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BeatEdit will get you this functionality, but unless you're planning to use this workflow again, the price might be prohibitive. https://aescripts.com/beatedit-for-after-effects/

Also available for Premiere: https://aescripts.com/beatedit-for-premiere-pro/

 

Manual route:

Reveal your waveform by pressing LL in AE (though honestly, I typically prefer to do this step in Premiere or Audition. AE is not really set up for intense audio work.) You should be able to see the beats relatively clearly in most songs, and can go through and create markers to make them easy to sync keyframes to. You can drop markers as you're previewing the track, though I find that we humans are usually 2-3 frames late, unless you're really good at anticipating. 

 

For the above look, I'd probably just add an adjustment layer at the top of the composition, with the Transform effect. It'll affect everything below it, and means you won't have to do those scale keyframes on all those various layers (which may be scaled differently themselves, if your source material is similar to the sample above).

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Dan Ebberts
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Dan EbbertsCommunity Expert
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November 14, 2019

I think you can do that with Beatnik:

https://aescripts.com/beatnik/

(disclaimer: I wrote it, so I do have a vested interest in it.)

 

If you wanted to do it by hand, this might be helpful:

http://www.motionscript.com/articles/speed-control.html#other-applications

 

Dan

 

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    salim951738Author
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    November 14, 2019

    Is there a way I can do it without plug ins. I don't have the money to buy it ☹

    Kyle Hamrick
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    Kyle HamrickCommunity Expert
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    November 14, 2019

    I explained exactly how to do this without plugins above. 

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      Byron CortezCommunity Expert
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      November 14, 2019

      This seems to me to be some third-party effects package that they sell for After Effects or Premiere Pro. Of course it can also be achieved with keyframes and some tools.

      Byron.
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      salim951738Author
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      November 14, 2019

      do you have any idea of which software was used, or how to use the effect of the tools?

       

      Kyle Hamrick
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      Kyle HamrickCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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      November 14, 2019

      BeatEdit will get you this functionality, but unless you're planning to use this workflow again, the price might be prohibitive. https://aescripts.com/beatedit-for-after-effects/

      Also available for Premiere: https://aescripts.com/beatedit-for-premiere-pro/

       

      Manual route:

      Reveal your waveform by pressing LL in AE (though honestly, I typically prefer to do this step in Premiere or Audition. AE is not really set up for intense audio work.) You should be able to see the beats relatively clearly in most songs, and can go through and create markers to make them easy to sync keyframes to. You can drop markers as you're previewing the track, though I find that we humans are usually 2-3 frames late, unless you're really good at anticipating. 

       

      For the above look, I'd probably just add an adjustment layer at the top of the composition, with the Transform effect. It'll affect everything below it, and means you won't have to do those scale keyframes on all those various layers (which may be scaled differently themselves, if your source material is similar to the sample above).

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