Corey Machado Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 This simple tutorial will teach you how to use markers to edit to a beat of a song in Adobe Premiere Pro and CC.Please like and subscribe for more tutorials. If you have any questions feel free to ask.https://youtu.be/8SdV4dMb1KI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf33d Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Well thank you. But this is not precise at all, and in most musics the beats is not clearly heard which makes it super hard to do. Is there not anything like a plugin that can analyse the track and automatically place markers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Forsman Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 over time, you develop an ear for this sort of thing. as a trailer editor, it's pretty much mandatory to be a good music editor. rather than relying on some plugin, looking at the waveform can help you make a picture or audio cut (or cuts) to the beat/percussion/etc. personally, i don't need to place markers because the waveform is right there. Sekhar, Xavier Plagaro Mussard and kaylee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Well thank you. But this is not precise at all, and in most musics the beats is not clearly heard which makes it super hard to do. Is there not anything like a plugin that can analyse the track and automatically place markers?I didn't watch Coreys tut, but I know one thing: You never cut precisely to the beat if you want the greatest emotional impact. You cut to the rhythm, and you do it intuitively. Don't believe me? Watch any good music video and tell me how many edits are precisely on the beat! Sekhar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Forsman Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 agolex and kaylee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzynormal Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Is there not anything like a plugin that can analyse the track and automatically place markers?Man, does EVERYTHING have to be some sort of damn algorithm these days? This is the arts (supposedly). Just do it for yourself. If you can't find rhythm in an edit, I don't know how you're ever going to be a successful editor.So say I, grumpy old man. Now get off my lawn. Zak Forsman and Gregormannschaft 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Hughes Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 in most musics the beats is not clearly heard which makes it super hard to do. If you can't detect a beat (or rhythm) in a song, it probably means:-The song is poorly writtenOR-The song is atmospheric,experimental,etc and shouldn't be edited to a beatOR/AND-You should practice more at detecting rhythm, as it's one of the most fundamental tools of editing Zak Forsman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Daniel Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Simply just use a good pair of headphones with a visible audio waveform. Another tip for very precise editing is to move the playhead left and right around the beat. Through your headphone, the beat placement will be even clear as day. (usually a much heavier click or thud then the underlying audio). Stick a marker there for reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Well thank you. But this is not precise at all, and in most musics the beats is not clearly heard which makes it super hard to do. Is there not anything like a plugin that can analyse the track and automatically place markers?yes there is, forgot its name however but I do remember seeing one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sekhar Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Man, does EVERYTHING have to be some sort of damn algorithm these days? This is the arts (supposedly). Just do it for yourself. If you can't find rhythm in an edit, I don't know how you're ever going to be a successful editor.So say I, grumpy old man. Now get off my lawn.I think it's newbie thing. I remember the first time I wanted to edit to music, I too went the marker route (and feeling quite proud for coming up with the thought!), only to quickly realize it was a bad idea. IMO even waveforms aren't always enough, I end up playing to feel (hear) the precise point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzynormal Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I think it's newbie thing. Surely. which is why I'm complaining about people leveraging technology like a grumpy old man. (and I am a grumpy old man, trust me) Maybe people like Verna Fields were just as disappointed with the advance of things like the AVID in the 1990's? I don't know, but when people are asking algorithm to do things so fundamental to the process it just rubs me the wrong way.I mean, it's just music. You listen to it, comprehend the structure, and use that to your advantage in your edit as you see fit. It's subjective and some of the basics of the editing craft. I mean, this seems so obvious it's hard to imagine even a newb brushing aside the simple process of listening to a track and instead wanting to find software to do the job; your job as an editor.Do you really want to remove the human element from an (assumedly) artistic endeavor? If your answer is 'yes' then have at it, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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