Peaman Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Right, so i'm building a sample pack sourcing sound from tape cassettes. I've been recording in full tracks and there's a lot a lot of audio going into this project. My issue is that using the scissor tool to split rough chunks out of the audio duplicates the audio track which, as it stands is almost an hour long so every time i cut its adding another hours worth of audio into the project. it's gonna clog up my memory preettttyyy fast! is there a way of setting up the scissor tool or some other method whereby i can quickly cut the file without duplication?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I don't understand your problem. You cut a file and you get duplicates?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev. Juda Sleaze Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Scissor tool shouldn't be creating new audio files, just creating aliases in the audio bin. Do new files turn up in the audio files project folder? Is there gaps between the audio? If there is, the "strip silence" function could save you a lot of editing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaman Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 i'll try to clarify. when you use the scissor tool to cut one audio file, it doubles the whole audio file in the audio bin, for example if you make a cut, you can still drag each side of the file out exposing more of the file. I want to make a cut and genuinely split that single audio file into two pieces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaman Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 @Juda$ Sleaze i'll check my audio folder dawg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaman Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 wooo, yeah they are aliases! one of those stupid things i've been worried about for years lol! thanks both of you, mad fast response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev. Juda Sleaze Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Ok, but don't worry, the scissor tool isn't creating new audio files, so you're not in danger of filling up your HDD. Once you've done your edits, select all the regions, ctrl-click on them and convert to new audio files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev. Juda Sleaze Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 wooo, yeah they are aliases! one of those stupid things i've been worried about for years lol! thanks both of you, mad fast response Always happy to help out a fellow Bristolian Do try the "strip silence" function though, if there's gaps between what you want to sample. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaman Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 and yeah the strip silence function isn't the thing for this, theres heaps of lovely saturated tape noise which i'm sampling too. thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev. Juda Sleaze Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 and yeah the strip silence function isn't the thing for this, theres heaps of lovely saturated tape noise which i'm sampling too. thanks again You can set pre attack/post release times when using strip silence, but it sounds like you know what you're doing. Good luck dawg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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