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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 DIY stems, or the studio multies if you have them]].
  
 {{ :wiki_-_bpm_toolbar.jpg?400|}}Now you'll want to find out the general BPM of the song. You can Google it or you can try tapping along to the sound of the audio by clicking the BPM button on the toolbar in Reaper. Once you have a general BPM, edit the tempo marker at 1.1 and put it into there. {{ :wiki_-_bpm_toolbar.jpg?400|}}Now you'll want to find out the general BPM of the song. You can Google it or you can try tapping along to the sound of the audio by clicking the BPM button on the toolbar in Reaper. Once you have a general BPM, edit the tempo marker at 1.1 and put it into there.
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 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 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.+This process is often made much easier with the help of DIY 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 ===
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