Using the pencil and editing
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:36 am
Okay.
I realize there are several or more ways to edit a piece. I was running into problems on a pop piece I did due to vocal spikes at the front. One was huge.
When I used the volume automation, without pencil--it wasn't specific enough to handle it. I tried using the pencil and stretching it out a lot and weeding out the spikes or double spike as it looked when I stretched the hell out of it... Nothing seemed to sound natural.
Since the mix was not in balance enough--that stupid part kep sending the master out into clipping or distortion(past the red). I don't want this, of course.
What is a better way to edit something like this? I even used some compressor and whatnot to try and tame it down-but didn't sound real natural. IN some cases, maybe the best thing to do is just delete and try again to get a good waveform.
I noticed you can also edit in the sample clip, by double clicking on the track and goping to editing or volume(Envelope). Somehow I got the pencil to act more like a paintbrush and this came very close to editing it better-making it a possibility to keep the sample. Usually the pencil makes these square blocky edits, but this other one somehow "painted." I like that. How do I do that again? I was just messin around and it started doing that with the pencil tool.
Other thing is-how can I do a better job on that-like just cutting the bad spots out with tiny editing? What do I do? I'm not that familiar with the clip/sample editing area and moving stuff around. The manual isn't all that helpful sometimes either or the tutorials.
I realize there are several or more ways to edit a piece. I was running into problems on a pop piece I did due to vocal spikes at the front. One was huge.
When I used the volume automation, without pencil--it wasn't specific enough to handle it. I tried using the pencil and stretching it out a lot and weeding out the spikes or double spike as it looked when I stretched the hell out of it... Nothing seemed to sound natural.
Since the mix was not in balance enough--that stupid part kep sending the master out into clipping or distortion(past the red). I don't want this, of course.
What is a better way to edit something like this? I even used some compressor and whatnot to try and tame it down-but didn't sound real natural. IN some cases, maybe the best thing to do is just delete and try again to get a good waveform.
I noticed you can also edit in the sample clip, by double clicking on the track and goping to editing or volume(Envelope). Somehow I got the pencil to act more like a paintbrush and this came very close to editing it better-making it a possibility to keep the sample. Usually the pencil makes these square blocky edits, but this other one somehow "painted." I like that. How do I do that again? I was just messin around and it started doing that with the pencil tool.
Other thing is-how can I do a better job on that-like just cutting the bad spots out with tiny editing? What do I do? I'm not that familiar with the clip/sample editing area and moving stuff around. The manual isn't all that helpful sometimes either or the tutorials.