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550 Chapter 22 Removing Silent Passages From Audio Regions
Optimizing Synchronization Over Long Time-Spans
Different computers, different synchronization sources (internal or SMPTE code),
different tape machines and—in theory—even different samplers or hard disk
recording systems, will exhibit slight variations in clock speed. Changing just one
component can lead to a loss of synchronization between recorded audio material and
MIDI. This is particularly applicable to long audio regions.
This is another situation where the Strip Silence function can help, by creating several
shorter audio regions, with more trigger points between the audio and MIDI events.
As an example, you can use this method to roughly split up a whole audio file, and
then divide the new regions, using different parameters. The new regions can then be
processed again with the Strip Silence function—and so on.
Optimizing Files and Regions
Automatic region creation from an audio file that contains silent passages, such as a
single vocal take that runs the length of a project. The unused regions or portions of
the audio file can be deleted, saving hard disk space, and simplifying (file and) region
management.
Extracting Audio Files From a Disc
Many sample library discs (CD or DVD) contain thousands of audio recordings stored as
AIFF or WAV files. Strip Silence can be used to split these into individual regions, which
can be used directly in the Arrange area. Regions can also be converted into individual
audio files (samples), which can be used in the EXS24 mkII.