sound glitch at split points

Caruso wrote on 3/28/2004, 5:08 PM

I must have inadvertently switched something on or off, because I’m editing a video of a concert. Wherever I split the sound track, there is an audible glitch. I remember reading about how to change a setting in Vegas - something to do with auto fading, I think – and I also know I can work around these glitches by simply not splitting the sound track (ungrouping the video from the audio) or by eliminating splits already made.

But, it is easier (for me) to simply select all tracks and split them. I have edited many pieces this way in Vegas (currently version 4, but also in VV2 and 3) and never had this problem before – so, I know that, in the course of navigating, I accidentally messed this setting up.

Thanks for any replies.

Caruso

Comments

Erk wrote on 3/28/2004, 5:18 PM

The setting you're thinking of is perhaps
Preferences/Editing/Quick fade lenght for audio events. See if a little fade on your splits will cover those glitches.

Or, perhaps you're having problem with DC offset. Not an expert on this; perhaps a pro will step in here.

Lastly, you might poke around the audio forum for ideas on this.

Greg

jetdv wrote on 3/28/2004, 6:24 PM

Also take a look at:

Options - Quickfade Audio Events

Caruso wrote on 3/30/2004, 12:44 AM

Thanks for the replies. I'll play with it. Probably turned this feature on by accident. I definitely have done many audio splits that were absolutely seemless upon playback, so, it's either this problem or some other setting I've bumped by mistake.

Caruso

AlistairLock wrote on 3/30/2004, 12:57 AM

A crude workaround, especially if the DC offset is, well, offset, is to drop the audio into Sound Forge, do the DC offset, and if that is still producing a click, then doing a small fade to silence of just a few milliseconds at the end of the clip. It is so short it won't be noticed, but should physically do away with the click.
I had to do this yesterday with an hour long video which was split into three chunks on capture.

I appreciate however that this could be a real nuisance if you have many clips which, not ending on a zero crossing, need to be "manually" faded to silence.