SmartSync

From LittleBigStar

The SmartSync frontend is used for synchronizing score/tablature to audio.

Syncing Preparations

1. You'll need and Ogg audio file and a GuitarPro (3 4 or 5) file file with the exact same name (for example MySong.GP3 and MySong.Ogg).
2. Start one player game and pick SmartSync in the 'choose game' menu.
3. At the song menu pick the song to sync.
4. Most tablature files have different tracks so choose a track.
5. Play around with the Left/Right arrow keys to get comfortable with moving the marker.
6. Try to use the Tab key to jump to the position of the time marker.
7. These are the keyboard commands at your disposal:

 'Right arrow key' moves the marker to the next measure bar.
 'Left arrow key' moves the marker to the previous measure bar.
 'Space' pins a note or a note measure in time.
 'tab key' jumps the marker to where the time marker is.

How to sync a song:

1. The music has already started so once you have selected a track hit 'esc' and replay.
2. Some music is easy to sync by hitting spacebar at all measure beats.
3. Other music you'll need to pin a few notes in the beginning and then at the end and then in the middle.
4. The beginning can be the hardest part.
5. Use right arrow key to stay ahead of the timeline and just watch the notes (This moves you from measure to measure you will see it turn pink).
6. Watching the notes and staying ahead of the timeline, you'll get a feel for what measure is playing.
7. Listen to the music and find a good significant measure bar with the arrow keys.
8. When you hear it being played, hit the spacebar to pin the measure. (The measure will turn blue after pressing the spacebar and the score is aligned).
9. Pin some more measures. You dont need to pin every measure. A few in the front, a few in the middle and a few in the end.
10. Already after a few pinned measures you should restart. You will see that it's working and your changes remain.
11. Repeat until done.
12. Remember to save your sync data (hit esc to get the the menu and press enter on the save option)

Tips

• It takes a little pratice. It is usually helpful to stay ahead of the timeline and just watch where the notes were falling once or twice through. You'll get the idea...

• Every tab is different, some are really close to being in sync and dont need much adjusting. Others are impossible and was probably never intended to be a real accurate score of a real song.

• Use all tracks. Different parts are easier to hear and follow, for example an acoustic track at the beginning a distorted guitar track at the end. Perhaps there is vocal line which is usually simple to get right.

• If you mees it up, it's easier to start over. Currently, this is a bit tedious, you will need to exit LBS and restart it without saving the song.