CROSSFADES for audio regions, please

mauve · Post by **mauve** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:13 pm

Even cheap programs have this.
I am surprised Ableton, the #1 DAW, is exhibiting this form of retardation.[/b]

paveloso · Post by **paveloso** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:31 pm

+1000

This must be like the 10th time I ask for rhis, but I'll continue to until Ableton finally listens!

Also, I would much rather an implementation in which you click-select an area in the audio region(s) and hit Ctrl+F (a la Pro Tools), instead of the more unpractical "handles" approach (a la Tracktion and others).

mauve · Post by **mauve** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:36 pm

Yes.
And a quick and easy way to zoom in to that highlighted part too..

Dan Dare · Post by **Dan Dare** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:42 am

Crazy I can't believe there is no fades...... crazy what do we do with the end of samples that pop....

mauve · Post by **mauve** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:56 pm

Dan Dare wrote:Crazy I can't believe there is no fades...... crazy what do we do with the end of samples that pop....

I tell you what we do, we spend too much time unnecessarily trying to fix it with volume automation......

Dan Dare · Post by **Dan Dare** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:23 pm

Oh... thats what i thought someone would say... i was really beginning to enjoy how quickly this program was working for me but this is a serious set back in production time.

paveloso · Post by **paveloso** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:56 pm

Dan Dare wrote:... i was really beginning to enjoy how quickly this program was working for me but this is a serious set back in production time.

Totally agree. Live is almost there for me as my only DAW, but crossfades are a serious omission for my workflow!

laird · Post by **laird** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:12 pm

Was there another thread like this one?

If I am double posting, well dang it this subject deserves it!

If I could add just ONE thing to live, it'd be the ability to crossfade two overlapping clips on one track in the arrangement view.

Then, Live is perfect.

Boo to clicky transitions!

paveloso · Post by **paveloso** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:26 pm

laird wrote:...If I am double posting, well dang it this subject deserves it!

I second that!

cyphersum · Post by **cyphersum** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:36 pm

This isn't an omission... It's an 'IDM Glitch' feature!

anyways... +1

paveloso · Post by **paveloso** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:19 pm

cyphersum wrote:This isn't an omission... It's an 'IDM Glitch' feature!

Oh, -1 then. Can I not have this "feature", please?

=)

scientist · Post by **scientist** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:19 am

hey crossfade requesters...what exactly needs fixing that the automatic fade feature in live doesn't fix? i haven't used crossfading since i ditched protools years ago, and am just curious what the specific needs are. i'm not saying its not needed, i'm just curious why...thanks!

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:30 am

the ability to, for instance, properly edit vocal takes in arrangement view without having to use many many tracks per vocal line.

scientist · Post by **scientist** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:48 am

Machinate wrote:the ability to, for instance, properly edit vocal takes in arrangement view without having to use many many tracks per vocal line.

ah, so long crossfades for proper mixing of different takes? or hard edits between words? in my experience when i have a bunch of vocal takes, i generally have one master that i drag all the best parts to, but never have the need to do any considerable crossfades. someone further up the page mentioned editing out clicks, which is pretty much automated in live. (i have nightmares about my days in protools manually crossfading thousands of edits). my biggest question mark with the concept is how crossfade files would translate to the clip concept and session view...independent 'crossfade' clips maybe? just seems to conflict with the way live is structured. but you would know better. hi from seattle btw...i'm longjohn's cousin, he mentioned meeting you at the ableton camp a few months back.

mauve · Post by **mauve** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:46 pm

I often get a pop at the cut despite Live "taking care of it".