Im working on a DNB remix for a reggae track which is 98bpm (158bpm double time) turning it into 174 DNB track. What’s a preferred way for Time stretching the vocals? I’m using abletons complex pro. Which I think sounds ok. But I want to preserve the vocals the best way before I process with delays / reverbs etc to avoid artefacts. Ive tried slicing manually but it will need a lot of editing to preserve the rhythm of the vocal and there are harmony’s to edit as well. I’m thinking slicing is probably the best option, But long! If slicing, any tips for doing for the good results? I also have melodyne, but haven’t looked at that yet. Any thoughts much appreciated. :)

wasnt expecting to do this today but my mate sent me a recording this morning of him on the radio being interviewed after winning the Braunton seagull screeching competition 😂😂😂 and said make something out of it. so i gave myself 4 hours and here is what i've done. The recording was from a phone recording the radio, so obviously it's terrible quality and with background noise but i've done my best in the short time. I had my kick and snare ready to go from my presets but everything else is made from scratch or a sample - no prep frame. after the 4 hours i took a break then 10 more minutes for tidying up best i could. i'll include the original recording below as well. 😅

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