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Removing a song in the script

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Muzzey 2026-04-03 03:06:58
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  • Muzzey
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    2026-04-03 03:06:58
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    I’m removing the first song in the script and attempting to shift everything over by a set amount.  I’ve tried grabbing all the effects and sliding them over.  The first 30 seconds seems to line up.  The farther it goes, the worse it gets though.  By the end of a 7 minute script, things are off by 30 seconds.  Any suggestions?

     

    DrewFinale
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    2026-04-03 12:25:34
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    Hi Muzzey, selecting timeline events, and dragging them by clicking on one of the cue flags preserves the relative timing, so I can’t imagine how this alone would cause the cumulative error you described.

     

    Another way to move events while preserving the timing is to go to Script > Time Adjustments > Shift times.

     

    If you have the same problem using the “Shift times” feature, that may suggest something happened to the soundtrack in the editing process.

    Muzzey
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    2026-04-03 23:59:35
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    I tried the Script > Time Adjustments > Shift times….still no luck.
    Compared the audio files in audacity and they look the same.
    Finally, resigned myself to doing it piecewise manually.  Still couldn’t figure it out.

    Since I can’t have the two versions side by side in Finale, I took a screen capture of one.  Zoomed in and saw I was lining up with the wrong beat in the song 🙁  For the first 10 seconds it lined up.

    User error 🙁  My old boss use to say, never underestimate the abilities of a determined idiot.

    Thanks for the help.  Got it lined up now.

     

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