jugalo180
www.moneyistherecipe.com
when i record the vocals to the instrumental and play it back the timing is off the vocals or off beat from the instrumental. does anyone know what i can do to fix it?
esactun
New member
Do you mean that the tracks don't sync up at all (are in slightly different tempos) or that they're just not aligned?
In a multitrack program you should be able to zoom in to see the waveforms and that should help you line them up. If you know a certain note is supposed to coincide with the first kick drum hit, ferinstance, line up that note with the kick drum hit by dragging the track over. Play it back to check, and tweak the alignment until all is well.
If the tracks are in differing tempos, you'll probably need to retrack or do some serious editing. I've had something like this happen before. The app I was using for playback wasn't playing back in perfect time, though I couldn't hear that it was off. But when I played the project back, it sounded fine at first, in sync and all that, but by the end of the song the new track was off in outer space somewhere. Not cool!
In a multitrack program you should be able to zoom in to see the waveforms and that should help you line them up. If you know a certain note is supposed to coincide with the first kick drum hit, ferinstance, line up that note with the kick drum hit by dragging the track over. Play it back to check, and tweak the alignment until all is well.
If the tracks are in differing tempos, you'll probably need to retrack or do some serious editing. I've had something like this happen before. The app I was using for playback wasn't playing back in perfect time, though I couldn't hear that it was off. But when I played the project back, it sounded fine at first, in sync and all that, but by the end of the song the new track was off in outer space somewhere. Not cool!
SPINSTERWUN
Active member
esactun said:....that they're just not aligned?
In a multitrack program you should be able to zoom in to see the waveforms and that should help you line them up. If you know a certain note is supposed to coincide with the first kick drum hit, ferinstance, line up that note with the kick drum hit by dragging the track over. Play it back to check, and tweak the alignment until all is well.
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When you try to align the WAV.'s, don't forget to disable "SNAP TO".
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gec
New member
2 things come to mind other than what they have pointed out....
1.) If its a downloaded version (u know what I mean) - sometimes its been crac*** so much that it may have problems with it....
2.) check your playback buffer and recording buffer in your preferences menu
1.) If its a downloaded version (u know what I mean) - sometimes its been crac*** so much that it may have problems with it....
2.) check your playback buffer and recording buffer in your preferences menu
SPINSTERWUN
Active member
gec, I like the way you skated around the pirate issue.gec said:
jugalo180
www.moneyistherecipe.com
almost forgot about this thread
i solved the problem. i was recording at a bit rate that the soundblaster didn't support. the c##$k thing was a nice touch. lo.
i solved the problem. i was recording at a bit rate that the soundblaster didn't support. the c##$k thing was a nice touch. lo.
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