Move butt-splices while underlying material is unmoved?
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Robert Randolph Robert Randolph https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=7328
- KVRAF
- 2226 posts since 25 May, 2003 from Saint Petersburg, Florida
Perhaps I've missed this in the manual or somewhere.
After splitting a clip, assume that I decide that it needs to move. I'd like to move that splice while retaining the position of the underlying material.
Is this possible?
After splitting a clip, assume that I decide that it needs to move. I'd like to move that splice while retaining the position of the underlying material.
Is this possible?
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- KVRist
- 473 posts since 1 Feb, 2006
sadly not
this is one major edit-workflow-stopper for me.
there really is a need for a more elegant split/crossfade workflow.
i wrote a thorough report about that years ago, with many examples and suggestions.
i still have hope, even after this long time .. we'll see ...
this is one major edit-workflow-stopper for me.
there really is a need for a more elegant split/crossfade workflow.
i wrote a thorough report about that years ago, with many examples and suggestions.
i still have hope, even after this long time .. we'll see ...
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- KVRAF
- 1790 posts since 30 Dec, 2012
Isn't this exactly what the slip edit drag button on audio clips is for?
Select a clip and then drag the [] (hollow square) button. That keeps the content still but moves the start and end.
Select a clip and then drag the [] (hollow square) button. That keeps the content still but moves the start and end.
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Robert Randolph Robert Randolph https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=7328
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2226 posts since 25 May, 2003 from Saint Petersburg, Florida
No, I want to move the splice point.dRowAudio wrote:Isn't this exactly what the slip edit drag button on audio clips is for?
Select a clip and then drag the [] (hollow square) button. That keeps the content still but moves the start and end.
Imagine that I created a split (/ default key). But later I realize I want it somewhere else. I want to move the right side of the leftmost clip, and the left side of the rightmost clip together.

I use this functionality a lot in other products when fine tuning edits.
Overlapping clips works ok sometimes, but the start/end of the clips is often important and overlapping clips does not adjust those properly.
If you're doing a lot of editing overdubs, dropping in of samples, manual drum replacement, cleanup work, editing dialogue pacing, vocal timing adjustment etc... then overlapping clips just isn't effective.
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- KVRAF
- 1790 posts since 30 Dec, 2012
No, this isn't currently possible as editing clip edges is done with the buttons over the clips so we don't really have a way to signify that you're moving the edges of two clips at once.
This has come up a few times though so we might have a look at an elegant way to add this.
This has come up a few times though so we might have a look at an elegant way to add this.
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Robert Randolph Robert Randolph https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=7328
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2226 posts since 25 May, 2003 from Saint Petersburg, Florida
Thank you for considering it.dRowAudio wrote:No, this isn't currently possible as editing clip edges is done with the buttons over the clips so we don't really have a way to signify that you're moving the edges of two clips at once.
This has come up a few times though so we might have a look at an elegant way to add this.
I would ask as well that things like stretch work with this new feature as well.
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- KVRist
- 320 posts since 9 Sep, 2017
it might be possible to create a keystroke macro that finds and moves the edge of the adjacent (or already overlapping) clip after we have moved the edge of the first/left clip.
