jam sync - audio from different sources

[postfieldmusic]

Hi, the different recordings differ in time because the internal clocks in the PT system and the Sound Devices recorder are not synced to each other. So the two recorders speed are slightly different. I think You should have made the Sound devices the sync master; sending wordclock out to the PT rig at the time of the recording.

Maybe it is possiible to timestretch the "hall" files?

good luck!

arvid

[huub]

Yes, timestretching is your only option, or you could try resynching for every song. If drift is not too bad, it might stay in time for 3 minutes.

Oh, I re-read your post, timestretching is indeed your only option.

[avebr]

Hello postfieldmusic/arvid & huub, thanks for coming by!

Woow...! I never thought it could be so extreme as having to re-sync it from 3 to 3 minutes...! What amazes me is that both audio recorders (pt & sd) are good quality, and both were at 24-44 - even so drifting can be so much?!?

How can I achieve a better sync thru timestreching - I mean: files are different start times, different sizes, although the same content - how should I proceed to know how much to stretch?

Results are better to time stretch to the longest file or to the smallest?


Thanks again! All the best,
Ave.

[pethenis]

I'd try editing instead of timestretching, sounds much better. Just align the beginning as good as you can, listen closely where things go wrong, jump back a few bars and edit on a transient.