Topic: Tracking/Editing in Bias Peak LE 5...

[Nick Graham]

Anybody want to give a total Bias newbie a quick walkthrough on how to track with Peak 5?

I thought it would be similar to Spark (add markers/create regions from markers/export regions to files), but no luck...

[jpepx78]

i believe it's very similar. you just add markers, select all, then convert markers to regions and save as a jam file. you can burn with toast/jam and have no gaps between tracks.

jt

[mhibbs]

Nick...that should be the process.  I just grabbed Peak myself b/c I'm trying to move completely off of my PC.  I haven't tried it yet, but the Peak manual describes exactly what you are talking about.  Check out pg 107 of the manual.  If you don't have the manual, do Link->Online Documentation and you can download it.  Or PM me w/ your email address and I'll shoot it to you.

Mitch

[keytohwy]

So, one of the limitations of Peak LE over Peak is that you cannot make regions into tracks.  I find Peak LE easier for some manipulation than Spark and Sound Studio (Audacity I could not stand), but unfortunately, I have to keep Sound Studio in my arsenal to do this last step (regions into tracks).  SS has some other features like a nice library of Automator actiosn if you want to creat your own automated workflows.  I guess if I were recommending a new app to someone, it'd probably be SS3 now, and no longer Peak LE.

http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/  free trial available

Hope that helps,
keytohwy

Anybody want to give a total Bias newbie a quick walkthrough on how to track with Peak 5?

I thought it would be similar to Spark (add markers/create regions from markers/export regions to files), but no luck...

[Chris K]

yes, the inability to change markers to regions is the reason i rarely find myself using peak le (i have peak LE 4). i believe in the full peak programs (peak 5 pro) you do have this ability, but for some reason they dont allow it in the LE versions.

so, what i would do is set markers (apple-M), then double click in the middle of two markers to select what would be the region. then paste into a new stereo file. i think there is a menu option to "open selection in new window/file" and i think there was a keyboard shortcut that i used to do this. i found this way too tedious and instead of upgrading to the full version i got a free copy of spark. i prefer the peak interface but spark does what i need it to do in fewer steps.

[mhibbs]

I have 5.2 Pro and there is definitely an option to convert markers to regions.