This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] How do you stop Avid adding new audio tracks?

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Re: [Avid-L2] How do you stop Avid adding new audio tracks?

Nick,

What version are you on? as stated above, I am seeing the same behavior on 6.5.3. (Not my system).

J

On Thursday, September 4, 2014, Benjamin Hershleder Ben@ContactBen.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I'm chiming in late, without reading the whole thread (sorry),
but have you tried trashing MCState? Directions here:
http://tinyurl.com/lsjrfbv

HTH,

Benjamin

On Sep 4, 2014, at 8:15 AM, "RRF Avid rrfavid@hotsprocketfilms.com [Avid-L2]" <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Just tried all that - still not working...

On Sep 4, 2014, at 10:10 AM, Steve Hullfish steve4lists@veralith.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Try changing your user settings. Try the default. I just used this TODAY in v7.x and it worked perfectly with a sequence that was v1, a1, a2 and a source that had eight audio tracks. Without deselecting the audio tracks on the source side, it did NOT add six more tracks of audio.

Steve

On Sep 4, 2014, at 9:02 AM, RRF Avid rrfavid@hotsprocketfilms.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hey Steve,

Go to your Settings list and into Composer settings. In the Edit Tab DESELECT "Auto-create New Tracks"

I have been vexed by this problem for years, and this did not work for me just now and hasn't worked for me in the past.

I deselected "Auto-create" as above. Created new sequence with one video track only. Loaded camera footage (one video, two audio) in the source monitor. Overwrite edit.

The Avid creates two new audio tracks in the sequence and edits in the source audio along with the video. I just want it to edit video to the existing video track on the sequence, not add create new audio tracks.

The only way to defeat this is to disable the audio tracks on the source side. Or just add a lot of blank and unnecessary audio tracks to the sequence and disable the track lights on those. This was the OP's complaint.

Mac Pro, 7.0.4, OSX 10.9.2

- Rich

On Sep 4, 2014, at 6:44 AM, Steve Hullfish steve4lists@veralith.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Why are you match framing? What purpose does that serve? (yes, I know what match framing does, but why are YOU doing it?)

To answer your question, though, the answer is a resounding and definite and easy YES.

Go to your Settings list and into Composer settings. In the Edit Tab DESELECT "Auto-create New Tracks"

Personally, it would have made more sense to put this setting in the Timeline settings, but at least you have it.

Steve Hullfish
author, "Avid Uncut"

On Sep 4, 2014, at 5:57 AM, nick@paddywack.co.uk [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Normally I forget because I'm match framing and trying to edit quickly!