Problem in Sample Editor :cutting/delete parts of a sample

[nezramusic]

Hey guys,

 

I recently switched to Logic Pro 9. I hope you guys can give me some help with a problem. When i delete/cut a part of sample in the sample editor i get the following warning:

Warning! The selected portion will be permanently deleted (the audio file stored on your hard drive will be overwritten).

This is not what i want ,because the original sample on my hard disk will change.What i want is that the original sample on my HD will not change and only in my logic project the part of the sample will be cut/deleted.

Is there a way in logic to cut/delete (parts of samples) and the original sample on the harddisk will not change? Can i change something in the preferences in Logic or in the sample editor itself?

 

Thanks!

 

Nezra

[Jordi Torres]

Can i change something in the preferences in Logic or in the sample editor itself?

 

No. editing in the sample editor is destructive. If you want non-destructive editing do your cutting on regions in the arrange window.

 

If you still prefer to do it in sample editor, you could always make a copy of the file and edit that.

 

J.

[nezramusic]

Thanks a lot for your answer!

I always noticed the sample editor can be used to reverse samples, fade in/out en pitch and time correction. Is the sample editor also destructive when i use these functions?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Nezra

[Jordi Torres]

I always noticed the sample editor can be used to reverse samples, fade in/out en pitch and time correction. Is the sample editor also destructive when i use these functions?

 

Yes, those are destructive as well.

 

J.

[camillo jr]

Since the editing in the Sample ed is destructive, it's also a good idea to set up a few undo steps so you can still revert to the previous condition if you don't like your edits.

 

Preferences / Audio / Sample Editor / Number of Undo Steps

[nezramusic]

Thanks for all the help guys ! And i will set up the undo steps for sure!

 

Greets,

Nezra