Timing with Audacity

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I've got a Digitech RP150 which is a guitar multi-effects processor with USB connectivity. I'm using Audacity for recording since it's free and I generally refuse to pirate software. My question is this:

When I record, the tempo at which Audacity is recording is always different than what I'm playing at. I can think of ways to make this better, such as waiting a measure and then clipping that measure off after recording (I don't have anything to trigger Audacity to start recording, if you can even use a foot pedal to do so).

How do most people handle this? It seems to be the little hill I've turned into a mountain that I never feel like climbing to get on with things.

Does anyone have some tips for using Audacity that will make it simpler or more efficient to use?

EDIT: Can't believe I forgot to ask...how about a drum machine plug-in, does something like that exist for Audacity? If you have to use an external one, are there good free ones available, and can you time them up with Audacity?
 
Doesn't Audacity have a metronome feature? Or is the problem that you are having trouble playing along with a metronome?
You don't need to trigger it to start recording. Just hit record, count out 8 beats or whatever, and begin playing.
Only other thing I can think of that may be your problem is the sample rate switching on you and playing back at the wrong speed? need more info...
 
Reggie said:
Doesn't Audacity have a metronome feature? Or is the problem that you are having trouble playing along with a metronome?
You don't need to trigger it to start recording. Just hit record, count out 8 beats or whatever, and begin playing.
Only other thing I can think of that may be your problem is the sample rate switching on you and playing back at the wrong speed? need more info...
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Well, I guess I went overboard on the explanation a bit...my main problem is timing Audacity with a drum program of some type (that I don't have yet). This wouldn't be so much a problem if I had an acoustic kit of my own or some V-Drums, but I don't.
 
KnivesOut said:
Well, I guess I went overboard on the explanation a bit...my main problem is timing Audacity with a drum program of some type (that I don't have yet). This wouldn't be so much a problem if I had an acoustic kit of my own or some V-Drums, but I don't.
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My version of Audacity (1.2.3) has something under Generate->Plugins 1-15->Click Track.
You can pick tempo, number of measures, beats per measure.
Sounds like what you want, doesn't it?
Art
 
asulger said:
My version of Audacity (1.2.3) has something under Generate->Plugins 1-15->Click Track.
You can pick tempo, number of measures, beats per measure.
Sounds like what you want, doesn't it?
Art
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I noticed that, but I'm more kind of wanting to be able to time drum software to Audacity's measures, so that if the drum machine is running, it will be in sync with each measure in Audacity and, if I do even manage to get it close, won't drift from the timing.
 
Ok here is the real problem. Things like tremolo effects don't sync up with the timing. That's what I was really trying to say here.
 
ahhh use an lfo calculator like studiocal for tricks like that

Or a tempo synced VST effect
 
If the metronome outputs a MIDI signal you could route that through your drum machine/drum VSTi or whatever. At any rate, it is all about syncing up with MIDI. If you are plugging in a drum VSTi, I think it will sync automatically? :confused: Once you actually get the drum software, I think all will be made clear.
 
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