Pro Tools’ Elastic Audio feature allows you to warp and manipulate audio timing directly in your session. Combined with Splice’s built-in time-stretching when browsing samples, you can stay locked to your project tempo from the moment you start auditioning.
Enable Elastic Audio in Pro Tools
Open the Edit Window
Make sure you can see the track you want to edit.
Choose an Elastic Audio Plug-In
Click the Elastic Audio plug-in selector on the track (waveform icon next to the track name).
Select an algorithm:
Polyphonic – for complex mixes or chords.
Rhythmic – best for drums/percussion.
Monophonic – great for single melodic lines like bass or vocals.
Varispeed – changes tempo and pitch (like tape).
X-Form – highest quality (used for rendering only).
Switch Track View to “Warp”
Click the Track View Selector (where it says "Waveform") and choose Warp.
Now you can see Warp Markers and manipulate timing.
Edit Timing with Warp Markers
Click and drag Warp Markers to shift timing.
Use Event > Event Operations > Quantize to snap notes to the grid.
Commit or Render
Once done, right-click the clip and choose Commit to finalize the changes.
Enable or Disable Time-Stretching in Splice’s Pro Tools Integration
When using the Splice desktop app alongside Pro Tools, you can preview samples in sync with your session tempo.
To Enable/Disable Time-Stretching:
Open the Splice Pro Tools Integration.
When previewing a sample, there will be a BPM icon next to the play bar:
Select that to turn Timestretch on or off.
