texmaster Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 So I've been trying to work on my first song in the sequence editor. (see attached)I'm sure I'm doing something wrong because every time I try to make an adjustment, I have to restart the entire song and try to see where the beats are to mark off. Its made it extremly time consuming.I've tried the play range but when I try it the song it out of sequence. There must be a better way to distinguish the specific beats for a song and focus on editing specific areas without retarting the entire song.Any help would be greatly appreciated!My Ghostbusters.lms.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 If you have a Basic Plus or higher license level, you can use the Beat Wizard to locate the beats for you. It will mark off the beats for you, and you can even tell it to put a mark in every, for example, 4th cell.You can use the space bar to stop/start the sequence from your current location, eliminating the need to go back to the beginning.It also sounds as if your file may not be a Constant Bit Rate (CBR) MP3 file. You may want to run the file through Audacity in order to convert it to the CBR format. 99.9% of the time this resolves issues with the timings not lining up in the same place each time you run the file.Take a look at this PDF from LOR for help with Audacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texmaster Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Great idea thanks Don! Yes I have the advanced level so that would explain why nothing happened when I selected beat mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texmaster Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) I did the beat converter and using the spacebar to go back worked for a bit but it didn't take long for the song to stop syncing up properly unless I started from the beginning. Its always about 2 seconds faster than it should be unless I start the song over completly. Its frustrating as heck. Edited August 27, 2012 by texmaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shubb Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Try running the mp3 file through Audacity and output bit rate at 128 or instead of mp3 use a .wav file (my personal favorite) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griswald Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I know what you mean......I had the same issue until I found the post about using Audacity and converting the output to 128 bit rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtDew4me Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 .wav file is my favorite format and resolved all my out of synch issues I had after stopping and resuming play while working on a sequence. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orville Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I use 192k and CBR, the only time I have ever had a song get out of time is due to it being a VBR {variable bit rate} which plays havoc in the Sequence Editor. If they are still having problems with the music going out of time, chances are it HAS NOT been properly converted to a CBR {Constant Bit Rate} format.I've actually had that happen a couple of times during my conversions, thought I had it set to CBR {that is I thought I had unchecked VBR option}, but didn't. Then when working on the song, out of time it went. And when verified, sure enough, it was still in VBR format. Always recheck the music/song after conversion to be certain it is in the correct format for the SE to handle it.Like stated I use 192k {just sounds a lot better to me, 128k just doesn't sound all that great in my opinion} and CBR and I have had no issues with timings or lag times in the SE at all using those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texmaster Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 The wav file trick worked like a charm! I was so excited I was up till 4 completing ghostbusters and monster mash! And I'm paying for it todayThanks again to everyone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shubb Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Lol, sounds like my first night with LOR. I couldn't figure what that bright light was coming though the window...it was the sunrise.Glad you got the issue resolved.Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texmaster Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 (edited) Quick question. How do you save an animation? I've been recreating it for each song. Edited August 29, 2012 by texmaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Quick question. How do you save an animation? I've been recreating it for each song.Open an existing sequence.Click "Edit -> Export/Import Channel Configuration -> Export Channel Configuration."When prompted, enter a filename for your template.Click "File -> New" and create a new musical (or animation) sequence.Look for the section called "Use a saved channel configuration template" and use the "..." button to chose the template you created in steps 1 and 2.Once you click okay, your new sequence is ready to go with your information already filled in for you.You can also open a sequence and click "Edit -> Export/Import Channel Configuration -> Import Channel Configuration." to do the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texmaster Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Fantastic. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLD Kevin Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Don always seems to the have exact answers your looking for Why post questions....just send Don a PM. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Don always seems to the have exact answers your looking for Why post questions....just send Don a PM. KevinHeh ... every once in a while, Kevin, I actually go to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deej012160 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I was having the same problem; I am having a hard time with the "LOR basics" since I am just getting started with all this. Thanks so much. Worked like a champ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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