charles kasler

Most of my work nowadays is remixing old projects, some going back more than 20 years to guitar tracks pro. A template is great for new projects but I can't decide if it's better to import the old projects into a new template, or just try to work with them as they are. If I import into the template it's still involves a lot of reassigning outputs and adding sends since every project has a different number and different types of tracks. Keeping it in the original form isn't that great either. Anyone have any tips for workflow to save time when you go back to old projects? Thanks

On 1/18/2024 at 6:33 AM, Andres Medina said:

Be aware that you can delete the dead space inside Melodyne (along with any unwanted noises).

I used to clean up the clips before applying Melodyne, but nowadays I find it redundant, as all editing can be done within Melodyne.

My workflow for vocals is basically: record (using comp) - create the master comp track - duplicate this composite track (for safety reasons) - apply melodyne to the whole track - edit, edit, edit.... - render the edited track.

But this is a workflow that suits my needs. I'm sure everyone develop a prefered workflow that serves them well.

For complex recordings, you can even apply melodyne to assorted clips inside the comp track to adjust timing, etc, before commiting to a master track.

Andres, a very late response... I've been looking in melodyne and I don't see where you can delete dead space or unwanted noises? I only have melodyne assistant, maybe it takes a more advanced version?

Got it thank you! 

It's just on this one project, an old one I'm reworking and actually waveforms appear on one track only, the others are just straight lines. Any ideas? Thanks! 

late response: My file structure is C/Cakewalk Projects & Cakewalk Content. The files are very small but no idea what they are. I can't open them. They're so small it may be more trouble to delete than it's worth since they're scattered into different folders. 

What are cmp files that are mixed in with the Cake Projects folder? Are they related to Melodyne?

I think there's a way to do this but I am not sure. I want to select a clip and move it to a marker way down the timeline. Is there a shortcut or something to do this? Thank you!

Wow I just checked & it was 3 gb. 1 I deleted it all - thanks.

Sorry if this is a dumb question but are melodyne files stored somewhere else besides as well as being rendered into cakewalk? Just trying to know if there are files I can delete to free up space. Thanks

Thanks everyone I'll check it out next time I have it opened! 

I'm not sure what the correct terminology is or how to say this, but it used to be as soon as cursor in the timeline goes all the way to the right, immediately my screen would jump to the next view with it on the left as it's playing. Sounds like a computer issue more than sonar but I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks. 

Thanks I'll have to think about that. I use izotope and they have a dedicated module for unmasking, separate from the compressor for ducking.

That's helpful, thanks! 

Can I use the same side chain input from a vocal bus to two different vsts on an instrument bus - an equalizer for unmasking and a compressor for ducking? These seem like two different functions to me but are they redundant? I'd be interested in other people's experience. Thanks

update - I think it works (or doesn't work) differently when soloing take lanes. I think that's why I wasn't hearing a response.

Got it, thanks. I didn't know the order mattered.

I've rarely used it before. Now even set at -18 db, nothing changes. What am I missing? Thanks.

Do most of you split the clips into smaller portions, or remove the dead space in between phrases before creating region effects for melodyne? I used to just create region effects for the entire vocal, but now I'm wondering if it's more efficient or more accurate to do it one clip at a time. It seems like more work but just wondering what other people do. Thanks. 

Thanks!! I clicked help & it offered the choice to sign out from Bandlab, so I think that means I am automatically reactivated? I haven't gotten any more notices.

I've been away for a few days & I just opened CBB & got a message to activate or I'll lose my access but I don't see where to do it? Thanks for any help!

I remembered that tip from an old post, maybe it was your post. It's a great tip but for some reason it didn't work this time. It could be user error but I thought I followed the instructions well.

Thanks! I'll just export from/to from now on.

Thanks that's what I did but I'd like to know what causes it to begin with so I don't have to set from to on every project I export.

I know things like automation Lanes can cause the project to continue past the end but in this case in a couple of my projects it does stop correctly at the end but the exported file has more dead space at the end. What would cause this? Is there some way to catch it without having to export and test each file? Thanks for any suggestions!

Great idea thank you