Is there anyway to edit the audio without an audio editor?

Xpred wrote on 3/14/2004, 3:31 PM

I was wondering if there was any way to do it with Vegas. Whenever I try to edit it, it always asks me to have another audio editor ( I believe I would need programs such as SoundForge or GoldWave which I don't have.) Any way to do it within the Vegas program? The only thing I can do is just adjust the gain of the audio....which is useless unless you want to mute intros or endings..

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TheHappyFriar wrote on 3/14/2004, 3:34 PM

You can do almost anything in Vegas that you could do in SF (add effects, cut, splice, eq, volume, etc). Just edit the audio alone on the timeline.

Caruso wrote on 3/14/2004, 3:55 PM

You can absolutely edit audio just as easily as you would video - make cuts, adjust the volume envelope (either on the timeline where you can insert nodes that allow you to selective adjust volume of portions within a clip, or at the track level using the control to at the far left of the timeline).

I own and prefer Wavelab as my audio editor of choice because it allows me to preview effects in real time - but, especially for multi-track assembly or sound on sound recording, etc., I doubt any tool is easier than Vegas.

Good luck.

Caruso

Xpred wrote on 3/14/2004, 3:56 PM

What if you wanted to change the volume for that specific soundclip, but not the whole audio track cause I plan to place several audio clips on the same track, but one will be louder than the other and vice versa...

fwtep wrote on 3/14/2004, 4:19 PM

Unfortunately you're somewhat limited unless you want to put each clip (that needs to be adjusted on) its own track. However, a workaround you might like better is to turn down the gain on each of the clips (like maybe to 50%), and turn it up on the track itself, to compensate. Then if you want a specific clip to be louder, just turn its own gain up.

Another way is to use an Audio envelope. But if you move the audio around a lot while you're editing it could cause problems, becaue of the keyframes.

One thing I'd REALLY like to see in Vegas 5 is individual FX per clip, like you can do with video.

kentwolf wrote on 3/14/2004, 4:30 PM

>>...What if you wanted to change the volume for that specific
>>soundclip

You can insert an Audio Envelope/Volume

Then, double click to points near the beginning and end of the clip (4 points total, then lower the volume for that section.

Nat wrote on 3/14/2004, 4:58 PM

you can also isolate a portion of the audio by splitting it and then lower the gain (same as the opacity level for video) put your cursor at the top of the clip around the middle and drag to the bottom...

MyST wrote on 3/14/2004, 5:07 PM

Here's an inexpensive solution...

http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/Products/ShowProduct.asp?PID=868

M

craftech wrote on 3/15/2004, 6:24 AM

Splitting is the best way to use Vegas has for precise control over individual portions of the video or audio. Just stretch out the timeline and split it to divide it into as many small sections as you need. Just be aware of all the little unintuitive settings you need to check or uncheck such as automatic crossfades, quantize to frames, etc.

John

earthrisers wrote on 3/15/2004, 10:15 AM

Splitting the track into clips might be a good solution for some situations, but from my own experience the easiest way to handle the specific problem you described is to use an audio volume envelope, as suggested earlier in this thread.
I use those envelopes all the time -- never have to worry about "unsplitting" the track if I change my mind a dozen operations later, because the volume envelope can be adjusted and readjusted whenever, and as many times, as you want.
Ernie