https://spinzcz.com/assets/guides/match-loop-to-song-tempo/chris-sangster-tempo.jpg) Watch from 7:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjcuG5Kr5CI&t=425)

**Apply project tempo to imported audio**
Chris Sangster · [Open on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjcuG5Kr5CI&t=425) Logic Pro for Mac

### REAPER

1. Set the project BPM to your song’s BPM before importing. Import the song at its original speed: choose **Do not stretch media** if asked.
2. Drag the beat or other recording onto a separate track. REAPER can read its original BPM from tempo metadata or a BPM-labelled filename.
3. In the import dialog, choose **Stretch media to project tempo → OK**.
4. Move its first beat onto the song’s first beat. Play both and check a later section.

**No tempo prompt, or the file is already imported?**

Select only the recording you want to change → **F2**. Turn on **Preserve pitch when changing rate**. Set **Playback rate** to song BPM ÷ recording BPM. For 160 BPM audio in a 128 BPM song, enter **0.8**, click **Apply**, then align its first beat.

[REAPER reference ↗](https://www.reaper.fm/videos.php#ry9x0P5USm0)

[![REAPER Mania / Kenny Gioia tutorial: Stretch imported audio to project tempo](https://spinzcz.com/assets/guides/match-loop-to-song-tempo/reaper-mania-tempo.jpg) Watch from 3:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry9x0P5USm0&t=218)

**Stretch imported audio to project tempo**
REAPER Mania / Kenny Gioia · [Open on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry9x0P5USm0&t=218) REAPER 7 interface

### Cubase

1. Set the project BPM to the song’s BPM. Keep **Musical Mode off** for the song.
2. Double-click the other recording to open the **Sample Editor**. Set its **Tempo** to the recording’s original BPM. For a neatly cut loop, entering its correct bars and beats also calculates this.
3. Turn on **Musical Mode** for that recording. It now follows the project tempo.
4. Move its first beat onto the song’s first beat. Play both and check a later section.

[Cubase reference ↗](https://www.steinberg.help/r/cubase-pro/15.0/en/cubase_nuendo/topics/sample_editor_tempo_matching_audio/sample_editor_tempo_matching_audio_musical_mode_c.html)

[![How to Make Electronic Music tutorial: Set the source tempo → Musical Mode](https://spinzcz.com/assets/guides/match-loop-to-song-tempo/htmem-musical-mode.jpg) Watch from 0:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmTwE0npy3Q&t=54)

**Set the source tempo → Musical Mode**
How to Make Electronic Music · [Open on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmTwE0npy3Q&t=54) Video demonstrates a loop

### Studio One / Studio Pro

1. Select the song track → **Inspector → Tempo → Don’t Follow**. Set the session tempo to the song’s BPM.
2. Select the other audio event. In the Inspector, enter its **original BPM** in **File Tempo**.
3. For that track, set **Tempo → Timestretch**. Choose **Drums** for a drum loop or **Sound** for a mixed recording.
4. Move its first beat onto the song’s first beat. Play both and check a later section.

[Studio One / Studio Pro reference ↗](https://fenderstudiopromanual.fender.com/en/Content/Editing_Topics/Timestretching.htm)

[![Tim Talks Audio tutorial: File Tempo → Timestretch](https://spinzcz.com/assets/guides/match-loop-to-song-tempo/tim-talks-timestretch.jpg) Watch from 2:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYvwgRcUOJc&t=165)

**File Tempo → Timestretch**
Tim Talks Audio · [Open on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYvwgRcUOJc&t=165) Video uses the older Studio One interface

For songs with a steady tempo. Recordings that speed up or slow down need a tempo map first.

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