Duets

[Extracuddley]

Hi there. I am dreadful with technology but I'm trying! My son said to download video pad... 

I am trying to create 'music duets... Friends sing at home videoing themselves then send to me... I then do my bit (same song perhaps harmonies) and then I try and match the videos up so we are side by side singing together... I have done this on other apps but holy cow it took me forever and I nearly lost the will to live! My son introduced me to Videopad I've done a couple things using video and audio which is great but wondering Can I actually do Music Duets? If so is here anyone that can show me? 

Kind of like Smule app..(I'm not keen on them but you get my drift) 

I'd be very thankful if someone could help. Thanks x

[Nationalsolo]

Hi

Absolutely you can do duets...🙂  (I do a lot with two violins and me! 😄)  Even possible with a whole orchestra  ..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8QdebxEsT0&feature=youtu.be

So here is a simple example to try..

• Place one player on Video track 1
• Place player 2 on Video Track 2
• Click the FX for Track 1 and select the Split screen Option
• Select Horizontal 2 for the layout  (you can alter this later if you need.
• Place the video in click Box A
• Click the FX button for Video track 1 and select the Split screen option
• Select Horizontal 2 for the layaout (You can change this later for a different layout if you want,
• Click Box B

Your two videos are now side by side. Setting exist on each of the Split Screen setup windows to move the individual videos up/down/left right in the boxes. The Audio tracks might need matching up so they play together

You may wish to add a Scale effect to each video to reduce them in size. There are a lot of options available but this should give you a start.

An alternative method which gives you a little more control is..

• Add Video 1 to Track 1
• Add Video 2 to Track 2 (Note for a start Track 2 will cover up track 1)
• Click the FX for each and Scale them down to a suitable size on the screen (At the start Video 2 will cover up Video 1 but as you reduce it in size track 1 will become visible..
• You can then move them either with the Scale options (a bit phaffy)  or more easily with the Position effect.

Doing just this will leave a black background to the sequence. If you want a coloured background (or an image) then push the videos up to a higher track and add a blank clip of the desired colour  (or image) to the now vacant Video track 1.

Any problems come back here.

Nat

 

[Extracuddley]

Thank you thank you thank you... I shall give this a go...

Wow that was amazing! over The Rainbow....beautiful. I had goosebumps and it was all put together from Videopad?  The Orchestra is wonderful.

Kind Regards

Jacquii Cann

 

 

[Nationalsolo]

Hi

Thank you.  I'm glad you enjoyed  it.

It wasn't VP in this case (I'm not sure what program Ten Forward use) but VP can do a very similar job. Needs quite a bit of work to do a lot of clips though. With just a duet you should find it easier.

It was quite fun to do although everybody found it a bit  queer(and oddly quite hard)  playing to one's  own camera while listening/watching   a video  of our conductor waving her baton to a MIDI file with clicks.

Nat