In my business, the task I spend the most time on is mixing audio to supplied xml sequences from video editors. Using SS, I never start a mix project until picture lock is confirmed because the only way I know of to get an xml sequence into SAW is using AA Translator to convert the (usually Premiere) xml sequence to SAW edl. Sometimes, this can be an issue because I am always the final process and sometimes some back and forth between the audio mixer and the video editor before picture is decided would be beneficial in determining the best A/V combo.
Further, I have worked on training a couple of interested audiophiles to help me with my workload. At the university with which i do much of my work, their Audio and Music Technology department teaches students to use Logic. I attempted to train one of the graduates to do what I do each day and Logic is simply not up to the task. If you want to make music with midi, fine, go for it with Logic. The main problem with Logic is the waveform height zoom is insufficient to see an inhale or low level sounds at -25db or lower. The audiophile I was working with agreed and we moved on to trying out Reaper.
The key feature that Reaper has as related to this post is the ability to reconcile xml files. I have not tried it yet....I am too busy mixing with SSL! There are a lot of things I wasn't impressed with while testing Reaper. The deal-breaker for me with Reaper is the equivalent to SS's soundfile view does not allow for waveform height zoom; which SS is perfect at doing and is critical to my daily work.
The other thing Reaper has going for it is price point. The audiophiles I typically encounter are trained in an Apple/Mac/Logic fashion, and Reaper is cross-platform, hence my likelihood of finding more local workforce to help my company grow its audio branch (currently, just me). It's an unfortunate situation, because I love SAW; it is what I know and it works so fantastically.
Anyhow, I wonder if anyone here is already using a workaround reconciling xml in Reaper and importing into SAW. It would be awesome if SAW had that capability, but I would not assume to to request such a functionality.
thanks for any input,
_todd
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