I hope this video helps anybody who is unsure of how to sync audio in Guitar Pro 8. Let me know what you think, if you have any questions, or if you have other areas with which you need help and I will make more videos. 👍
I just accidentally stumbled upon your video and I have always thought that syncing real audio to tab would make practising my own music so much more effective. I didn't realize GP8 already had this capability all this time. Thank you sir for this tutorial! My life just got a little bit better :D
I'm going to try to import some Little Feat songs into GP8. The problem is that they have lots of syncopation and odd time signatures. My goal is to end up with scores that show when to play chords.
It's important to note that if an audio track is not perfectly consistent during repeated sections, such as verses or choruses, or if it includes a "go to coda" in the score, syncing the score with the audio throughout will be unfeasible. This is because a performer may vary the timing slightly on repeated song sections. Therefore, even if the first verse is perfectly synced, subsequent repetitions may fall out of sync. A workaround is to create a new GP8 file without any repeats or "go to coda" sections in the score. The song should be written out completely from start to finish in an uninterrupted score. This approach may extend a 3-page score to 6 or 7 pages due to the absence of repeats. However, this method ensures that once completed, the score remains in sync throughout the performance, regardless of repeated sections. As of June 2024, GP8 does not offer the feature to mark audio sections according to the number of times they are played in the score. It would be beneficial if future updates included this feature. Until then, for songs with timing variations in repeated sections, the score must be laid out in a single, continuous sequence without repeats. You are welcome. 😋
You shouldn't need to sync every quarter note. The track's tempo is pretty consistent, so setting sync points over large areas and sliding at key points averages out the beats and bars in between.
Thank you. Nice job of explaining audio file tracks. I followed along with a file and I have a question : I have imported an audio track (Penny Lane from the Beatles) into an existing score to practice bass and in the audio track each bar has been divided in12 sections (11 vertical dotted lines between each bar). Not sure why as the time signature is 4:4. If I import the same audio file in a brand new brand sheet, each bar is divided in 4 sections. That sounds normal. I haven't figured out how to control this divisions. It looks that GP8 is doing the decision by itself based on something I haven't figured out. Any idea?
Great to hear the video was helpful. The dotted divisions are created from the time signature. What happens to the divisions when you change the time signature of the existing score? As you change the time signature, the divisions should change.
Is there a possibility to tap the sync points into the score, just like you tap the bpm of an echo effect ...? This would be an enormous help for writing down scores into a rehearsal recording e.g.
You can tap sync points into the waveform and these modify the tempo in the score to match the audio. When you deactivate the audio track, the tempo of the score returns. Is this what you mean?
Thank you for this nice tutorial! 👍👍
No problem. Thank you for creating the excellent software.
I hope this video helps anybody who is unsure of how to sync audio in Guitar Pro 8. Let me know what you think, if you have any questions, or if you have other areas with which you need help and I will make more videos. 👍
I just accidentally stumbled upon your video and I have always thought that syncing real audio to tab would make practising my own music so much more effective. I didn't realize GP8 already had this capability all this time. Thank you sir for this tutorial! My life just got a little bit better :D
Great to hear you found the video helpful and even better to know that your life is now a little bit better. 👍
Thank you, best tutorial on audio syncing.
Thanks! Glad you found the tutorial helpful.
I'm going to try to import some Little Feat songs into GP8. The problem is that they have lots of syncopation and odd time signatures. My goal is to end up with scores that show when to play chords.
Shouldn't be a problem to match the time signatures, although it will take a bit of tweaking.
It's important to note that if an audio track is not perfectly consistent during repeated sections, such as verses or choruses, or if it includes a "go to coda" in the score, syncing the score with the audio throughout will be unfeasible. This is because a performer may vary the timing slightly on repeated song sections. Therefore, even if the first verse is perfectly synced, subsequent repetitions may fall out of sync. A workaround is to create a new GP8 file without any repeats or "go to coda" sections in the score. The song should be written out completely from start to finish in an uninterrupted score. This approach may extend a 3-page score to 6 or 7 pages due to the absence of repeats. However, this method ensures that once completed, the score remains in sync throughout the performance, regardless of repeated sections.
As of June 2024, GP8 does not offer the feature to mark audio sections according to the number of times they are played in the score. It would be beneficial if future updates included this feature. Until then, for songs with timing variations in repeated sections, the score must be laid out in a single, continuous sequence without repeats. You are welcome. 😋
Thank you for explaining this very important point. Repeated sections would certainly lead to inconsistencies with timing.
very helpful, thank you !!!
Glad it helped and thank you for leaving a comment. .
Just syncing the drum track to Billy Idol - Rebel Yell and I sync every quarter note. I wish there was a quicker way, it takes bloody ages!!
You shouldn't need to sync every quarter note. The track's tempo is pretty consistent, so setting sync points over large areas and sliding at key points averages out the beats and bars in between.
Thank you. Nice job of explaining audio file tracks. I followed along with a file and I have a question : I have imported an audio track (Penny Lane from the Beatles) into an existing score to practice bass and in the audio track each bar has been divided in12 sections (11 vertical dotted lines between each bar). Not sure why as the time signature is 4:4. If I import the same audio file in a brand new brand sheet, each bar is divided in 4 sections. That sounds normal. I haven't figured out how to control this divisions. It looks that GP8 is doing the decision by itself based on something I haven't figured out. Any idea?
Great to hear the video was helpful. The dotted divisions are created from the time signature. What happens to the divisions when you change the time signature of the existing score? As you change the time signature, the divisions should change.
Is there a possibility to tap the sync points into the score, just like you tap the bpm of an echo effect ...? This would be an enormous help for writing down scores into a rehearsal recording e.g.
You can tap sync points into the waveform and these modify the tempo in the score to match the audio. When you deactivate the audio track, the tempo of the score returns. Is this what you mean?