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Making Youtube Videos with Synced Audio

ElMon

ElMon

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#1
I'm going to sound like an analog-era dweeb here ... and yet ...









I look at these type of clips, and I don't think that they're simply recording the musician's through their amps, and that they're using an all-in-one camera setup with built-in mics.

(again ... I know nothing about this stuff)

It looks like they're taking a direct line, and then syncing it up later on the computer.

Is this the case?

Or ... is there some sort of all-in-one unit for the budget conscious that would visually record me holding my bass and mugging for the camera, while taking a direct 1/4" line in so that both would be synced up?

Be gentle.
 
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Seriously just looking for a way to post clips of basses I have so that the people can see it at the same time.

I have an iRig interface going into the Garageband app of my iPad Pro ... and I managed to get the audio up on Soundcloud.

That's about it.
 
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I got a little Zoom Q8 that can do it, especially if you use the expansion piece that only kinda fits (EXH-6 for the H5 and H6 fits the Q8 functionally, you just can't fold it closed with it mounted, allows 4 inputs rather than just 2). The built-in mics aren't half-bad, either, I recorded this with it:
 
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#5
There are ways to synch up separately recorded video and audio, too, but I don't know much of anything about that. Certainly some folks here do, though.
 
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After the camera is rolling, clap your hands a few times in front of the lens. When you're in post, there will be three tracks: The video track, the video camera's crappy audio track (which is already synched with video), and the separately-recorded audio track that will be higher quality (either via DI or a good microphone). It's easy to synch the two audio tracks by looking for the closely spaced peaks recorded when your hands come together. Nudge the separately recorded audio track to align with the other audio track. Test by listening. Refine by zooming in closer to the peaks and align again. Should take just a few seconds to get it right. Be sure to mute the video camera's audio track before doing a final print of your video.

The challenge grows when there are multiple video cameras. Takes more time to do the alignments. Professional gear provides a time alignment feature but it costs more. Invaluable for a complex production!
 
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N. Kentucky Bass said:
After the camera is rolling, clap your hands a few times in front of the lens. When you're in post, there will be three tracks: The video track, the video camera's crappy audio track (which is already synched with video), and the separately-recorded audio track that will be higher quality (either via DI or a good microphone). It's easy to synch the two audio tracks by looking for the closely spaced peaks recorded when your hands come together. Nudge the separately recorded audio track to align with the other audio track. Test by listening. Refine by zooming in closer to the peaks and align again. Should take just a few seconds to get it right. Be sure to mute the video camera's audio track before doing a final print of your video.

The challenge grows when there are multiple video cameras. Takes more time to do the alignments. Professional gear provides a time alignment feature but it costs more. Invaluable for a complex production!
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That’s brilliant!
 
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N. Kentucky Bass said:
After the camera is rolling, clap your hands a few times in front of the lens. When you're in post, there will be three tracks: The video track, the video camera's crappy audio track (which is already synched with video), and the separately-recorded audio track that will be higher quality (either via DI or a good microphone). It's easy to synch the two audio tracks by looking for the closely spaced peaks recorded when your hands come together. Nudge the separately recorded audio track to align with the other audio track. Test by listening. Refine by zooming in closer to the peaks and align again. Should take just a few seconds to get it right. Be sure to mute the video camera's audio track before doing a final print of your video.

The challenge grows when there are multiple video cameras. Takes more time to do the alignments. Professional gear provides a time alignment feature but it costs more. Invaluable for a complex production!
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I assumed the synch was with the hands clapping in the video, but yeah, using the poor audio track to align the good one is brilliant!
 
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bholder said:
I assumed the synch was with the hands clapping in the video, but yeah, using the poor audio track to align the good one is brilliant!
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Actually, look for the visual clapping to first find the sonic peaks. It's a faster way to get to the right area. Then align as mentioned.

I forgot to mention that if the bass is on a DI, instead of hand claps you might need to hold it in front of the camera and do some pronounced plucks. Otherwise there would be no quality audio signal to align with the video/audio tracks.
 
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ElMon said:
Seriously just looking for a way to post clips of basses I have so that the people can see it at the same time.

I have an iRig interface going into the Garageband app of my iPad Pro ... and I managed to get the audio up on Soundcloud.

That's about it.
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You have everything you need.
Record your video with your camera and your Audio with your iRig.

Import both files into IMovie and join them together.

IMovie automatically syncs the audio, but you have to move it close. You can just line up the audio waves between the cameras audio and the iRig file. Using a director’s “clapper board” makes this a little easier, buts its not absolutely necessary.

Once you have them lined up you can pull the volume down on the cameras audio and export the whole project.
Easy-peasy...

Here is a quick vid I made a while back exactly this way:

 
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I don't have a camera so I just use my iPhone to record the video but I simultaneously record the audio straight into my DAW. I then use a free editing program called Kdenlive (Windows/Mac/Linux) and upload the video file from my phone and the downmixed track file from the DAW.

From there I'm able to mute the audio part of my iPhone video and then sync the video up with the direct audio track using the software. It's pretty simple to do even for a novice like me.
 
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MVE said:
You have everything you need.
Record your video with your camera and your Audio with your iRig.

Import both files into IMovie and join them together.

IMovie automatically syncs the audio, but you have to move it close. You can just line up the audio waves between the cameras audio and the iRig file. Using a director’s “clapper board” makes this a little easier, buts its not absolutely necessary.

Once you have them lined up you can pull the volume down on the cameras audio and export the whole project.
Easy-peasy...

Here is a quick vid I made a while back exactly this way:

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God/Goddess/random chance bless you!
 
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ElMon said:
I have an Apogee Duet with an iMac. They’re not recognizing/speaking to each other at the moment, but I think I have some solid gold in this thread regardless.
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You should be able to record audio on the iRig to iPad and then email it to yourself or airdrop it to your Mac.

Then use iMovie on the Mac as I noted before.

Good luck.

And please do share your video when complete.
 
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