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Sometimes, you may notice that one track is not in time with another, even though they are at a similar tempo

The track is not quantized - some music is not strictly to the grid, meaning that there is some tempo drift throughout the track,

The analysis is off-beat - if a track is quantized, but not on the beat, there is a chance that the beat grid is not aligned to the start of the beat.

Out of phase - Sometimes Beat 1 may not be correctly identified as Beat 1, which can cause alignment issues.

- The track is not quantized - some music is not strictly to the grid, meaning that there is some tempo drift throughout the track,
- The analysis is off-beat - if a track is quantized, but not on the beat, there is a chance that the beat grid is not aligned to the start of the beat. 
- Out of phase - Sometimes Beat 1 may not be correctly identified as Beat 1, which can cause alignment issues.

DJ.Studio has a powerful beat-grid editor designed to fix any beat-related issues. 

Watch this video to see it in action:

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Fix Beat Issues - Step-by-step Instructions: 

Zoom in to the timeline until you can see both tracks' waveform and beat-grid lines. 

You should be able to find where one track's beat is not aligned to the grid correctly

Grab the yellow beat-grid marker on the misaligned track, and drag it until it reaches the start of a beat. You can zoom in to be more precise. 

This will have fixed your track, providing it has a consistent tempo. 

If your track has tempo drift and is not consistent with the grid, you will need to make multiple beat marker adjustments across a transition. One at the start, one in the middle, and one at the end of the transition window.

1. Zoom in to the timeline until you can see both tracks' waveform and beat-grid lines. 
2. You should be able to find where one track's beat is not aligned to the grid correctly

3. Grab the yellow beat-grid marker on the misaligned track, and drag it until it reaches the start of a beat. You can zoom in to be more precise. 
4. This will have fixed your track, providing it has a consistent tempo. 
5. If your track has tempo drift and is not consistent with the grid, you will need to make multiple beat marker adjustments across a transition. One at the start, one in the middle, and one at the end of the transition window.

The video above shows this process in more detail. 

Sometimes you want to undo your beatgrid edits. You can easily reset the beat grid by:

Change the Beatgrid mode to a different option

Now the beat grid markers will be removed. 

1. Open the track tab in the studio view
2. Change the Beatgrid mode to a different option
3. Then change it back
4. Now the beat grid markers will be removed. 

Q: I used to align acapellas over instrumentals. Why can't I do this with DJ.Studio over a 32-count, and why does the track only snap instead of moving fluidly?

A: DJ.Studio’s engine works based on beats, which is why snapping occurs. To adjust more precisely, you can modify the beat grid for the sample. Instead of importing acapellas, we recommend generating them within DJ.Studio. This keeps the beat grid connected to the acapella, allowing you to make seamless mashups between tracks. Check out this <a href="https://youtu.be/w7H2h8G73OA?si=wZxwiCp_ufAVvnuu&amp;t=2457" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">webinar</a> for examples.

Fix Beat Issues - Step-by-step Instructions:

How to Reset the Beatgrid

Q: I used to align acapellas over instrumentals. Why can't I do this with DJ.Studio over a 32-count, and why does the track only snap instead of moving fluidly?