On 12/10/2009, at 4:00 PM, Rob Danielson wrote:
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> Hi Paul and Lily--
>
> They've built some nifty features into Wave Editor since I last
> looked at it. As Lily astutely points out, the learning curve is
> going to be steep for a while and its probably wise for her to invest
> her time in an application that also supports video for her
> soundtrack projects. It can be quite daunting trying to manipulate
> files on a timeline, adjust levels, tweak plug settings and keep
> track of one's files if one has no audio background. I think she'd
> learn to enjoy the ability to save her edits and settings and not
> have to start over from scratch to improve a mix. I couldn't tell
> from the documentation, do you possibly know if Wave Editor supports
> real time audio plug inserts in multiple tracks and has the ability
> to save session settings? These would be big bonuses at that price
> point. Final Cut Express, which she already owns, has some video
> features she won't need initially but it has all the audio tools her
> needs have indicated thus far. Its also a fairly friendly application
> to learn. Rob D.
> --
Hi Rob and Lily,
If Lily has an need to integrate video then FCeX is probably a good
place to start from.
Much of the editing functionality has been in Wave Editor since it's
inception - the podcast and cd mastering functionality is more
recent. There is a fantastic series of tutorials which were done
using WE 1.2 posted on the razormaid remix website. They are remixed
focused but show the basics of WE editing, smart edits, layers and such.
http://www.razormaid.com/Training/
Wave Editor definitely supports realtime effects but these are applied
to layers rather than channels or tracks. Document specific settings
like gui configuration are customisable and can be saved as templates.
Any of these custom templates can be used as the default setup when
opening a file. The default WE file format preserves all the layers
and settings so it is easy to do a "save as" while you are working and
this allows you to go back to a previous version with all settings
full editable. By default there are unlimited undo/redo's so you can
revert any changes you've made easily.
I've put up page with a screenshot of how I'd set up something like
your eq comparisons in wave editor. The file used in the example is
saved as a .wedt document with all layers and plugin settings intact.
Saving out to .wav or .aiff is done by either exporting or using "save
to..." both of which leave the original .wedt document intact and save
out a flattened copy of the file.
http://www.urbanbirder.com.au/sound-recording/wave-editor-layers
I've included a brief description of the layers and if you click the
image it will open in a full sized screen shot.
cheers
Paul
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