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A/V Sync — nudge audio by -0.9s to +0.9s

On Bluetooth earbuds or speakers the sound arrives slightly after the picture. You rarely notice it while listening, but the moment you sing along or copy a speaker’s mouth shape, those few hundred milliseconds get in the way. ToneBrowser lets you slide the audio from -0.9 to +0.9 seconds until it lines up.

Where the lag comes from

Wireless transmission is the usual culprit: Bluetooth adds tens to hundreds of milliseconds depending on the codec, and every pair of earbuds is different.

Even wired, the audio path of the device or the encoding of the video itself can leave a small offset behind.

That delay can only be corrected at playback, so ToneBrowser puts the correction in your hands.

Range and how to set it

The range is -0.9 to +0.9 seconds. If the sound lands late, pull the audio earlier; if it lands early, push it back.

Trust your eyes rather than your ears: find the point where the singer’s mouth opens exactly as the sound starts, and that value is the offset for the earbuds you are using.

When it matters most

Shadowing and language study: pronunciation only lines up when mouth and sound do.

Busking rehearsals: dial out the delay of a Bluetooth speaker so the backing track matches the lyrics or chords on screen.

Filming covers: matching the backing track to the take up front saves editing time later.

Line up sync in 3 steps

  1. 1Play a video with the earbuds or speaker you normally use connected.
  2. 2Move the sync slider in small steps until the singer’s mouth and the sound coincide.
  3. 3Keep that value for the same device — you only need to redo it when you switch earbuds.

Take the music into your own hands.

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