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This is impressive. I did not know it was possible to do this in Reaper.



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Very interesting, Noel. I didn’t know this feature existed either. While I haven’t matched vocal tracks to the extent Kenny G has, where I have done it manually*, it’s taken me way longer than he did and without the benefit of stretching.
* i.e. splitting and moving.

As I normally triple track my vocals and BVs to fatten them up (and hide some warts), I can see this being very useful. I might try it out on an existing project.

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This is one reason I love Reaper! Oh, and of course Kenny too!


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It's a great feature. In addition to lining up vocals I also use it to fix slight timing mistakes in guitar and bass tracks, faster than punching in a new part.

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9 minutes to line up a simple 3-part phrase? Yikes! Other DAWs have much faster ways of doing this.

If you need to do it a lot, VocAlign Pro from SYNCROARTS does this in a few seconds and is worth every penny.


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This is very cool!

I know about stretch markers, but out of laziness keep falling back to using slices instead. I need to get in the habit of using stretch markers instead.


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Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?

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I've been using stretch markers for a long time but I have never investigated the dynamic split function before. Use dynamic splitting and then locking onto the stretch markers across multiple tracks to align them was eye-opening for me.


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Yes this is what I use and it is worth every penny and a super time saver. Big upgrade Sale with them right now.
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Originally Posted by Brian Hughes
Yes this is what I use and it is worth every penny and a super time saver. Big upgrade Sale with them right now.
Synchro Arts VocAlign Pro

I noticed. 33% off is a good deal.

Thanks for posting the link. Turns out it's been awhile since I logged in and all three of my tools had upgrades waiting to be downladed.


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Originally Posted by Brian Hughes
Yes this is what I use and it is worth every penny and a super time saver. Big upgrade Sale with them right now.
Synchro Arts VocAlign Pro

Hard to check out what it is when the link goes to a log in page.


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Originally Posted by Brian Hughes
Yes this is what I use and it is worth every penny and a super time saver. Big upgrade Sale with them right now.
Synchro Arts VocAlign Pro

Hard to check out what it is when the link goes to a log in page.
Here's the Synchro Arts Home Page


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I had a crack at that yonks ago & it works but almost anything that needs mouse modifiers or key combos is a no go for me because I'll won't remember them.
Instead I cut & slide as in the old days & stretch with the alt Lhold because I do remember that one & nothing conflicts with it.


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Pardon the Apple digression.

I use Logic Pro's Groove Track function to instantly align things like doubled snares, cymbals, etc., with the drum track. Folks successfully use it with vocal alignment also but I've never needed to. Why? Well, I'm a lucky mixer in that when Janice sings a harmony track it is so tight (typically on the first take) that it looks like it was digitally created from the lead. She keeps all that in her head and when she says she ready to record then she's ready. smile Yes, I do like to brag on her - and hope she doesn't see this as she's likely the planet's most modest singer.

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