Subject:Do my tables float? My mixes are falling apart.

Posted by: Joshua

Date:4/13/1999 10:21:50 PM

I been recording my jungle records to my Sound Forge wave editor then
opening them to Acid.
When I mix to different wav files I begin matching the beats to a 4/4
count, for example; 1:1 to
1:1, 1:3 to 1:3,2:1 to 2:1, 2:3 to 2:3 and so on. Then when one beat
starts to slip from the
other, I compensate and adjust(stretch) the pitch to the selected wav
below to follow the beat.
The problem is when I reach the end of the mix, I look back at the
beginning and the beats are
once again off. It seems I playing tug off war trying to keep the
beats mix completely acurrate
throughout the entire mix. I stretch the end a little bit and the
beginning beats come off. I
stretch the beginning back and the ends fall off. Is there any way to
mix my five minute plus
tracks together? Is there a way perhaps to section the tracks down
and work at a smaller scale?
Is there a better way to mix disk-based tracks that I'm not getting?

Subject:Re: Do my tables float? My mixes are falling apart.

Reply by: tonepad

Date:4/17/1999 5:44:22 AM

Joshua Clay wrote:
>>I been recording my jungle records to my Sound Forge wave
editor then
>>opening them to Acid.
>>When I mix to different wav files I begin matching the
beats to a 4/4
>>count, for example; 1:1 to
>>1:1, 1:3 to 1:3,2:1 to 2:1, 2:3 to 2:3 and so on. Then
when one beat
>>starts to slip from the
>>other, I compensate and adjust(stretch) the pitch to the
selected wav
>>below to follow the beat.
>>The problem is when I reach the end of the mix, I look
back at the
>>beginning and the beats are
>>once again off. It seems I playing tug off war trying to
keep the
>>beats mix completely acurrate
>>throughout the entire mix. I stretch the end a little
bit and the
>>beginning beats come off. I
>>stretch the beginning back and the ends fall off. Is
there any way to
>>mix my five minute plus
>>tracks together? Is there a way perhaps to section the
tracks down
>>and work at a smaller scale?
>>Is there a better way to mix disk-based tracks that I'm
not getting?
>>

Subject:Re: Do my tables float? My mixes are falling apart.

Reply by: tonepad

Date:4/17/1999 5:50:27 AM

It seems that Acid dosn't "Acidize" HD files. In my
compositions I use a combo of RAM stored samples and HD
files...the RAM samples can be "Acidized". You'll probably
have to consider slicing up your big file into smaller
files to get them to respond. Depending on how much RAM
you have, you can set a pretty big limit in Acid as to what
size can go into RAM. I use the default 5 meg but I'll
probably up the ante soon, since I run 160 megs. RAM is
very cheap right now...down to about $150 bucks for a 128
meg stick of PC100.

Joshua Clay wrote:
>>I been recording my jungle records to my Sound Forge wave
editor then
>>opening them to Acid.
>>When I mix to different wav files I begin matching the
beats to a 4/4
>>count, for example; 1:1 to
>>1:1, 1:3 to 1:3,2:1 to 2:1, 2:3 to 2:3 and so on. Then
when one beat
>>starts to slip from the
>>other, I compensate and adjust(stretch) the pitch to the
selected wav
>>below to follow the beat.
>>The problem is when I reach the end of the mix, I look
back at the
>>beginning and the beats are
>>once again off. It seems I playing tug off war trying to
keep the
>>beats mix completely acurrate
>>throughout the entire mix. I stretch the end a little
bit and the
>>beginning beats come off. I
>>stretch the beginning back and the ends fall off. Is
there any way to
>>mix my five minute plus
>>tracks together? Is there a way perhaps to section the
tracks down
>>and work at a smaller scale?
>>Is there a better way to mix disk-based tracks that I'm
not getting?
>>