I imported an mp3 file into logic to trim it a bit. Nothing else is in the project, just a short mp3, but it's playing way too fast. The pitch is what it should be suggesting to me that the sampling rates are off but I checked and they're the same. Whats going on?
It could be a long shot but you may try the answer related to Tempo information in the following thread.
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Also, what happens if you drag and drop the mp3 directly on the Track Area?
WD
To fix the problem wit the import problem there are two solutions.
#1 simply update your Logic Pro x (garage band also) to the latest version. This update was made to fix the problem (bugs) the new Mac OS Catalina update cuased.
#2 (for my cracked Logic users)
(In garage band select share song, share to disc, select “wave” as the type of file to export an export to a place easy to find the file!)
Import desired audio
(in audacity select file, export... when asked to save make sure to save as wave file. Export to a place easy to find the file)
Wilddrums wrote:
Also, what happens if you drag and drop the mp3 directly on the Track Area?
WD
Excellent idea!
MIDI files skip an intermediary steo when being inserted like that, it's possible Audio drag&drop may bypass whtever the OS is doing.
until i updated to catalina, i could just drag a mp3 track in and it would play normally. now, i drag it in and it glitches and sounds like its played at 8 times its normal speed. I haven't changed anything in settings, so i don't know what's causing this.
I really hope you're right. So far I didn't see good report on this update and Catalina.
My prod set will not update to Catalina for a while. When I have some free time I will do on my test bench.
We will see...
WD
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SOLUTION: Updating to 10.4.7 was the solution for me. I was still using 10.4.5 when I upgraded to Catalina and this problem came up (wave file that I imported played extremely fast, no way to change that). Also importing small mp3 files (e.g. guide clues) caused LPX to hang. After upgrading to the latest version of Logic Pro (now 10.4.7.) both problems were solved.
I had this issue this evening with a WAV file. Playback was twice as fast. Pitch was the same. Running Logic 10.4.7 on Mojave. Sample rates of project and file were the same.
Pulling in the file, the file blob would be the right length while loading, but when finally loaded, was half the length it should have been. I tried using the import function, dragging to a blank space in the track listing, and dragging into a blank Audio track. Nope.
I tried opening it in Audacity, where playback was fine, and then saving as a new file and dragging that in. Nope.
I tried doing the same thing in Logic, because--get this--in a brand new project, the file loaded properly and playback was perfect. Didn't work.
None of this worked.
That last part threw me, because it clearly wasn't ALL of Logic, just my one project for whatever reason. And nothing else in that project was effed up.
The only way I got it to function was to save the Logic project where it worked fine, and then import the Logic project itself into the original project. Then the file worked.
Just wanted to share in case this helped someone. But if anyone knows why this happened, I'd be happy to hear it.
I couldn’t figure that out at first, but then I opened App Store and search for Logic Pro X. It was showing the classic ‘cloud/download this again’ icon next to the program logo. I clicked re-download/install and got the newest update.
Is your problem is with Logic Pro X and Catalina? If so, solution is to convert the MP3 to AIFF or WAVE and importing the result in Logic. Other posters say that the last version (10.4.8) fixes the issue.
If you already have Logic Pro X, updates are free from the Mac App Store.
WD
As far as I read about this issue I was dealing with too, I guess it's a problem with Catalina.
But I did this thing, because surprisingly, Garage Band works without any problem: I opened a project in GB, set the tempo first, imported the mp3 track and it was fine. It doesn't speed up the track or stuff like that. Then saved the project on desktop(or anywhere else) and opened it with Logic Pro and to my surprise, it worked like a charm. Issue solved, I guess.
Doing so you just converted the original MP3 file to an uncompressed format. This is the same as the other workarounds in this discussion.
The problem seems to be related to changes in audio file handling in Catalina and how Logic is/was interacting with it. GarageBand is different to that respect.
WD
Solution:
Update to Logic 10.4.7
I am having the same problem and cannot find a solution anywhere that does not suggest that the sample rate is the culprit. Have you recently updated to the new mac os?
If you;re both using Catalina, you've found your problem.
Logix Pro X: Imported audio playing too fast
