Tracktion Waveform (pro) for editing podcast best settings?

[fathomstory]

I am working on a podcast series and have video interview footage (lav-to-camera + shotgun mic to Tascam DR-60 Mk II) , field recordings, music, archival recordings, etc.) A mixture of video and audio is going onto the timeline where I distill needed audio. Am looking for best settings to edit dialog. I have the feeling that the default settings are not right for dialog. That each time I cut something, the whole file re-renders. I need a good, ripple edit and optimal settings for dialog, field recordings and various backing music. This will be exported to audio. Can someone please guide me to best presets / settings / etc.?

[pough]

One thing that might help a little is turning off hi-res waveforms:
Settings -> Appearance -> Clips

[jurij.es.a.szakkor]

That each time I cut something, the whole file re-renders.

Click the Audio Clip, then clear the Auto-Tempo checkbox in the Actions Panel or Loop Properties window. This will stop/prevent annoying re-rendering during Clip editing (trim, cut, copy, paste, etc.).

[Benedict]

I would suggest DaVinci Resolve as that is designed for what you are doing. It seems a bit obtuse initially but is designed for real professional workflows and delivers. I changed a few key commands to match my DAW for ease of transition.

[fathomstory]

@Benedict
First, disclosure, I use Linux as my main workstation OS.

When you launch TW(p) you have different templates offered and one of them is 'podcast'. So am giving it a try.

I used to be able to dump any audio / video in Reaper, but now get 'video import failed'. There are reasons to use a DAW over DaVinci Resolve Studio (DRS). For instance, when working on a video with elaborate audio, a DAW focused on just audio vs a jack-of-all-programs brings focus. So what about Fairlight on DRS? Yes and no. I use DRS on Linux, so you cannot use external plugins on DRS. You can use plugins on a DAW, like TW or Reaper, however. It used to be the case I could import videos in Reaper and then export into any video format I wanted, even professional codecs. Maybe Reaper is just going through a glitch, who knows. So, are DRS native plugins as good as any other? They seem stock to me. While Fairlight is okay, it is sort of annoying to toggle between screens / modes. Take Vegas Pro, for example, everything is on one screen, so it is less confusing and less of a hassle. But Vegas Pro is on Windows. (As an anecdote, I had some bad experiences with the Fairlight GUI where I knocked all audio out of sync and could not really tell while in that mode. When going into 'edit', I was ready to find and kill DRS developers. After that experience, I have a hard time going back.)

While I use DRS, unfortunately, I also use the bleeding edge, which means glitches / bugs. If I was smart, I would stick with version 19, which is stable. So am stuck until version 21. Thereafter, I had better stick to 20 and not upgrade until absolutely needed.

Anyway, on a lark, I tried importing video on TW(p) and know what? Audio / video imports just fine! So, why not give it a whirl? Fairlight Mode on DRS just seems a mess. With TW(p) or Reaper (when it works) heck even Vegas Pro, you always just get the one screen. I understand why you want different modes, but execution is not always successful.

For recording audio, on Windows I really like SoundForge Pro. On Linux, I like Harrison Mixbus / Ardour or Reaper. DRS to record audio just seems a pain. But I have a lot of bad experiences on Windows, so Linux it is.

[talby]

Having the video readily cut and and using WF for dubbing the one non-stop video clip would be possible. But if you still need to cut parts of the video then go right away to video editing software.