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2015/05/07 22:47:38
icontakt
I've just tried VocalSync for the first time, and I must say the feature is AMAZING! I wasn't very interested when I first read about the feature, but I was TOTALLY wrong. (Also, I'm glad the Zoom Tool issue was fixed in Dorchester, and now Z-dragging on two tracks works as expected even when there's a hidden track or collapsed folder in the project.)
 
But it also made me wondering...
I haven't really used AudioSnap yet, because I prefer to record perfect takes when it comes to recording guitar myself. But I need to quantize audio when it comes to vocal recording, which I've just started for the first time after upgrading to Platinum. Now, is it possible to automatically (or using a simple knob like the one on the VocalSync editor) quantize audio using AudioSnap? I mean, if I could correct the timing of vocal waveforms (transients?) as easily as VocalSync does but without the guide track, it would be WONDERFUL. Not possible?
2015/05/08 09:50:03
Anderton
icontakt
I've just tried VocalSync for the first time, and I must say the feature is AMAZING! I wasn't very interested when I first read about the feature, but I was TOTALLY wrong.

 
Same here. It took me a while to figure out why it was so cool.
 
I haven't really used AudioSnap yet, because I prefer to record perfect takes when it comes to recording guitar myself. But I need to quantize audio when it comes to vocal recording, which I've just started for the first time after upgrading to Platinum. Now, is it possible to automatically (or using a simple knob like the one on the VocalSync editor) quantize audio using AudioSnap?



It depends. Vocals don't have defined transients so that works against AudioSnap. However I have had some success if there are distinct words, i.e., not all running into each other.
 
The best tool I've found for this is Melodyne Editor's timing tool. But in most cases, I've found that a split/move works best unless you have a huge amount of material to correct.
2015/05/08 22:33:56
icontakt
Anderton 
The best tool I've found for this is Melodyne Editor's timing tool. But in most cases, I've found that a split/move works best unless you have a huge amount of material to correct.

 
Thanks Craig. I haven't tried Melodyne yet, but would you say it can correct the timing of a phrase that doesn't have apparent split points like "I know why you're whining" easily and beautifully as VocalSync does? And is the resulted sound quality as good as what the Radius Solo Vocal algorithm, used as the default in VocalSync, offers? If so, I'll use Melodyne. If not, I'll look for not only good takes but also "pitch/feeling is wrong but the timing is accurate" takes when I audition takes in Take lanes and then use those takes in a guide track for VocalSync.  
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