charlie
Logician
Hi, I have a semi-basic question that I need help with.
Firstly I use Logic Pro 7.2.3 on a PowerBook G4 1.67Ghz, 2 Gigs RAM, OSX.4.11
What is the workflow for "conforming a timeline?" My terminology comes from my years as an Avid editor (and Linear Editor before that. Forgive me!)
Here's what I'm trying to do:
I usually do my projects in stages. Stage 1 is obviously the "creation stage" where I use software synths and ultrabeat/battery to make sounds and rhythm sections and get the basic arrangement done.
Then I start a new Template where I bounce out audio files of say the Bass Line, drum, synth, vocal elements etc... to create a (mostly) audio track project to edit/add-to/re-arrange etc.
But what if I wish to replace say, the bass-line audio track (for example, because perhaps I want to change the synth plug making the bass sound.) And say I have already edited the audio track a bit (in stage 2,) making the rendered bass line track a few bars longer than what I originally played...
To my logic (pun intended,) I should be able to bounce-out the "new" bass line keeping the original name to the original location as before.
Then, when I would open the Stage-2 Audio-Track project, shouldn't Logic "refresh" and re-import the new file (because the media is updated but the file name & location have not changed?)
Simply, is there a dialog that does this? I have double-clicked on the actual audio-file in the Arrange window and seen the option "refresh" in the Audio Window's pull-down menu but nothing seems to happen when I select it...
Usually I end up just re-importing the audio track & editing it (again) which is needlessly annoying.
Is there an easier more reliable way to achieve this?
Sorry for the long post, thanks in advance.
Charlie
Firstly I use Logic Pro 7.2.3 on a PowerBook G4 1.67Ghz, 2 Gigs RAM, OSX.4.11
What is the workflow for "conforming a timeline?" My terminology comes from my years as an Avid editor (and Linear Editor before that. Forgive me!)
Here's what I'm trying to do:
I usually do my projects in stages. Stage 1 is obviously the "creation stage" where I use software synths and ultrabeat/battery to make sounds and rhythm sections and get the basic arrangement done.
Then I start a new Template where I bounce out audio files of say the Bass Line, drum, synth, vocal elements etc... to create a (mostly) audio track project to edit/add-to/re-arrange etc.
But what if I wish to replace say, the bass-line audio track (for example, because perhaps I want to change the synth plug making the bass sound.) And say I have already edited the audio track a bit (in stage 2,) making the rendered bass line track a few bars longer than what I originally played...
To my logic (pun intended,) I should be able to bounce-out the "new" bass line keeping the original name to the original location as before.
Then, when I would open the Stage-2 Audio-Track project, shouldn't Logic "refresh" and re-import the new file (because the media is updated but the file name & location have not changed?)
Simply, is there a dialog that does this? I have double-clicked on the actual audio-file in the Arrange window and seen the option "refresh" in the Audio Window's pull-down menu but nothing seems to happen when I select it...
Usually I end up just re-importing the audio track & editing it (again) which is needlessly annoying.
Is there an easier more reliable way to achieve this?
Sorry for the long post, thanks in advance.
Charlie