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Re: Fading In (and Out) of recording segments

Subject: Re: Fading In (and Out) of recording segments
From: "John Hartog" hartogj
Date: Tue Jun 3, 2008 9:25 am ((PDT))
I don't know about Cool Edit but at least in Audition 1.5 there is a
setting "Options>Settings>Data>Smoooth all edit boundaries by
crossfading __ ms". Mine is set to 3 ms which seems to work fine - I
think that was the default setting.  I'm not sure if this applies
Multitrack View but in Edit view it does well at seamlessly splicing
out a cut section given similar content on either side.  Spectral View
is handy for finding a good spots between events to place a cut
without breaking the natural rhythm.

John Hartog


--- In  "William Ruscher Jr."
<> wrote:
>
> Hi John,
>
>          I think myself and many others in the group would benefit
> from the topic being further discussed. I've often thought about how
> best to chop out an undesired sound in my recordings and be able to
> crossfade at that point , to continue the longer recording with
> things still sounding continuous and natural. I've always broken
> recordings up into smaller tracks at the point of the chop, in the
> past. It looks like using the editing software is an art in itself,
> not unlike a studio recording mix, and certainly a technique of it's
> own.  I can't contribute much myself at this point, but stand to
> learn by members continuing this discussion.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>            Bill
>
>
>
> --- In  "John Hartog"
> <hartogj_1999@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Bill,
> > Even though the immediate issue for you has faded out, I think it is
> > still a topic worthy of fading back in for further discussion. For
> > instance, how separated in the natural time line can two sections of
> > recording be before an invisible crossfade becomes deceptive?
> >
> > For albums, I usually address the issue by inserting a new track at
> > each crossfade and labeling each track with the date and time.
> Though
> > I may have chopped out several circles of a circling fly and also
> the
> > second close-up merganser burp (that sounded to human) on one album
> > without mention.
> >
> > John Hartog
>





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