Is it possible to link two identical clips for Melodyne timing correction?

Sanderxpander
This is actually one reason why I I'm a little miffed with the VocalSync feature - I was rather for improvements like this to Melodyne or AudioSnap. But perhaps I'm speaking too soon and this is already in the works.

I would love to hear a good solution for situations like this. Not just time but pitch as well. Linking clips somehow, so that Melodyne knows to edit both similarly when moving a note would be great. AFAIK the standalone Melodyne Studio does this in its multitrack iteration so perhaps they're preventing this on purpose.

Beepster
This is a long shot but I have two bass tracks that were recorded simultaneously (I did this to have two different and complimentary tones on input). They're pretty tight but they could be a little bit tighter so I want to try out the timing correction in Melodyne. Unfortunately the only way to make sure the end results on both tracks are identical is to apply timing correction to the entirety of one clip, max out the correction slider then do the same for the other (this is how I'm doing the pitch correction which is fine). The obvious problem is doing it all at once and so agressively just messes up the timing to the point it is unuseable.
 
So I want to be able go through one clip properly fixing things as necessary then have those corrections applied to the other clip so they stay in sync.
 
Can Melodyne do this or will I have to use Audiosnap > Merge/Lock Markers function?
 
Thanks.
 
PS: Really impressed how the pitch correction is working for the bass. I stole that trick from Bapu.

Beepster
So I want to be able go through one clip properly fixing things as necessary then have those corrections applied to the other clip so they stay in sync.
 
Can Melodyne do this or will I have to use Audiosnap > Merge/Lock Markers function?

Beepster

WallyG

Beepster
This is a long shot but I have two bass tracks that were recorded simultaneously (I did this to have two different and complimentary tones on input). They're pretty tight but they could be a little bit tighter so I want to try out the timing correction in Melodyne. Unfortunately the only way to make sure the end results on both tracks are identical is to apply timing correction to the entirety of one clip, max out the correction slider then do the same for the other (this is how I'm doing the pitch correction which is fine). The obvious problem is doing it all at once and so agressively just messes up the timing to the point it is unuseable.
 
So I want to be able go through one clip properly fixing things as necessary then have those corrections applied to the other clip so they stay in sync.
 
Can Melodyne do this or will I have to use Audiosnap > Merge/Lock Markers function?
 
Thanks.
 
PS: Really impressed how the pitch correction is working for the bass. I stole that trick from Bapu.

What I have done in the past to tighten up two similar parts (i.e. two trumpets) is to use one track zoomed in as the reference and then put the other part that I want to adjust in Melodyne. I put the cursor at the beginning of the note in the reference track and then adjust the Blob of the 2nd part so that it lines up the cursor. Tedious but it works.
 
Another way is to open two instances of Melodyne, one for each track, and put the cursor on the reference note blob and then adjust the second. Of course there is the grid that can be used as a reference, but if the parts are swinging or played with feel, the cursor method maintains the "groove".
 
Works for me.
 
Walt

Hi, Walt. That type of method would totally work for most things but since it's a bass track and needs to be one single pure source/performance to maintain clarity even the tiniest discrepancy takes things to mudville.
 
Like what just happened to me when applying the EXACT same procedure to my dual input track. I figured it would apply the pitch correction with full accuracy preserving the relationship between the two tracks but I guess either they rendered differently or the slight difference in tone caused the correction to apply itself differently.
 
This little experiment has given me some ideas though. One of which is instead of always have to physically double rhythm guitar tracks (as in playing two perfect performances) one could theoretically clone one track then apply slightly different levels of pitch and timing correction to duplicate performance doubling. It would likely be much tighter sounding but still cause the widening you get for double tracks.

Paul G
Here's what I would do in that situation.  Pick one of the bass tracks and copy it.  Mute the original two.  Tune up the copied track to your liking and then finish the song.  When you're ready, go back and mix the two bass tracks to your liking and then tune them.
 
You could also copy both tracks and mix them, tune them.  If, when you're finished with the song and don't like the bass sound, you can go back to the originals and start over.
 
HTH
 
Paul

Sanderxpander
Oh I thought in Melodyne Studio you could select two notes across two tracks and move them at the same time. Don't know why I assumed that, guess it seemed to make sense.

I've been doing visual time alignment with the suggested method too. VocalSync should help there, next time. Ideally, I'd like this feature within AudioSnap or Melodyne. At the very least a better way to visualize things as opposed to guessing, then bouncing, going back etc.