Audacity Tutorial How to Match Beats for Mashup Remix Mix Tape | Edit MP3 Matching

[@greatprogtracks9473]

You didn't match the beats at all.

[@IceyBoi-li3gt]

No replies?

[@ips2124]

@@IceyBoi-li3gt sup

[@duytdl]

Look up "How to match title with content" before uploading another video

[@joshlu341]

great tutorial. Just want to add that to match the tempo, you can count the BPM and time stretch it or adjust the tempo under Effects. Cross-fading also helps when mixing 2 very distinct tracks.

[@flyingcat2054]

so far as all the vids I have seen, this one is the most useful to me. I have been suffering trying to shorten a piece of music from 6 minutes to 90 secs for a skating routine. not knowing a hoot about audacity, i keep cutting and pasting breaks that sound like a broken record. now I can try this beat matching instead!

[@southfuture60]

just wasted 6 minutes of my life.. this didnt show bpm matching at all

[@justronjay9226]

SouthFuture Thanks for telling me. I’m out.

[@BeatzCreations]

lmao i know right!!!

[@CataCampos]

Disappointed. I wanted (and thought this video was about) to learn how to match the BPM, it's not, this is about just putting two tracks together so you can almost "glue it" together without interruption, but they don't even play together a whole phrase. It started pretty great though. Thank you for your video. I'll keep my search on how to match the bpm's on audacity.

[@Basically_Veggies]

Huge kudos for leaving a copy we can just read in the description. I wish everyone would do this. Thank you!

[@TheBinaryWolf]

Depending on the music, you can also use the fade-out tool on one track and fade-in on the other for special effect.

[@JaminJim2010]

Thanks, I had found it a few minutes after posting the question. At the top, click on Tracks, then un check, Sync-lock tracks.

[@cirillparno2770]

Hello! Great videos. Can you link a video or describe the process of rhythm/beat editing (speeding up or slowing down), if there is, that results one mix, where the tracks have same rhythm, same beat as harmonized output. Many thanks

[@Hairybones]

The time shift tool makes mashups so much easier, thanks!

[@Lewimcdoodle]

You mentioned at about 2:30 that they don't need to have exactly the same tempo, however I am trying to achieve this. Do you have any other tutorials on how to do so or not?

[@dylanbonder9554]

Louise Breeze i believe you can highlight something, go to effects and select change tempo

[@BeatzCreations]

dude if your planning on mixing 2 tracks you gota get the beat to match as close as possible depending on how long they are going to be mixing and playing at the same time, most mixes would atleast match songs for a good few seconds and if they dont totally match it will end up sounding shocking.

[@VanNessy97]

Yeah, I need both of my songs to either be 72 BPM or 75 BPM.

[@rjrfletcher2355]

I was struggling with linking two tracks, but now it seems so obvious ! Thank you :-)

[@arifmohamedmeghji]

Thanks Mr. Mercer. I would add trimming the gain on the first song, and fade in the second as well at the same time

[@musicismylife1951]

this is actually more of a switch transition, but a bpm (beatmixing) video,however also good to know

[@lcsettings8133]

Man you are such a legend. 4:54 was my fave moment and also, you is lit. Thanks for the help my dude.

[@ReggaeeLove]

Haha! Great to watch and hear you! Clear tuturial! I'm trying to make a song with like a piano and a ukulele to start with and for a long time I couldn't get it clear. I'm looking forward to try it again with the knowlegde I gained after seeing your vids! Thanks!

[@buckydurddle]

Hi Yoko, This process works better on some songs than on others. If you don't mind experimenting you could try playing the Equalization effect to boost the beats before to do your Remove Vocals. Just a thought, it may or may not work. There are other awesome tutorials in my Video Guide to Audacity. Buy it on my website MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description) Cheers, Andrew

[@rehanabarba]

thank you so much just in time to make some edit for my niece birthday keep up the good work God bless from Philippines!

[@original_shmirko_account]

wow, a guy that actually makes good audacity tuts. that strange

[@ReelTecnique]

2 separate tracks like you have throughout the video. At 1:55 when you click the time shift tool and slide the top track over, that is what I cant do. For me it would slide both the tracks over at the same time. Sorry if im confusing but I hope you sort of understand

[@alfcnz]

You're not matching the beats! You're simply synchronising them. Matching tempo requires different stuff.

[@MrKhushagra]

true

[@danielmaguire5851]

I was expecting you to change the bpm to the same tempo and beat match? u just dropped it on the one like a hip hop slam

[@robz537]

this is very helpful for anybody using audacity. now i have 2 tracks but it looks like they are recorded in different bpm. how can i sync those 2?? (one is an instrumental of the other which is the original)

[@WalkingCasino]

I'm trying to learn more about video and audio production, this video really pleased me, I'll certainly check out more.

[@92spaceboy71]

Thanks, I will do. I'll research what I can about Audacity. I don't like the way fade in and outs are created in audacity but if you know of any other programmes where tempo change can be done relatively straight forwardly, I'd appreciate it. I am looking for something allowing cut (erasing bits) away of tracks just like Gband/Audacity with an easy control of altering the tempo. Fade in and out like Gband or Toast is fine. I find the way one changes tempo in garageband much too big a job, it takes forever to do a few tracks. Currently exploring Cubase. I find that Ableton is a bit of an operation also. Vinyl is much more straight forward and completely controllable. But we have come this far for making mixtapes and saving projects, its got to be feasible. Kind regards Nik

[@Reddragondiaries]

Workout mixes - here I come!!

[@juergenrinelli]

exactly what I´ve been looking for. Thank you.

[@samsoon6203]

hello sir im also using the audacity... but not so professional at it. just wanna ask how do u drag the track that easy using the mouse, how do u delete the track u dont wanna include in the music. in my case i keep highlighting ang going to edit bar to cut, delete and move it and its killing my time. your style is way faster... pls help me thank u

[@SuperAlpha360]

hey thanks :) your awesome! first ever video if watched from you and I can already see myself hitting that subscribe button:D

[@buckydurddle]

Are you talking about a stereo track with 2 channels - left & right? Or do you have to completely separate tracks? you can't edit separate channels of a stereo track. If you have 2 separate tracks then you SHOULD be able to edit them separately. Let me know if I am in the right ballpark? Andrew

[@PiyushSoLucky]

thankyou so much , you taught it so simple :) I have one more doubt, how to match a tone with the song i sing? because i have tried its so hard to match the tempos of both the sound and the singing . simply, how to match the tempos or beats to singing ? like we do karaoke and sing behind it to match our voice, how to do it in editing ?

[@metamask0x]

Great tutorial man! How do we Change a Genre of a song using Audacity ?

[@ziasfusion]

Hi, excellent tutorials. I am wondering if it's possible to slow down a song? For example, the song beats that you matched up...the 2nd song, could it have been slowed down to match even better? thanks

[@devoncoward9370]

is that the same method you use when matching acapella or vocals to a beat?

[@TheBinaryWolf]

Another name for matching beats is synchronization, which the presenter overlooked. Audacity is a super audio editor with great logic, but it does not sync tracks well. The excellent Time-stretch tool can do the job but with great labor. Hopefully in the future, quantization will be added. Until then, we use Albleton or amazing Melodyne.

[@dannylatus]

Can you please do a tutorial on how to mach vocals with a beat in audacity, cause i keep trying to match the bpm but its not coming out too good, thanks!

[@noahsanti]

Very nice tutorial! Well done.. Not as boring as other tut's.. It keeps your attention.. thumbs up!

[@MaxAltair]

Hello sir, there is a best way to merge 2 tracks than doing manually? I mean I have the same Song but one of them have the ending part while the other dont.

[@yogimarlon]

Really helpful. Thanks, Andrew!

[@gihanmadusanka3522]

+Marlon Braccia hi marlon can you tell me how to do video song using a auducity.and can we do like that

[@marlonbraccia4785]

+Gihan Madusanka HI Ghah, I'm not sure what you mean. I used Audacity just for voice, so I'm probably not the best person to ask. Try the guy who posted the video, Andrew. Good luck!

[@tugahd2]

Hey andrew im from portugal and i want to know whats the genre (?) o music that you used on this tut. with genre i mean for example POP, ROCK etc... and where did you get it. Keep on with your vids, TugaHD2

[@773420611]

how do you match beats that overlapped and have very different BPM's? for example a slow beat over a faster beat but keep them both playing in time with each other...great videos! thanks!

[@buckydurddle]

Hey Akp, You need to play with the Change Tempo effect in Audacity. I have tutorials on these effects in the Video Guide to Audacity. Be sure to check out my Video Guide to Audacity on my site MakeAndBreakEducation(link in the video description). Lots more to learn in there :) Cheers, Andrew

[@Watcher6868]

I am new here. Thank you for the greatest instructions.

[@osirisbello]

Andrew your great. ! Love it, great job.

[@buckydurddle]

Thanks Belio. I also have a load of tutorials in my Video Guide to Audacity on my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the description). Cheers, Andrew

[@jomc23br]

nice but what happen if ya wanna mix a large parte in the end of one song and in the beginning of other song you just put at the end bus how can i make the same tempo in 2 song like 120 and 120 ext

[@Tres21]

I have my original music. It would be fun for me to remix some. I have audacity. Could I put my vocal track on and go from there? Do you have a tutorial on how to do that?

[@bizzybdj]

nice vid. do you have a bpm tutorial along with beatmatch

[@engincaglarofficial]

you are great guy , its really helping me out thank you very much HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU

[@ivxxoni]

Great little tutorial. I learned a lot in 5 minutes. Thanks.

[@prshtmch837]

It is really very amazin tool thanx for this nice tutorial merry christmas to u

[@3devents01]

Thanks to explained my searchable information.

[@martinauu1901]

Thx for your videos! I use Audacity....I can mix more tracks together..... BUT How can I put in to the original song sound´s of drums? (for example every 16 beats, than every 8 beats......). than you for your tips :-) Mart

[@misatzu]

This is _beat_ matching, but not _BPM_ matching ... which is actually required for really good mix tapes, especially of EDM. (Also, you can zoom in/out using Ctrl+MouseWheel, that fumbling with the toolbar buttons is completely needless :P)

[@WhatDaDuece]

Hmm, I'm new to this whole remix/mash up thing but I sorta get it. Do you have tuts on mixing up the vocals on one song and instrums on another into one single solid song? I would check but you have so many videos and I'm short on time as well. Anyways, great tut. Def checkin out your others.

[@junpreetsinghkapoor8148]

Thanx a lot Mr.Andrew Mercer ...That was really Awesome ... But i want to learn how to make mash-up with two different Tracks at Different BPM's and how to remix tracks ....

[@3miliangui]

Hello there! What if I need more bars, like a percussion track over an entire or half a song, if their bpm doesn't match?

[@TheRealOfficialJack]

thank you Andrew Mercer

[@ravinduful]

you are absolutely awesome! you saved my life man!

[@ry7hym]

this helped me soooooo muuuch!!!!!!! thaaanks!!!

[@buckydurddle]

Hi Matt, If you are using Audacity you would need to find a common tempo and adjust the songs to match that. Andrew

[@bladezero6125]

Nice Intro. BTW, the examples you used were made by you in GarageBand ? Nice. Do you have any advice to make cool music like that.

[@buckydurddle]

Hey Robert. That is a tough one :) There are million things to consider when making good music. I suggest just start playing with Audacity and Garageband and see what you create. I have many more Audacity, recording and editing tutorials in my Video Guide to Audacity at my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description). Check it out. Thank you, Andrew

[@freeman-1776]

Hey Andrew, what if I have the same song recorded at different tempos. One slow version and one faster version. They are exactly the same words and chord changes but at a different speed. How can I line them up. One song has better vocals and the other has the addition of a mandolin. I want to join the two. I believe it will raise the frequency on one but I think they are close enough where it will actually make it sound even better. Any suggestions about matching the tempo's?

[@Juandiegosoto12]

no your not old ,,your awesome @ANDREW MERCER

[@djfusion.london]

thank you very much, nice see trainer messes up as well. tc

[@erickidd7353]

GOOD VIDEO BUT WHAT IF I WANT TO BLEND TWO DIFFERENT BPM TEMPO. i.e. a 95 bpm song with a 110 bpm ???

[@buckydurddle]

Hey Pistoltc, I have never tried that, but I bet you could do it with Audacity. I would say you should try experimenting with some effects. Also do some Google searching and you never know what you will find. Good luck. Andrew

[@SSRATHI]

nice job old man. i really like how you present it to us. i understand it very well. thankyou

[@buckydurddle]

Thanks Rionaldo, If you are new to Audacity and want to learn to make nice recordings then you need to get my Video Guide to Audacity on my site MakeAndBreakEducation(link in the video description). Lots more to learn in there :) Cheers, Andrew

[@mudhiraj84]

You arreee doingg amazinggg Job man trust me.....

[@cahayacinta5930]

hi thank u for info... now how about makes slow music like "my heartwill goon-celine dion" going up beat ?thanks before

[@navanshu]

Hello I am totally new to music and want to know how can I edit a song to increase its certain paths length! Please guide totally new

[@buckydurddle]

Hey Sarah. I did those little pieces in Garage Band. If you want to learn more about Audacity be sure to check out my other tutorials and Video Guide to Audacity at my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description). Lots to learn in there. Thank you, Andrew

[@keev.]

Hey man, i wanna make a lil remix just because i'm bored, but how can i split the audio and the vocals, i wanna change the beats and stuff itself but i wanna keep the vocals like they are because they don't really need a change, how do i do that?

[@thomasfairfield9734]

Sorry if you have a video on this, but quick question: I've tried turning up the volume on a guitar track I've recorded, and I get a lot of fuzz/static surrounding it. Any idea how to get rid of that?

[@deadeyedfae]

The way i get rid of it is by isolating the static in noise removal and then allying it to the track, its a bit of a long winded method, especially as you have to record X amount of minuets of nothingness to isolate it.

[@nikkiely4992]

Hey Andrew, nice tutorial. thats great. Take a look at Roxio Toast Titanium, its wonderful for crossfading, only thing is it can't alter the tempo of files, but maybe there is a VST somewhere. Maybe I need to design my own programme. Nice one

[@buckydurddle]

Thank for this Nik. I am familiar with Toast. Good stuff. Be sure to check out my Video Guide to Audacity on my site MakeAndBreakEducation(link in the video description). Lots more to learn in there :) Cheers, Andrew

[@DanielGibby]

You clicked the Sync-Lock Tracks feature at some point (which looks like a stop watch icon). That's why it is showing up.

[@buckydurddle]

Glad I could help Shelli. If you are new to Audacity be sure to check out my other tutorials and Video Guide to Audacity at my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description). Lots to learn in there. Thank you, Andrew

[@buckydurddle]

Hi Jayms, There are some tpain/auto tune plugins around. Not sure if they work with Audacity. I have may Audacity tutorial on my site as part of the Video Guide to Audacity. This site is MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description) Cheers, Andrew

[@delusionalbunny4577]

Is there a way I can match the tempo together even if someone was not playing in time?

[@markgoodley2450]

Good Video... How do you sync separate tracks withOut a video track. With a Video track, Plural Eyes is superb... But withOut, I'm stuck. I have several H4N's that I start before an event that isn't suitable for a slapper,,, a church funeral for example... Any suggestions to sync them up,,, withOut a video track? Also, with Audacity/Audition, I'm having trouble detaching files (moving independently) once they're loaded into MultiTrack. TY! markg

[@sistasuga]

Thank you for this! I finally got it!

[@buckydurddle]

Sista Suga My Pleasure Sista. If you are new to Audacity be sure to check out my tutorials in my Video Guide to Audacity on my site - www.MakeAndBreakEducation.com . Thanks, Andrew

[@sistasuga]

Not so new to it Andrew, always open to learning though. Thanks again.

[@rickh6963]

Thanks for the video .... Helped me out a lot

[@solocringe]

You are a good teacher :)

[@GRANDMASTERKANE]

Orale - now i know how to do this, thank you mr canadian man

[@NinjaDuelingAcademy]

Thanks! you really helped me out

[@mauricemcgary10]

Can I send you a song that I changed the tempo already? I still don't know how to beat match to make an edit for the song. I tried it but I can't do it

[@buckydurddle]

Hey elsaunders, The snare drum mostly hits on beat 2 and 4. You could try putting the explosion on the 2 or 4. Just a thought. The art of mixing tunes together is all about using your ear. Try something and if it sounds good, great. If it sounds bad try something else :) Good luck, A

[@werdof]

Hey thank you man, this video helped me a lot, now a can remix my favorite songs from my favorite band, crystal castles (:

[@sunnyartisto]

Nice...Please upload how to do beat sync (in games)

[@AhsanBokhari]

Sir (Y) This was a really nice tutorial. It Helped me. I'd like to ask for a lil further help too,is there any perfect software to remove the vocals of a studio produced track? Thanking you.

[@SamSoce]

Hey Andrew, I was wondering, How can I use Audacity 2.0.3 to split track on my ONE long 80mins DJ MIX SET? Please advice..

[@tianjie]

ur videos are really helpful.. i want to how to make voice like tpain plss reply

[@NaveedEvents7773]

Awesome Explaination thanks

[@cesar_grooves]

Andrew, thumbs up man. Positive energy and good feel . helpful. thanks.

[@buckydurddle]

Thanks Solomon :) You rock man! Cheers, Andrew

[@bnus440]

Andrew, in Audacity, my MP3 song has uneven tempo. My daughter recorded herself playing it on a keyboard. Slows up a bit, speeds up a bit? I added a percussion track with perfectly even tempo. BPM are accurate between the two tracks. Roughly 152 BPM . Is there a way to even out the song's tempo to match the percussion track? To make the song even at 152 BPM throughout its playing time? Thanks for any help!

[@SynthApprentice]

Captain Bob yes, it's theoretically possible, but it's a huge pain. Your best option is to start with the percussion track, and then use that to keep the keyboard track on tempo. If re-recording the keyboard isn't an option, you're going to have to go in and manually slow down the fast sections and speed up the slow sections. Like I said, it's possible, but "fix it in the mix" is rarely the right solution.

[@msr0889]

Nice, very simple explanation, thanks!

[@buckydurddle]

Thanks Michael. My Pleasure. If you are new to Audacity and want to learn to make nice recordings then you need to get my Video Guide to Audacity on my site MakeAndBreakEducation(link in the video description). Lots more to learn in there :) Cheers, Andrew

[@ColbyFitch]

Thanks Andrew!

[@relaxationofsoul4626]

Wonderful it worked for me , a sensible and informative video produced , great job sir

[@Shelokai]

Sweet. Saved my life! And sanity lol thanks!

[@ReD3manslay]

Sir, you have a new subscriber.