It seems you completely misunderstand - say:Really? Recording 4 bars results in an 8-bar audio clip? And the takes aren't stacked vertically, they play end-to-end? How is that useful? I kinda feel like I'm not getting your description right. Recording over 4 bars in a loop should create a comp clip which can easily be turned into a single file by either deleting the unused takes or rendering it.You record two takes in a loop that goes from bar 1 to bar 5.
In Tracktion as I encounter it now, this results in two individual files which are each exactly 4 bars long.
In most DAWs this instead however results in one file that is eight bars long.
If you want to extend an audio file/clip there is something relatively simple that you can do. You can add blank audio clips (which can be res0zed to any length) and then merge it with the original.
Drag from the plus button at the top right (the red one) and choose "Insert audio clip." That creates a blank audio clip, which you can drag to 8 bars. Put it over top the take clip, use Alt drag to select them both and Alt-M to render them to a single file.
Note that it creates a new audio file and the original remains on your HD.
example 1: you record four takes of rhythm-guitar. You want to use the third take. But the strum on the 1 of the first bar is a slow one, so it always comes in a bit early, i.e. you already start playing it at the end of the previous take - in e.g. Cubase, Reaper, Samplitude, Studio One, Logic you can simply drag the start of the clip left to open in up a bit (i.e. increase the clip-length)... if every take is its own individual file you however can't.
example 2: you record (say) a bassline and after the fact you notice that you've been pushing (or dragging - same issue) a bit too much all the time - otherwise (say) take two is good - same thing: in e.g. Cubase. Reaper, Samplitude, Studio One, Logic you can simply slip-edit the clip a bit to the right and be done with it (after a moment of critical listening, of course)... if every take is its own individual file you however can't.
Tbh I really don't get why you seem to have a problem wrapping your head around this - it's really a simple standard thing - which doesn't seem to be possible in Tracktion.
Statistics: Posted by jens — Sun Dec 08, 2024 11:07 pm