verb Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Try Audacity (it's free...). There's better, but try that first, and see how it goes. Hope this helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMG456 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verb Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMG456 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verb Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verb Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) I managed to make a video today, complete with a few mistakes. The Real Me 2.mp4 Edited April 26, 2020 by verb 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMG456 Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Excellent - there'll be no stopping you now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verb Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 17 minutes ago, EMG456 said: Excellent - there'll be no stopping you now! Thanks for your advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 14 hours ago, verb said: I managed to make a video today, complete with a few mistakes. The Real Me 2.mp4 Sounds great Verb, post a few more when you have them ready on the "Show us your playing videos" thread 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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