YouTube play along video advice wanted

[verb]

Hi Folks,

I want to make some play along videos and I need some advice.

I can use the camera in my laptop and record my bass on that video via my headphone amp, but I then need to add the original track and sync it to my playing.

I am using Windows 10, can anyone recommend an app to add the original track and sync it?

Thanks in advance

Verb

[Dad3353]

Try Audacity (it's free...). There's better, but try that first, and see how it goes.

Hope this helps. 

[SH73]

Have you got Windows movie maker on your laptop. I used to prefer  w 7 to the app orientated W10 as lots of programmes used to be free afaik.

I found this

https://filmora.wondershare.com/video-editor/free-video-editing-software-windows.html

[Muppet]

I use the Filmora one but the free version, as you imagine, is very limited in terms of export formats and length I think.  It's not too bad in paid-for form

[adamg67]

http://shotcut.org/

Does multiple audio tracks which gives you lots of options for how to record things. I've used it a few times for simple editing and it probably takes a bit of time to learn how it works, but it looks like it's very good once you learn it. There are tutorial videos on the site.

Review here: https://www.techradar.com/uk/reviews/shotcut , summary says "A remarkable free video editor that makes even advanced editing straightforward, Shotcut is a brilliant tool for novice videographers."

Edited April 21, 2020 by adamg67

[EMG456]

On 21/04/2020 at 08:23, adamg67 said:

http://shotcut.org/

Does multiple audio tracks which gives you lots of options for how to record things. I've used it a few times for simple editing and it probably takes a bit of time to learn how it works, but it looks like it's very good once you learn it. There are tutorial videos on the site.

Review here: https://www.techradar.com/uk/reviews/shotcut , summary says "A remarkable free video editor that makes even advanced editing straightforward, Shotcut is a brilliant tool for novice videographers."

+1 for Shotcut here. I used to put together videos for work using Adobe Premiere but all my old licensed software will not run on modern computers so was looking for a decent replacement without having to spend a lot.

It has its foibles but it's easy to use and capable.

You could also look at https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/ - that was my preference for both capabilities and the way it works but the install wrecked my Cubase DAW installation and all my Arturia VSTs to the extent that I had to completely rebuild my computer so I haven't had the courage to look at it again.

[verb]

Thanks Folks,

I had considered Audacity but I think it was a video editor I needed.

I did a few very bad videos with Windows Movie Maker several years ago. Unfortunately Movie Maker is no longer supported.

I found Filmora, but wasn't sure if it was suitable. It was at this point I reached out to the members of Basschat.

I'm currently giving shotcut a go. I'm having trouble putting the backing track into the time line, but I have to admit I'm a total dinosaur with regard to computers.

Many thanks for your advice, I will keep you posted, just in case someone else finds it useful. 

Verb 

[EMG456]

15 hours ago, verb said:

I'm currently giving shotcut a go. I'm having trouble putting the backing track into the time line, but I have to admit I'm a total dinosaur with regard to computers.

Did you get it working?

You need to create a new audio track first then grab the clip from the preview window and drag it onto that track.

[MartinB]

If you only need to replace the audio, have a look at Reaper - it actually has basic video capabilities in addition to being a fully-featured (free!) DAW.

 

[thebrig]

6 minutes ago, MartinB said:

If you only need to replace the audio, have a look at Reaper - it actually has basic video capabilities in addition to being a fully-featured (free!) DAW.

 

Reaper is brilliant for syncing audio to video because its very easy to stretch the audio to fit the video

[verb]

Thanks again Folks,

I had an audio track open, but when I tried to drag the track from my computer files it wouldn't drop into Shotcut, I changed the audio file format from MP3 to Flac and it worked.

Shotcut also has the facility to stretch the video and audio for syncing.

I will continue to experiment with it and maybe post a video here.

Many Thanks

Verb

 

[verb]

I managed to make a video today, complete with a few mistakes.

 

Edited April 26, 2020 by verb

[EMG456]

Excellent - there'll be no stopping you now!

[verb]

17 minutes ago, EMG456 said:

Excellent - there'll be no stopping you now!

Thanks for your advice.

[thebrig]

14 hours ago, verb said:

I managed to make a video today, complete with a few mistakes.

 

Sounds great Verb, post a few more when you have them ready on the "Show us your playing videos" thread 👍