Topic: Patching dropout question

[johnw]

I have a recording where I lost about 10 seconds of music and have a complete track that I'd like to patch the "hole" with. What is the easiest way to do this with SF5, Wavelab, etc? Thanks.

[SparkE!]

I have a recording where I lost about 10 seconds of music and have a complete track that I'd like to patch the "hole" with. What is the easiest way to do this with SF5, Wavelab, etc? Thanks.

I'd use Audacity, CoolEdit, SF5 or some other editor that allows you to align multiple tracks, then fade one source out while you fade the other source in, a process called crossfading.  CoolEdit (now called Adobe Audition, I think) has a built-in function that allows you to cross fade between two sources without having to individually set the fade points on the individual tracks' envelopes.  Then cross fade back at the end of the patched section.

[Gordon]

a simple copy and paste

[johnw]

I have a recording where I lost about 10 seconds of music and have a complete track that I'd like to patch the "hole" with. What is the easiest way to do this with SF5, Wavelab, etc? Thanks.

I'd use Audacity, CoolEdit, SF5 or some other editor that allows you to align multiple tracks, then fade one source out while you fade the other source in, a process called crossfading.  CoolEdit (now called Adobe Audition, I think) has a built-in function that allows you to cross fade between two sources without having to individually set the fade points on the individual tracks' envelopes.  Then cross fade back at the end of the patched section.

I tried SF5 before posting the request - how do you get a screen that allows you to open multiple files to align multiple tracks. Each time I tried opening a new track it popped up in a new window.

[Craig T]

"montage" in WL5.  play with gain and crossfades to make the transition between sources as smooth as possible.

[SparkE!]

I have a recording where I lost about 10 seconds of music and have a complete track that I'd like to patch the "hole" with. What is the easiest way to do this with SF5, Wavelab, etc? Thanks.

I'd use Audacity, CoolEdit, SF5 or some other editor that allows you to align multiple tracks, then fade one source out while you fade the other source in, a process called crossfading.  CoolEdit (now called Adobe Audition, I think) has a built-in function that allows you to cross fade between two sources without having to individually set the fade points on the individual tracks' envelopes.  Then cross fade back at the end of the patched section.

I tried SF5 before posting the request - how do you get a screen that allows you to open multiple files to align multiple tracks. Each time I tried opening a new track it popped up in a new window.

I no longer have access to a machine with SF5 on it, so I'm going to have to plead ignorance on how to do it there. (Hey, it's better than having to plead incontinence.)  Most editors have some way of editing multiple tracks for mixing down to a single track.  I was just assuming that SF5 had a multiple track view available.  Maybe a SF5 guru will step forward.

[johnw]

Thanks guys. I ended up throwing something together with Acid Pro 3. I had something with Wavelab, but it was harder to figure out. Either way +Ts.