Harmonies are not required however, there are some guidelines to follow when authoring the Solo part (PART VOCAL) if there are multiple sung parts in the audio. If you are aligning notes to the grid at 1/16 or even 1/32, you will inevitably have notes that start a bit early or late compared to the audio, possibly having an adverse effect on scoring.įigure 1: The snap-to-grid button in Reaper.įor songs that utilize harmonies, check the Harmony Authoring document if you wish to create multiple vocal lines for multiple singers. You should disable the 'Snap items to grid' option, or use a very precise grid division such as 1/64 or 1/128, when adding vocal notes so that you can place the starting and ending points of each note as accurately as possible. If you do this, be sure to double check your work against the wet vocal file when you’re done, as this is the sound file played in-game. In songs that use a lot of vocal effects or heavy reverb, it is often easier to use the dry vocal file as your authoring reference.

Usually, authoring is done by ear, and by looking at the waveform of the vocal part in order to determine exactly where notes should start and end.

Unlike the other instruments, vocal authoring is not quantized to the beat of the song, which can make authoring much more time consuming. The different difficulties change the leniency of the pitch detection system. A wet stem has effects (such as reverb or EQ) added to it. This will ensure that the game scores properly, and will make your authoring more accurate if you’re using the dry vocals file for your authoring reference.Ī dry stem has no effects added to it. We’ve found that 30~40 ms of difference is not so noticeable and doesn’t affect scoring significantly in game.īut if the difference is any larger, the timing of the dry vocal file should be adjusted to the wet vocal file. It is always a good idea to make sure that the vocal stem and the dry vocal file are perfectly aligned before you start authoring the vocal part.

2.1 Multiple Vocal Parts and Solo Vocals.

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