This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] audio waveforms

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Re: [Avid-L2] audio waveforms

Temperamental indeed! I tried that, but it just kept drawing them in its senile way.

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On Apr 21, 2013, at 9:40 AM, Andi Meek <kwikpasta@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Shirley, you can stop a waveform redraw by hitting ctrl+. (period). Although it seems to be a bit temperamental.
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> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> From: guanacaa@aol.com
> Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:09:35 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] audio waveforms
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> "...and in MC7 they are cached!
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> It's only taken a decade longer than it should have, but I'll take it.
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> I was just working on a recent, PC based Symphony the other day, and marveling that waveform redraw was still so painfully slow. Nor did the system respond when I tried to interrupt it be recalling a different timeline view or by rescaling the timeline. Nothing to do but wait, and bemoan your fate.
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> From: Jeff Krebs <rockinjeff@gmail.com>
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> To: Avid-L2 <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
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> Sent: Thu, Apr 18, 2013 2:55 pm
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> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] audio waveforms
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> Yes to all of the above (below) and in MC7 they are cached!
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> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@veralith.com>wrote:
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>> The audio waveforms are very accurate as far as position in time compared
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>> to where the audio actually is, compared to FCP7 where you can not count on
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>> the waveforms to accurately position a cut, but the size of the waveform
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>> has no relation to volume or loudness. To me, this is a GOOD thing. You can
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>> actually use option-command L and K to enLarge and shrinK the size of the
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>> waveform inside the track. command-k and l shrinK and enLarge the tracks
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>> If you're seeing a "square" waveform, it's because the volume on import
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>> the actual shapes and hits of the waveform.
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>> This is the way it's been for at least a decade. Probably more.
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>> On Apr 18, 2013, at 3:55 PM, Nick Hrycyk <bigblueav@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>> So besides the agonizingly slow waveforms writes, am I correct in
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>> assuming that the waveform you see really has no relation to reality in so
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>> far as level vs size(height) of the audio track.
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>>> I never really paid that much attention to it before, but the project
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>>> I bring in the audio, in this case it is the center track of a 5.1
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>> bounce from Pro-Tools. Play it down watching the metering and all seems ok
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>> as far as peaks, loudness, etc.. If I look at the waveform, in my
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>> standard(normal timeline view), (2 or 3 V trks and 4 A trks not to tiny,
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>> but not huge, I see basically a square wave. Open the same file in a
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>> "real" audio program, ie Audition, Sound Track Pro, waveform looks good.
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>> If I take the Avid timeline audio track and Command K it till it's almost
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>>> Is this a new 'feature' or did I just never really notice it all these
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>> years, after all, I'm a 'picture' editor, not 'sound' editor.
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