While I suspect this week’s post and video will be most helpful for a small set of users, importing audio is an important function of any DAW.
Maybe you need to export audio from one Logic Project to import into another. Or perhaps you often receive audio files from clients and collaborators who use another DAW.
Whatever the case may be, you need to import and organize audio files quickly and easily.
Does every file start from Bar 1 so you can simply drag and drop into a new Project? Or did your collaborator not export every file starting from the same bar for easy placement? This can be especially frustrating if you’re working with a friend who isn’t familiar with exporting in their DAW.
Another tough spot is how comping multiple audio files together. Logic’s comping system revolves around the amazing Quick Swiping and Take Folders systems. But Logic won’t automatically create a Take Folder for those 100 vocal takes upon import.
Don’t fret! Logic Pro provides some super-simple features to solve these common issues. From “Move to Recorded Position” to “Pack Take Folders,” you can juggle audio files with the best of them.
Plus – I throw in a couple of extra tips in today’s video related to exporting and Take Folders.
Have several Take Folders you need to comp together, but your Quick Swiping isn’t being applied universally? No problem – let me show you how to fix the disconnect with grouped comping.
My dilemma: an artist sent me 2 recorded performances of different start times and lengths – neither performance on a clock – he wants to use bass, drums and vox from the shorter performance and add the guitar from the longer performance.
I’ve Flexed, Stretched and Smart Tempoed. Too many gnarly artifacts to reconcile.
Is this even possible?
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Dave
Hey Dave, thanks for your comment! I suspect it depends on a couple of factors. My first thought would be to sort out Smart Tempo drums from the shorter performance, then load the guitars and attempt Flexing them to that custom grid, trying out different Flex modes to see what sounds best.
Better yet – can the artist track the guitars again to the preferred performance? That would yield the best results.
……that was my exact suggestion. I was just curious to see if you felt that it was a ‘doable’ thing?
I feel it could be. But it depends on how much stretching has to occur. If you’re working with a clean guitar, or high gain. How much shorter is the short version?
31 seconds difference and the artist says he wants the drums and bass from the larger section. I have the voice fitted in nicely but the guitar (slide dobro) is giving me fits….
………..it’s a distorted dobro slide guitar with lots of gain.
Stretching an electric, high-gain performance is going to be pretty tough. If it were a DI through an amp emulator that would be way easier. The distortion is the clincher, at least in my experience. I’d have the artist re-record.
That was where I went…….I’ll try anything to learn something, but this was just a tad out of my wheelhouse……had me stumped.
Thanks for the help and the confirmation.
I eliminated the headache (and sorry about the rookie mistake of putting my studio phone number in the comments).
BTW, I have most of your courses and they’ve moved me from ‘backyard, junior achiever’ into a much better approach to the craft and have helped greatly, in helping me become a better mixer.
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Happy to help any way I can! Hopefully the artist will be happy to re-record.
This is the sort of workflow stuff that nobody else does and why I subscribe to your newsletter and YT channel. Fantastic, thank you!