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-====== TEMPOMAPPING ======+====== ☆ TEMPOMAPPING ======
  
 :!: ** WORK IN PROGRESS! ** :!: :!: ** WORK IN PROGRESS! ** :!:
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-==== Where to start ====+==== ☆ Where to start ====
  
 Before you start you'll want to make sure [[tools|Reaper is set up for charting]], and that you have your [[audio|audio ready; both the lossless main audio file and Demucs DIY stems, or the studio multies if you have them]]. Before you start you'll want to make sure [[tools|Reaper is set up for charting]], and that you have your [[audio|audio ready; both the lossless main audio file and Demucs DIY stems, or the studio multies if you have them]].
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-==== Tempomapping the song ====+==== ☆ Tempomapping the song ====
  
 Once the audio is lined up at the start perfectly, its time to make sure it stays synced up throughout the song. First take a glance and see if everything seems to sync up perfectly as is, as sometimes a song has a static tempo throughout. This is common with electronic music, hip-hop beats, modern rock recorded to a metronome and other highly produced music. Once the audio is lined up at the start perfectly, its time to make sure it stays synced up throughout the song. First take a glance and see if everything seems to sync up perfectly as is, as sometimes a song has a static tempo throughout. This is common with electronic music, hip-hop beats, modern rock recorded to a metronome and other highly produced music.
  
-If the audio doesn't sync up with the beat throughout, then its time to get your hands dirty.+{{ :wiki_-_bpm_adjust.jpg?300|}}If the audio doesn't sync up with the beat throughout, then its time to get your hands dirty.
  
-{{ :wiki_-_tempo_markers.jpg?400|}}First, look at where the beat starts desyncing from the audio. Then, add a new tempo marker on the previous beat and adjust the tempo of it to try and make things go back into sync. You can do this by having your cursor on the beat, then using the scroll wheel while hovering over the BPM button the toolbar below to change BPM for that marker only.+First, look at where the beat starts desyncing from the audio. Then, add a new tempo marker on the previous beat and adjust the tempo of it to try and make things go back into sync. You can do this by having your cursor on the beat, then using the scroll wheel while hovering over the BPM button the toolbar below to change BPM for that marker only.
  
-This process is often made much easier with the help of DIY Demucs stems; in most cases you wanna sync the beat to the drums, as they're the rhythm section that everyone else is following in the song. In some cases of very sloppy playing you might need to adjust the tempo marker to instead be what the full band intended to be at; using a metronome helps a lot in such cases.+This process is often made much easier with the help of DIY Demucs or studio stems; in most cases you wanna sync the beat to the drums, as they're the rhythm section that everyone else is following in the song. In some cases of very sloppy playing you might need to adjust the tempo marker to instead be what the full band intended to be at; using a metronome helps a lot in such cases.
  
 === Time signature changes === === Time signature changes ===
  
-{{ :wiki_-_time_signatures.jpg?200|}}Sometimes there might be a change in time signature mid-song. This is most common in complex music like prog and jazz, but it also happens in more traditionally structured songs at times. Be on a lookout for changes like this by familiarizing yourself with how time signatures work.+Sometimes there might be a change in time signature mid-song. This is most common in complex music like prog and jazz, but it also happens in more traditionally structured songs at times. Be on a lookout for changes like this by familiarizing yourself with how time signatures work.
  
 To change time signature mid-song, add a tempo marker, then double-click on it, check the box that says "Set time signature", and add in the correct time signature. Be aware time signature changes can *only be on a downbeat*, as otherwise Reaper glitches out and starts "eating" measures, meaning you might have to undo parts of the tempo map and remake it from scratch. To change time signature mid-song, add a tempo marker, then double-click on it, check the box that says "Set time signature", and add in the correct time signature. Be aware time signature changes can *only be on a downbeat*, as otherwise Reaper glitches out and starts "eating" measures, meaning you might have to undo parts of the tempo map and remake it from scratch.
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-==== THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND ====+==== ☆ THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND ====
  
 A few other things that aren't vital to understanding the basics of tempomapping, but good to think about to improve your authoring skills. A few other things that aren't vital to understanding the basics of tempomapping, but good to think about to improve your authoring skills.
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