![[Pasted image 20240302220442.png]] Use Lexicon to analyze the tracks we're using for the dome. ## Video Tutorial Same info as this page but in video form! https://youtu.be/-s_pP6QbuTA ## Getting Started Drag all your tracks into Lexicon to get started. If you right-click a track and click Analyze. This will get you the BPM and automatically generate some cues for you. These cues can be edited/deleted. Note that this process doesn't always get it right so you might have to manually do this. ![[Pasted image 20240302220712.png|300]] After a track is analyzed, you can generate some cue points automatically. These are a good start; I like to use these, rename them, stick more cue points in, etc. ![[Pasted image 20240309101604.png|500]] ![[Pasted image 20240309102642.png|600]] This has a couple options for "Algorithm", feel free to play around with these settings. ## How to Add Cues [Lexicon documentation on Cues](https://www.lexicondj.com/blog/guide-the-fastest-way-to-set-your-cues) tl;dr - For cues 1-8, use shortcuts like `Ctrl+1` to delete cue 1 and `1` to add cue 1 at your current position - Otherwise, you can click the `+` button to add cues, right-click to delete cues, drag to rearrange, etc. ## What To Name Cues To Get Them To Do Video Stuff Right-click cues to rename them. Lots of strings you put in the cue name will do things: - `i1` through `i12`: set the intensity of visuals to 1-12 - 1 is boring, only use it at the start or end of songs - 2-3 for slow parts - 4-6 for verses - 7-9 for choruses, drops - 10-12 if you really wanna push the lights to their limits - Update the transition: - `sudden` means the visuals will change immediately - `fadein` starts from black and goes to image, good for the start of songs - `fadeout` fades to black. good for the end of songs - `end` if the audio has a bunch of silence at the end, you can tag `end` for where you want it to end instead of the audio file's end - `1s` through `10s`: The transition lasts 2 seconds by default, but you can change this ex. `s5` sets transition time to 5 seconds. ## Fixing The Beatgrid Sometimes the automatic beatgrid isn't quite lined up with the waveform, ex there's no beatgrid close to the big part of the waveform ![[Pasted image 20240330202109.png]] ## Sample Song ``` start -> verse -> chorus -> verse i2 fadein -> i3 -> i6 sudden -> i4 -> chorus -> bridge -> chorus -> end -> i7 sudden -> i3 -> i8 -> i2 fadeout ``` ## Organize Playlists ## How To Share Your Work Keep your tracks organized like this: `{playlist name}\{artist} - {title}.mp3` or `{playlist name}\{position} {artist} - {title}.mp3` Export playlist to `m3u` for ordering Save your cue points by using "Sync" / "Export Lexicon" and export as "Rekordbox 5 & 6 XML" ![[Pasted image 20240309102815.png]] Share the files to me via my Dropbox link. ## Playlists High energy Trippy Mellow (lo-fi, end of day, sleepytime) Ambient/background (no sequencing needed)