Live Video/Audio question

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I have some experience with multittracking, but a while back using Cakewalk/Sonar. The band I'm with now is looking to use projection (basically a slideshow) live. The hardware for projector/screen is all set. The question is related to the software/hardware to put this together the best way.

Using software/hardware, I would like to use the original recordings (we're a tribute band) as reference to create the slideshow. Afterwards the audio shall be scratched. I'll also need a clicktrack to stay in time with the visuals. I may have to record a real time click on a separate track playing a cowbell while listening to the music?? I don't know any other way to keep a click synched to an mp3 or wav unless it was recorded with one originally. On line midi files are usually lousy or totally wrong.

I am the drummer and have experience with a click live using an MC500 sequencer. I definitely want to control this from stage.

Was hoping to use a tablet, but apps I've seen don't have a click with video. Maybe I should be thinking laptop? Software side of things, I've looked at Ableton and others, but they tend to lean heavily towards audio...which I'm not using in the finished product.

I have the funds to do this right, but need help to be smart about it. Hoping a guru can inject some knowledge. Thank so much
Cliff
 
Your click has to be tied to the slideshow - assume you are not actually using PowerPoint, so just have the click on the audio track of the video.
 
Yup the click and slideshow would be the finished product. How to attain this is really what I need...the nuts and bolts so to speak. No power point...no anything yet. These are not captured videos with sound. It's still images from public domain that will be used for the project. That's why I need the original recordings to place the images in the proper places to compliment the song. Hence my questions on best achieving this.
 
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You could use something like this BPM Counter to find an approximation of the BPM of the mp3/wav. Then import the track into your DAW with that BPM set and line it up. Give yourself a 4 click intro if needed, etc.

The problem with some tracks will be them not being recorded with a click and the timing will wander. You would have to manually cut the track up and move/stretch the parts to make them fit to the BMP you want. Or make do with a rough approximation.

If I'm understanding the question correctly?
 
Yeah you are and that's the problem...which is why I thought of first importing the mp3 to it's own track (in this software that I don't have yet BTW) with no click, then on a seperate track recording a click manually playing a cowbell ect. while listening to the mp3. Once that's done I would start using images to create the slideshow against the music using the video editing side of this software. I'd then scrub the mp3 ( we would be playing our instruments instead) and end up with a file of slideshow with a click.
 
If you still are using Sonar, you can create a custom click track with Tempo Map... I had a client send me mp3's with no click and 'wandering' tempos and Sonar did a pretty slick job averaging out the BPM's. There is some config to do on your end... This vid spells it out easier than I can:
https://youtu.be/_HPlejc2HkE
Good luck :)
 
You could use Sony Vegas (semi inexpensive) Run the audio out (your click track) to your monitor mix and set the slide show on the video side. You could do multiple overlays of both, custom fades and all sorts of good times. Even plays video. What I use to do the projector and audio and midi control for our drama productions at church.
 
What I would do is record your band, playing to a click. Then use that recording to place the slides in the show. That way, you don't have to time your performance to the original tune, which may not have been done to a metronome.
 
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