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

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Re: [Avid-L2] audio waveforms

Thanks for the tip on the option-command. Over 23 years using Avid and I never knew that one!
Guess you can teach an old dog new tricks! Now if I can just get the audio bums to give me files from the same In/Out point each time to avoid the 1/2 cycle out-of-sync issues life would almost be good!

Thanks
Nick

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From: Jeff Krebs <rockinjeff@gmail.com>
To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] audio waveforms

Yes to all of the above (below) and in MC7 they are cached!

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@veralith.com>wrote:

> The audio waveforms are very accurate as far as position in time compared
> to where the audio actually is, compared to FCP7 where you can not count on
> the waveforms to accurately position a cut, but the size of the waveform
> has no relation to volume or loudness. To me, this is a GOOD thing. You can
> actually use option-command L and K to enLarge and shrinK the size of the
> waveform inside the track. command-k and l shrinK and enLarge the tracks
> themselves.
>
> If you're seeing a "square" waveform, it's because the volume on import
> was REALLY LOUD. Use the option-command (or alt-command on PC) trick to see
> the actual shapes and hits of the waveform.
>
> This is the way it's been for at least a decade. Probably more.
>
> Steve Hullfish
> contributor: www.provideocoalition.com
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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
> assuming that the waveform you see really has no relation to reality in so
> far as level vs size(height) of the audio track.
> > I never really paid that much attention to it before, but the project
> I'm wrapping has some audio issues I'm trying to work out.
> >
> > I bring in the audio, in this case it is the center track of a 5.1
> bounce from Pro-Tools. Play it down watching the metering and all seems ok
> as far as peaks, loudness, etc.. If I look at the waveform, in my
> standard(normal timeline view), (2 or 3 V trks and 4 A trks not to tiny,
> but not huge, I see basically a square wave. Open the same file in a
> "real" audio program, ie Audition, Sound Track Pro, waveform looks good.
> If I take the Avid timeline audio track and Command K it till it's almost
> full screen, then I see what looks like a normal waveform. Open the same
> file in DS and the waveform height seems relative to track height.
> >
> > Is this a new 'feature' or did I just never really notice it all these
> years, after all, I'm a 'picture' editor, not 'sound' editor.
> >
> > Nick Hrycyk
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