Cubase LE: editing audio and wav files
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Posted on Nov 23, 2009 01:32 pm
eagerrookie
Member Since: May 27, 2008
I use Cubase LE. I’m don’t quite know the terminology so bear with me. This is probably why I can’t find answers in the manual. Recently I imported some wav files into my project timeline so that I can edit them. There are three main questions I have about this:
- When I play back what I’ve edited I can hear faint yet distinct “clicks” or “breaks” where I have cut, copied, or pasted. I have made sure that everything connects to the hundredth of a second, so there are no gaps in time. It just seems like something that happens when I use the scissor tool in general. How can I get these breaks to disappear?
- Due to my editing of the original wav file I imported, right now on one track I have 5 “pieces” of the original file. Can I merge them into one wav file?
- Once I’m done I need to take the four tracks I’ve edited and turn them into four wav files that I need to take back into the studio. How can I do this?
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Nov 23, 2009 01:35 pm If you zoom in on the wav does it show peaking or clipping? If so, you MIGHT be able to redraw the wav (if your app allows it) and shave off the peak, I'vehad that fix it, or at least hide it, at times.
Maybe look into more of a standalone audio editor like WaveLab or Sound Forge...or even for free try Audacity and see if that works better.
Nov 23, 2009 11:59 pm Thanks, I can redraw the wav so I'll explore that a bit.
How can I convert each track into an individual wav file so I can take it back in the studio to be produced?
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Nov 24, 2009 02:51 pm It sounds like you need to turn on the cut or snap at zero crossing for you edit/cut tool.
This will help avoid any pops and clicks you are hearing. Depending on the audio it may not completely eliminate it but it will come very close.
And yes, if you zoom in pretty close you should be able to line the audio up nearly perfect. And the other thought would be to make sure you the snap tool on. This can be set to snap the piece's onto certain time segments such as measure, 1/4 measure and right down to tick or clicks per minute.
Feb 19, 2010 04:09 pm 1-A simple solution to your problem is to zoom in and add very small fade in or face out's where it is making the clipping noise. This does happen when doing a lot of cutting and moving things around. So if you pull the fader in just a little, it will stop clipping.
2-Yes you can merge the pieces together with the glue tool
3-You can convert each individual track by soloing the one that you want to export. Once you solo the track you want, go to the export menu and make sure .wav is selected. If the file is going to be used for further recording, export it at 24-bit. If it's just all going on a CD, export it at 16-bit. Also if the track is going to be used for further recording, you may want to make sure you export it as a mono export and not stereo.
