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Subject:One cool thing that I think would be nice :=)
Posted by: TekLord
Date:1/21/2000 10:38:00 AM
I love ACID. I bought Acid DJ over a year ago and now I own ACID pro 2.0. This program just kicks. I'd like to say good work to all the Sonic Foundry staff, especially the programmers ! There is one thing I think that would make this program a little better. O.k., let's say I'm putting together a song, and I'm using my own *.wav sample. Actually, even a SF sample loop. So, I cut & paste it where I need it, you know, I might not want the sound to always start at the beginning, so I use Acid and set the beginning offset to where I need it. Then in other "instances" of the sound I start at maybe a different point in the sample. This is what you would do, for instance, if you were making a voice sample sound like it is "scratching". So basically you are pasting several events of the sound on the track, making them move to the beat, and also editing them as to where they start and end. Using this technique you could also take a loop and break it up into pieces to sound like you want in ACID. Well, I have no problems here. ACID works great for doing this. The thing I would like to be able to do, though, is have a "replace with..." function. This is why: So now I have my sample edited how I want, sounding cool and rokin' to the beat. Well, now I would like to see what a different sample would sound like in place of it. Or maybe I want to edit the original file and do something drastic to it but I don't want to have to save the changes permanently. (If I edit the sample in Sound Forge, it will not allow me to UNDO if I save it, I don't know why..). If there was a "replace with..." feature, you could simply use this to select the new file and make it replace the loop on that particular track, but all of your editing would stay where it was. That way, you can see what different samples would sound like in your song while preserving any work you have already done. Each instance of the sound would still have the original start and end points, and be placed in time where you had originally placed them. Basically, you would leave the events of the sound alone, but simply replace the sound itself. ACID could also ask you when you perform the "replace with.." whether you want to preserve the original amount of beats that the old track had. That way all your editing still fits correctly. Or you could say no and just do it manually, but it would be good if it asked you. Anyway, I think this would be a VERY useful feature. Thanks for listening! -Brad Berthold |
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Subject:Re: One cool thing that I think would be nice :=)
Reply by: jess101
Date:2/5/2000 11:43:00 PM
Well Bradley, there is a "replace with" function. I don't know how many people know about this but, if you drag a track from the explorer and then drag it over the track you want to replace, it will highlight the track and when you release the mouse button it will replace the track. Simple as that. jess www.mp3.com/madscientists Bradley Berthold wrote: >>I love ACID. I bought Acid DJ over a year ago and now I own >>ACID pro 2.0. This program just kicks. I'd like to say good >>work to all the Sonic Foundry staff, especially the >>programmers ! There is one thing I think that would make >>this program a little better. >> >>O.k., let's say I'm putting together a song, and I'm using >>my own *.wav sample. Actually, even a SF sample loop. So, I >>cut & paste it where I need it, you know, I might not want >>the sound to always start at the beginning, so I use Acid >>and set the beginning offset to where I need it. Then in >>other "instances" of the sound I start at maybe a different >>point in the sample. This is what you would do, for >>instance, if you were making a voice sample sound like it >>is "scratching". So basically you are pasting several >>events of the sound on the track, making them move to the >>beat, and also editing them as to where they start and end. >>Using this technique you could also take a loop and break >>it up into pieces to sound like you want in ACID. Well, I >>have no problems here. ACID works great for doing this. The >>thing I would like to be able to do, though, is have a >>"replace with..." function. This is why: >> >>So now I have my sample edited how I want, sounding cool >>and rokin' to the beat. Well, now I would like to see what >>a different sample would sound like in place of it. Or >>maybe I want to edit the original file and do something >>drastic to it but I don't want to have to save the changes >>permanently. (If I edit the sample in Sound Forge, it will >>not allow me to UNDO if I save it, I don't know why..). >> >>If there was a "replace with..." feature, you could simply >>use this to select the new file and make it replace the >>loop on that particular track, but all of your editing >>would stay where it was. That way, you can see what >>different samples would sound like in your song while >>preserving any work you have already done. Each instance of >>the sound would still have the original start and end >>points, and be placed in time where you had originally >>placed them. Basically, you would leave the events of the >>sound alone, but simply replace the sound itself. ACID >>could also ask you when you perform the "replace with.." >>whether you want to preserve the original amount of beats >>that the old track had. That way all your editing still >>fits correctly. Or you could say no and just do it >>manually, but it would be good if it asked you. >> >>Anyway, I think this would be a VERY useful feature. >> >>Thanks for listening! >> >>-Brad Berthold >> |
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Subject:Re: One cool thing that I think would be nice :=)
Reply by: TekLord
Date:2/28/2000 1:15:00 PM
jess slate wrote: >>Well Bradley, there is a "replace with" function. I don't know how >>many people know about this but, if you drag a track from the >>explorer and then drag it over the track you want to replace, it will >>highlight the track and when you release the mouse button it will >>replace the track. Simple as that. >>jess www.mp3.com/madscientists >> >>Bradley Berthold wrote: >>>>I love ACID. I bought Acid DJ over a year ago and now I own >>>>ACID pro 2.0. This program just kicks. I'd like to say good >>>>work to all the Sonic Foundry staff, especially the >>>>programmers ! There is one thing I think that would make >>>>this program a little better. >>>> >>>>O.k., let's say I'm putting together a song, and I'm using >>>>my own *.wav sample. Actually, even a SF sample loop. So, I >>>>cut & paste it where I need it, you know, I might not want >>>>the sound to always start at the beginning, so I use Acid >>>>and set the beginning offset to where I need it. Then in >>>>other "instances" of the sound I start at maybe a different >>>>point in the sample. This is what you would do, for >>>>instance, if you were making a voice sample sound like it >>>>is "scratching". So basically you are pasting several >>>>events of the sound on the track, making them move to the >>>>beat, and also editing them as to where they start and end. >>>>Using this technique you could also take a loop and break >>>>it up into pieces to sound like you want in ACID. Well, I >>>>have no problems here. ACID works great for doing this. The >>>>thing I would like to be able to do, though, is have a >>>>"replace with..." function. This is why: >>>> >>>>So now I have my sample edited how I want, sounding cool >>>>and rokin' to the beat. Well, now I would like to see what >>>>a different sample would sound like in place of it. Or >>>>maybe I want to edit the original file and do something >>>>drastic to it but I don't want to have to save the changes >>>>permanently. (If I edit the sample in Sound Forge, it will >>>>not allow me to UNDO if I save it, I don't know why..). >>>> >>>>If there was a "replace with..." feature, you could simply >>>>use this to select the new file and make it replace the >>>>loop on that particular track, but all of your editing >>>>would stay where it was. That way, you can see what >>>>different samples would sound like in your song while >>>>preserving any work you have already done. Each instance of >>>>the sound would still have the original start and end >>>>points, and be placed in time where you had originally >>>>placed them. Basically, you would leave the events of the >>>>sound alone, but simply replace the sound itself. ACID >>>>could also ask you when you perform the "replace with.." >>>>whether you want to preserve the original amount of beats >>>>that the old track had. That way all your editing still >>>>fits correctly. Or you could say no and just do it >>>>manually, but it would be good if it asked you. >>>> >>>>Anyway, I think this would be a VERY useful feature. >>>> >>>>Thanks for listening! >>>> >>>>-Brad Berthold >>>> |
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Subject:Re: One cool thing that I think would be nice :=)
Reply by: TekLord
Date:2/28/2000 1:16:00 PM
Sweet Thanks! That works! Maybe I should have read my manual a little better :+) This will save me loads of time! Thanks again! -Brad jess slate wrote: >>Well Bradley, there is a "replace with" function. I don't know how >>many people know about this but, if you drag a track from the >>explorer and then drag it over the track you want to replace, it will >>highlight the track and when you release the mouse button it will >>replace the track. Simple as that. >>jess www.mp3.com/madscientists >> >>Bradley Berthold wrote: >>>>I love ACID. I bought Acid DJ over a year ago and now I own >>>>ACID pro 2.0. This program just kicks. I'd like to say good >>>>work to all the Sonic Foundry staff, especially the >>>>programmers ! There is one thing I think that would make >>>>this program a little better. >>>> >>>>O.k., let's say I'm putting together a song, and I'm using >>>>my own *.wav sample. Actually, even a SF sample loop. So, I >>>>cut & paste it where I need it, you know, I might not want >>>>the sound to always start at the beginning, so I use Acid >>>>and set the beginning offset to where I need it. Then in >>>>other "instances" of the sound I start at maybe a different >>>>point in the sample. This is what you would do, for >>>>instance, if you were making a voice sample sound like it >>>>is "scratching". So basically you are pasting several >>>>events of the sound on the track, making them move to the >>>>beat, and also editing them as to where they start and end. >>>>Using this technique you could also take a loop and break >>>>it up into pieces to sound like you want in ACID. Well, I >>>>have no problems here. ACID works great for doing this. The >>>>thing I would like to be able to do, though, is have a >>>>"replace with..." function. This is why: >>>> >>>>So now I have my sample edited how I want, sounding cool >>>>and rokin' to the beat. Well, now I would like to see what >>>>a different sample would sound like in place of it. Or >>>>maybe I want to edit the original file and do something >>>>drastic to it but I don't want to have to save the changes >>>>permanently. (If I edit the sample in Sound Forge, it will >>>>not allow me to UNDO if I save it, I don't know why..). >>>> >>>>If there was a "replace with..." feature, you could simply >>>>use this to select the new file and make it replace the >>>>loop on that particular track, but all of your editing >>>>would stay where it was. That way, you can see what >>>>different samples would sound like in your song while >>>>preserving any work you have already done. Each instance of >>>>the sound would still have the original start and end >>>>points, and be placed in time where you had originally >>>>placed them. Basically, you would leave the events of the >>>>sound alone, but simply replace the sound itself. ACID >>>>could also ask you when you perform the "replace with.." >>>>whether you want to preserve the original amount of beats >>>>that the old track had. That way all your editing still >>>>fits correctly. Or you could say no and just do it >>>>manually, but it would be good if it asked you. >>>> >>>>Anyway, I think this would be a VERY useful feature. >>>> >>>>Thanks for listening! >>>> >>>>-Brad Berthold >>>> |