<p>This is really the same trick as what is needed for a music video.  There are two options for it.  If you want to record the actual performance, play the backtrack while recording the video and synchronize it after the fact.  You can either directly mic the instrument and play the backtrack aloud or you can use headphones or in-ear monitors to play the backtrack and split off a feed to go in to the camera for purposes of synchronization.</p>

<p>Alternately, you can do your audio recording completely separate from the video.  Record the audio in an ideal studio environment with clean trumpet while using headphones for the backtrack, produce the final audio and then playback the audio while recording the video.  This is the option that is generally closer to what a music video does and is what I would personally recommend for best overall quality.</p>

<p>In either case, you take the video track and the audio track (or tracks) and line them up after the fact in a traditional video NLE (non-linear editor).  You could accomplish it with something as basic as Windows Movie Maker, though personally, I'd use something like Adobe Premiere and maybe Audition for the audio (simply because Audition and Premiere integrate so nicely.)</p>

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2014-06-13T05:51:17.610Z
So syncing by hand with some kind of movie clap?
Gauthier
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2014-06-13T12:59:25.753Z
Or a pulse put in to the audio being played back. If you add a metronome to the audio it is really easy to sync up.
AJ Henderson
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2014-06-13T14:43:58.003Z
Sorry for being thick, do you mean to sync an audio pulse that is both in the mix from the DAW, and in the audio attached to the video (audio which will eventually be discarded)?
Gauthier
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2014-06-13T15:20:20.890Z
Right, for recording the video, output from the DAW with a metronome attached.  Then sync the video to the audio using the metronome and replace the audio with the non-metronome version after syncing.
AJ Henderson
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2014-06-14T06:37:05.697Z
The thing is that audio and video need to be recorded at the same time.
Gauthier
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2014-06-14T17:45:45.990Z
@Gauthier - why do the audio and video need to be recorded at the same time?  It's fairly typical (more often than not) to record the video and audio separately for this kind of thing unless you are trying to record a particular performance.
AJ Henderson
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2014-06-16T07:10:58.623Z
This is exactly it, I want to record myself playing the trumpet, and I want the video to be of when I actually play the recorded sound. It's not a music video, it's for educational purposes, yet I would like good sound and sync.
Gauthier
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2014-06-16T13:30:37.780Z
@Gauthier - the same trick can still be applied, but it is more difficult to do so.  For best sync, I would recommend outputting the audio to headphones or in-ears so that you can get a clean recording of the trumpet.  Send a feed of the audio going to the headphones (with the metronome) to the camera as well so you have the audio pulses on the video.  Record the headphone mix to the left track and the trumpet to the right on a recorder like the H4n and you should be able to piece it back together.  The slightly less ideal case is to just insert a clapper sound at the beginning of the song.
AJ Henderson
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2014-06-12T15:41:38.103Z
2014-06-12T15:41:38.103Z
AJ Henderson
<p>Here is my use case: I want to record myself (sound and video) when I play the trumpet to a backtrack.</p>

<p>Now if I didn't want the video I would simply:</p>

<ul>
<li>record the backtrack with a DAW</li>
<li>record myself in another track while the DAW plays the backtrack</li>
</ul>

<p>But I don't know how to add the video. </p>

<p>My guess is that I need either:</p>

<ul>
<li>a DAW that also can record video stream (I have only a web cam for that)</li>
<li>to record with a video stream recorder, but I'm not sure how to add, play back, and sync the backtrack.</li>
<li>to record audio in my DAW, video in another program (movie maker?), and then sync audio and video with some kind of clap.</li>
</ul>

<p>I am certainly not the first wanting to do that, the question is how can I achieve this? Other ways than the two above? Software recommendations?</p>

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Record video and sound with backtrack
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# Record video and sound with backtrack

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-12)

Here is my use case: I want to record myself (sound and video) when I play the trumpet to a backtrack.

Now if I didn't want the video I would simply:

* record the backtrack with a DAW
* record myself in another track while the DAW plays the backtrack

But I don't know how to add the video.

My guess is that I need either:

* a DAW that also can record video stream (I have only a web cam for that)
* to record with a video stream recorder, but I'm not sure how to add, play back, and sync the backtrack.
* to record audio in my DAW, video in another program (movie maker?), and then sync audio and video with some kind of clap.

I am certainly not the first wanting to do that, the question is how can I achieve this? Other ways than the two above? Software recommendations?

**Tags:** audio, recording, video


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-06-12. Score: 1

This is really the same trick as what is needed for a music video. There are two options for it. If you want to record the actual performance, play the backtrack while recording the video and synchronize it after the fact. You can either directly mic the instrument and play the backtrack aloud or you can use headphones or in-ear monitors to play the backtrack and split off a feed to go in to the camera for purposes of synchronization.

Alternately, you can do your audio recording completely separate from the video. Record the audio in an ideal studio environment with clean trumpet while using headphones for the backtrack, produce the final audio and then playback the audio while recording the video. This is the option that is generally closer to what a music video does and is what I would personally recommend for best overall quality.

In either case, you take the video track and the audio track (or tracks) and line them up after the fact in a traditional video NLE (non-linear editor). You could accomplish it with something as basic as Windows Movie Maker, though personally, I'd use something like Adobe Premiere and maybe Audition for the audio (simply because Audition and Premiere integrate so nicely.)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So syncing by hand with some kind of movie clap?  
> **username_1**: Or a pulse put in to the audio being played back. If you add a metronome to the audio it is really easy to sync up.  
> **username_0**: Sorry for being thick, do you mean to sync an audio pulse that is both in the mix from the DAW, and in the audio attached to the video (audio which will eventually be discarded)?  
> **username_1**: Right, for recording the video, output from the DAW with a metronome attached.  Then sync the video to the audio using the metronome and replace the audio with the non-metronome version after syncing.  
> **username_0**: The thing is that audio and video need to be recorded at the same time.  
> **username_1**: @username_0 - why do the audio and video need to be recorded at the same time?  It's fairly typical (more often than not) to record the video and audio separately for this kind of thing unless you are trying to record a particular performance.  
> **username_0**: This is exactly it, I want to record myself playing the trumpet, and I want the video to be of when I actually play the recorded sound. It's not a music video, it's for educational purposes, yet I would like good sound and sync.  
> **username_1**: @username_0 - the same trick can still be applied, but it is more difficult to do so.  For best sync, I would recommend outputting the audio to headphones or in-ears so that you can get a clean recording of the trumpet.  Send a feed of the audio going to the headphones (with the metronome) to the camera as well so you have the audio pulses on the video.  Record the headphone mix to the left track and the trumpet to the right on a recorder like the H4n and you should be able to piece it back together.  The slightly less ideal case is to just insert a clapper sound at the beginning of the song.  

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