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carl760
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Q: How do I edit a video to a really fast dubstep beat in FCPX, where trying to make beat markers by hand are too slow?

How do I edit a video to a really fast dubstep beat in FCPX, where trying to make beat markers by hand are too slow?

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Posted on Dec 25, 2014 12:31 AM

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Q: How do I edit a video to a really fast dubstep beat in FCPX, where trying to make beat markers by hand are too slow?

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  • by Karsten Schlüter,

    Karsten Schlüter Karsten Schlüter Dec 25, 2014 3:49 AM in response to carl760
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    Dec 25, 2014 3:49 AM in response to carl760

    hit M on every 4th beat of the 'music' ... = needs 4 cuts btw. 2 marks

    try to find out the bpm of your tune (there're tools avail...), do some math, rule-of-three ..

    look into the audio track, there are 'spikes' ....

     

    plus, editing 'mechanically' on the beat is boring; look out/listen for accents, increases, pauses. ...

    the few dub steps tunes I'm aware of (me old man), offer some excellent 'drama'

    this Mercedes (yep, old men's car brand…) commercial brought my attention to that genre, years ago - excellent edit, never 'boom boom' to the beat.