Just in case anyone likes this idea. I’ve decided to use the hi-lite feature with automation instead of scrolling to advance the lyrics. This allows more precision along with editing and also allows me to add an accurate 2 bar count in at the beginning of the song. In case you can’t hear it on the video or it’s not clear. Here is what i’ve done to get the count in...
-I add the count in as lyrics
-start to record the automation
-double tap each count in (as arlo demonstrates in this update video)
-then start the recording (which i use only for reference)
-there’s a website i use to get the millisecond calculations for the tempo
http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-bpmtempotime.htm-go into the automation edit and edit each count in event
so if its 480 milliseconds between beats the first line 1 would be 0, line 2 would be .48 line 3 would be .96 line 4 would be 1.44 etc.
-the event that starts the recording would be .48 milliseconds after the last count in
(you may have to go into the recordings and trim the beginning of the song or massage it a bit in the automation edit or a combination of both to get the recording to start on beat)
-then i record record the automation again (it overdubs as opposed to overwrites) and double tap the lyrics as i want them to advance
(i chose to do every other line as i just want to be in the ball park)
-once i am happy that it all lines up I go into automation edit one more time to remove the automation event that starts the recording as we don’t use the recordings live in our band
As long as we play in tempo it should all line up pretty good, if we notice any issues we can adjust in the edit window.
I’ve attached a youtube video to demonstrate. For the purpose of the demonstration, I haven’t deleted the “start recording” event yet.
https://youtu.be/Dxtt-PE6-20