Audio file position change???

[Juukeli]

Hi.

I've done music with cubase before, but started working with MULAB for a few weeks now. In Cubase I could import an audio file, and change it's position in composition very easily, if I wanted it to start 2ms earlier for example, it was very simple to do. How can I do it in Mulab?

Thanks, Juukeli

[MuTools]

In MU.LAB's Composer, you can easily move an Audio File Part to the left or right i.e. earlier or later resp.

These movements are snapped to the Composition Grid.

If you want to finetune the start point within that Audio File, then doubleclick the Audio File Part, this opens the Audio Lab, and there you can trim the Start locator on sample level. These movements are automatically snapped to the nearest zero-crossing.

Does this answer your question?

[bpblog]

i was thinking about the same thing a while ago. moving all audio in one track by ms precision can be quite handy when you want to add a slight laid-back feel to a beat. for example moving the clap track 2 ms late to the snare will make the beat sounf more live.

the way i do it in mulab is:
turn off the grid in the Composer >> select whole track >> drag all the selected parts right by a pixel or two >> preview the results and tweak more if needed

now, this does the job, but sometimes you get lost with all the pixel movement... you're not sure if the sweet spot was two pixels to the right or maybe one pixel to the left ;]

so, while this stuff is possible in mulab, maybe we could get a "move track by xx ms" option. of course, we would need time measurement implementation first. :]

[MuTools]

I see two ways here:

1) Indeed by moving the parts slightly earlier/later by a couple of musical ticks (temporarily set composition grid to 1/64th or to No Grid)

2) Or by double-clicking the audio part and slightly move the Start locator earlier/later a couple of samples/ms

In the second case, and when you want it to play later, then move the start locator earlier. If you cannot move it earlier because it's already at the start of the audio file, you might need to insert a piece of silence at the beginning of te audio file using an external audio editor.

In the example you gave (offset clap <-> snare) i think i would go for method 2 because then the parts in the composition don't have to be on offset positions and because trimming the start locator is easier for such purpose.

[Juukeli]

Thank you for your answers. I think that does the trick. I'll try that later when possible.

Juukeli

Well, I had to try it right away Works like a charm. Thanks again!

J