will I lose quality if i run export then import then repeat?

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iamcluster12
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will I lose quality if i run export then import then repeat?

Post by iamcluster12 » Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:24 am

The way I like to work is to get everything down til I am happy with it then export each channel individually so I am working purely with audio then once I am working with the audio I will start making a few finer edits without having the midi option there for me to change something 1000 times.

I will then export these stems again so I am just wondering if I am losing any quality by doing this several times as apposed to once?

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Re: will I lose quality if i run export then import then repeat?

Post by TomViolenz » Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:45 am

Depends.

If you keep the bitrate and sample rate of your audio signal constant, then no, you don't lose any quality. That's the beauty of working in a digital medium.

But conversions of the above would cost you quality each time.

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Re: will I lose quality if i run export then import then repeat?

Post by Tarekith » Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:07 pm

Turn off warping for all the clips when you drag the audio files into a new session too. They're already at the correct tempo at that point, no need for it.

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