boglary Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I want to mix down my audio files into one. I tried selecting them with Shift button holding down then export, but it only saved one audio. Also tried to bounce, but didnt work. what is the way to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounik Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 place the audio files on separate audio tracks and choose File > Bounce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boglary Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 So I have to move all audio files to be able to mix down? And how can I move them without losing its location? Are you sure there is no simple way like selecting files and bouncing??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounik Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 er... No, you don't have to move anything. All I'm saying is make sure if you're trying to mix down a multi-track project, that the audio regions are on separate tracks. You don't have to select anything unless you are soloing some regions to be bounced. Maybe you can describe exactly what you're doing already as I'm not clear as to what the problem is with the File?Bounce method for you. Hope this helps: If you only have one track's worth of regions and you want to render it all to a single stereo audio file, choose File > Bounce and select the start and end points. If you have more than one track and you want to render / mix down all the parts into one single stereo file choose File > Bounce... and select the start and end points. In both cases, a new audio file will be created. In the Bounce Dialogue window choose 'Add to Audio Bin'. Now the new file will be in the audio Bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boglary Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 ok, I try to write down exactly what I want. As i had technical problems with logic as it started freezing I have to move back to PC. But i dont want to lose what I have done so far so I thought to mix the files down so i could open on my PC. However I dont want to mix down all the files but only the audio files of the effects I put underneath the video. So they are seperate audio files everywhere. So starting and ending point doesnt matter as I need from the begininning to the end but not all the files. So it is more than one track from begininning to end. But not every file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounik Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 OK. So if I understand you correctly, you want each track rendered to it's own audio file, but not all tracks included. Normally you can use the Export.. feature, but that will bounce ALL tracks to separate audio files. In this case, Solo a track and choose File > Bounce... Only the soloed track will be bounced. Repeat this process again for each track. You don't mention the version of Logic you are using? It might be worth posting a new thread detailing what happens when Logic freezes here as some knowledgable minds browse these forums and may be able to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boglary Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Sorry, i still need to be more exact. I have many little audio files placed on the right shot. it was a fighting scene, so when the guy kicks, I have kicking sound under every kick, at least 5 different audios. that took a long time to exactly place them so I dont want to mix them them seperately and place them again into the righ shot. What I want to mix these little audio files into one big audio so that i could just import one audio and place it to the zero. i tried in another thread but my problem is too complex and couldnt solve yet. For a long term I definitely want to solve but now I have to work.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounik Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Right. You don't mention the version of Logic or whether these 'audios' are on different tracks or on the same track? We need to clear up some terminology here. The bits of audio in the Arrange area in Logic are called Audio Regions. They are not Audio Files... Audio regions point at or reference the original audio file. Anyway, the basis of Bouncing: Anything tracks or regions that are soloed during the File > Bounce... command will be bounced / rendered into one stereo audio file. This means if you solo track 1, for example and bounce it the resulting audio file will be the contents of track 1. If you solo track 1, 3, 7 & 21 and bounce, the resulting audio file will contain a the contents of tracks 1, 3, 7 and 21. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boglary Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Thanks. yes, i forgot to mention, so I added my Logic 8 info afterwards in my signature. Ok, I will solo the tracks and it will bounce everything I soloed into one. i dont know much about regions, it is probably something important in Logic as I see many infos about regions in the menus. i have to learn them. In this case this method will work as my audio (regions) are on seperated tracks. but what if I want only one region of the track but not the other in the same track? Can i also solo the region separately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounik Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Yes, regions are a simple but important concept in Logic. Basically a region is a container for an audio file or part of an audio file. So in Logic's Arrange area when you cut or delete part of an audio region you are NOT deleting the original audio file. This means you are NOT destructively editing the original audio file. There are plenty of good tutorials and books available on Logic, I'm not really allowed to recommend any but searching on these forums will bring up a good many useful resources to learn from. OK. Glad to know it's working for you. Logic has different types of solo modes. So as not to confuse you further, the one you've been using Solos the entire track. But you can also solo individual regions. To do this either: - Select the region with the pointer tool and press 'S' on your keyboard to solo the region. Clicking on the background will deselect the region so be careful. Shift click on another region to add that to the regions to be soloed. Press 'S' to turn off Solo mode. or - Use the Solo tool. Top right is the tool menu, or press the Escape key to view it and choose the Solo tool. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boglary Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 thank you, that was very helpful. Yes, I already ordered a book of logic guide - i just have to make my computer work first... Yes, I noticed I cant delete an audio, because sometimes I have an effect longer than I need, so I thought I cut off the end. But how can i simply delete something from an audio? Because delete function was grey, also the cut function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounik Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 You want to remove an effect from an audio file? Very very very hard to do, if at all possible. But it depends on the effect. If it is a little sound, you may be able to find it's EQ and filter out that EQ, or zoom right in and cut it out. But as I say there is not a one size fits all for editing out a sound or an effect from an audio file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boglary Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Because there are effects added for Logic in the media library. Let's say I like the background sound but for my video it is longer than I need as the video scene changes, so I need the half of it. Maybe could I copy the effect into a new audio and edit it there? Like I tried with another audio I brougth from the internet. I cut off the part I need but it doesn't let me paste in the audio track. I thought I might need to create an empty audio region, but when I clicked on the empty audio it still didn't paste it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounik Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Drag the Apple loop (the bit of audio in the Media / Loops area) to an empty space on the Arrange area. A new track ( a lane or a row) will be created and the region will be placed on the track. If it is 8 bears long and you only need the first 4 bars for example, drag the lower right edge of the region to shorten it. Or use the scissors tool to cut a piece and delete the part you don't want. Do read the getting started manual. This will help you understand the basics of how Logic works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boglary Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Thanks, that is more complex task but will try it. will read to manual as soon as it arrives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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