Aug 14, 2009 04:05 am What are you using to record? are you using multitrack software on a pc? If so what is it called? If you are then that is normal as the computer takes time to process the audio - hence why it goes out of time sometimes - the more you record, the more audio it has to process so the more it goes out of time. It probably depends on the speed of your pc but with my pc, with every track I record I need to move it to match up with others.
So thats it really, once you have more than one track, zoom into the track which is out of time - so you can see the wave clearly and match up the loud parts of the wave (which will show the beat).
Though if you are using multitrack software on a pc, there should be a metronome function somewhere that will play the beat for you to keep in time with - you can specify the beat yourself. You should also be able to set the time signature or bpm etc of the piece, which will give you a grid showing each beat with a line - simply zoom in and match your audio to that.
Once it has been matched, you can cut the audio at that exact point (if you turn "snapping" on you can cut exactly on the beat) and then copy and paste that part as it repeats in the song - giving you on-the-beat snippets each time.
hope that answers your question
