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| ==== ☆ Where to start ==== | ==== ☆ Where to start ==== |
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| 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]]. |
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| {{ :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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| {{ :wiki_-_time_signatures.jpg?200|}}While most songs are in a 4/4 time signature (4 beats per measure), some songs have different ones. Be sure to find out what time signature the song you're charting has to begin with, and change the very first tempo marker to that before continuing. You can do so by double-clicking on the tempo marker, checking the box that says "Set time signature", and adding in the correct time signature. | {{ :wiki_-_time_signatures.jpg?200|}}While most songs are in a 4/4 time signature (4 beats per measure), some songs have different ones. Be sure to find out what time signature the song you're charting has to begin with, and change the very first tempo marker to that before continuing. You can do so by double-clicking on the tempo marker, checking the box that says "Set time signature", and adding in the correct time signature. |
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| When adding markers to change time signatures, make sure they're always on a measure that ends in .1! Otherwise it will glitch out and "eat" the measure before or after it. | |
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| == Syncopated first note == | == Syncopated first note == |
