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2. Audio Analysis

Line up beats and lyrics with your song so timing feels musical everywhere else.

Audio analysis is where the app learns where the beats fall, how the song sections fit together, and (when you run it) lyrics word by word. Almost everything that moves in time — acts, shot length, subtitles, the Timeline — rests on this step being right and locked.

Pick Audio analysis in the Project Plan list (step 2).

What this step is for

A rhythm grid, song sections, and ideally lyrics that follow your locked mix from Inputs — so nothing feels rushed or late compared to what you hear.

Before you start

  1. Finish Inputs and lock the mix you’re building on.
  2. If you swap the audio file later, come back here and run analysis again — old timing won’t match a new file.

What to do

Hear the right file

  1. Open Audio analysis.
  2. Play the waveform and confirm it’s your song.
  3. Wrong track? Go back to Inputs, fix it, return here.

Let the app find structure

  1. Run analyse / beat detection (wording on your screen).
  2. Wait until beats, strong beats, and sections appear.
  3. Play through verse, chorus, bridge — check sections land where your ear expects.
  1. Run transcribe / lyrics when offered.
  2. First run can take a while while pieces download — that’s expected once.
  3. Skim the words; garbage lines often mean vocals weren’t isolated well — try again or adjust if you see options.

Make timing feel human

  1. Use tap correction if the pulse feels early or late — tap with the music until it grooves.
  2. Tweak sections if a part clearly starts or ends on the wrong moment.
  3. Loop tricky lines and fix wording where the machine misheard.

Compare with lyrics you pasted (optional)

If you added reference lyrics in Inputs, use the compare tools so on-screen words match what you intended — follow the labels on screen.

Lock when it feels true

When playback and lyric timing feel trustworthy:

  1. Use approve / lock for this step.
  2. Only then move on — everything later assumes this timing is final until you change it.

Screenshot of Step 2

Click the image for the full-page capture. Scroll to zoom and drag to pan.

Tips

  • Sung lyrics need a music-aware transcription path — tiny voice-only modes often guess wrong.
  • Any time you unlock Inputs or change the file, redo analysis.
  • Long first-time downloads are normal; watch for a clear “done” on screen.

Project Plan overview · Timeline — uses this timing when you edit.