Topic: Someone help me with Wavelab before I shoot myself in the face.

[bconnolly]

Last night during a stealth recording, the left channel kept dropping out (still not sure why) and I'm trying to rectify the problem in Wavelab by patching in the right channel in the few spots where the left channel went dead.

The way I'm doing this is:

1) Select the part on both channels that needs to be fixed.
2) Change the selection to JUST the right channel.
3) Copy selection.
4) Change the selection to JUST the left channel.
5) Paste selection.

For the life of me I can't figure out why this works sometimes, and other times it does not.  Sometimes it works great and the new audio takes over where the old dead space was.  But, other times, it pastes my selection followed by a bunch of silence which offsets the channels from each other.

I have no fucking clue why it does this.  Someone throw me a bone.

[it-goes-to-eleven]

You need to use the Edit menu and choose "Paste Special" or maybe it is "Paste mix".  And then you need to choose 'overwrite'.

[bconnolly]

You need to use the Edit menu and choose "Paste Special" or maybe it is "Paste mix".  And then you need to choose 'overwrite'.

I've done that and for some reason, it doesn't work.  It seems like a very simple operation to me... maybe I'm doing it wrong?

What's weird is that it works sometimes and other times it goes all funky and gives me weird silence sections.

[Brian Skalinder]

I can't help with WL, but you might also consider crossfading into/out of the mono sections.  Requires a bit more work, but easier on the ears, IMO.

[bconnolly]

I can't help with WL, but you might also consider crossfading into/out of the mono sections.  Requires a bit more work, but easier on the ears, IMO.

I hadn't planned on doing that but it's a good idea.  I'd actually like a little walkthrough on doing this properly.  I need to fix up this recording.

[TNJazz]

read the manual.  it tells you how to do exactly what you want to do   

[bconnolly]

read the manual.  it tells you how to do exactly what you want to do   

Manuals!  Who needs those? (I do, apparently).

I actually hadn't thought of that.  Thanks for the rec.

[gewwang]

Thanks for asking this question. I too have had this problem but didn't want to admit to anyone that I couldn't figure it out

[bconnolly]

Thanks for asking this question. I too have had this problem but didn't want to admit to anyone that I couldn't figure it out

I think that happens a lot on this board (I often don't ask a question because sometimes I feel like I ask too many already).

I'm still having this issue with copy/paste.  I cannot figure it out.

[RebelRebel]

its an issue with 5.01a that was addressed in 5.01b.
I think upgrading may fix your problem.



 

[bconnolly]

its an issue with 5.01a that was addressed in 5.01b.
I think upgrading may fix your problem.

I'm using 5.01b

[rowjimmy]

Not sure what to add that would help that hasn't been said but +t for making me laugh with the topic.